AboutGustavo E. Flores Expertise I am a volunteer Firefighter Paramedic, Swiftwater Rescue Technician Instructor, Basic Life Support Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, as well as a PADI Open Water Diver instructor, lifeguard, search and rescue specialist. I regularly teach for a health and safety consulting company specializing on industrial emergency response teams development. Feel free to contact me anytime. I am just an e-mail away from you!
Experience Volunteer for Fire Department's Special Operations Division, Team Leader and active member of an all-volunteer water rescue team and instructor for a training company. I am also a rescue specialist for our local Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
Organizations National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).
Question hi I'm a high school student currently doing year 11 and i would like to know what subjects should i be doing in order to become a paramedic????
Answer Greetings Jade,
In the US there are some vocational studies that allow high school students to finish EMT training prior graduating. This, of course, varies from location to location, even in the same US.
At the other end of the spectrum lies the fact that many high schools will have a very narrow margin for "electives".
Technically speaking, all you will need is the high school diploma, which means that any class you take that lets you earn the diploma should be OK.
There is some very light math involved in EMS...basically in the field of algebra (equations, formulas, etc.). It's not rocket science, but knowing some basic stuff might help. You probably know all the math you'll need by now.
Can you take an anatomy/physiology elective? That will come in handy.
