Hi guys,

Just a quick one. I am looking into becoming a Paramedic - looked on the NHS website which isn't very helpful, ideally would like to hear from a current paramedic who could advise me?

Thanks in advance.


I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for something I'm not...

I'm an EMT basic..not a paramedic.

its fun and a thrill. you have to work hard and be prepared to see some toughm horrible things. You're going to be working with dying people of all ages, even kids. you're going to see a lot more then the average person wants to see. So you have to make sure your mentally prepared for it. It's also a lot of knowdledge. To be a paramedic you have to remember a lot of medications that you can give, assist and not give. You have to be prepared for that kind of job. If you are, then you'll have a lot of fun and its an adrenanline rush not knowing what you'll be doing, who you'll be saving and what you'll see.

YOu need to go to college then uni, theres only a few places that do the parametic course if my memory serves me correctly.

One of my mates from college was looking into it.

You don't have to have gone to uni I have since discovered.


I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for something I'm not...