Cp Medic

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Drewmanc

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For the past year I've been umming and arrring over becoming a cp medic and now that I've finally decided to take the plunge I'm still left with questions! If anyone with any cp medic experience can help out with pointers I'd be very greatful.

There seems to be loads of courses available but seemingly the only one asked for is FPOSi, which to me seems rather basic for a medic the others include-

Hse Offshore Medic
MIRA
BOSIET
Ex Med Medic
Remote area medic

Which ones of these are useful and which are necessary?

And finally what level of kit can be expected to be carried, are we talking BLS or ALS kit? Is there any drugs/cannulation kit carried and who provides it?!!
 
Hi Drew,

Great questions.

Yes, the basic requirement is the FPOSi. And yes, it is basic to say the least. It is great that you are striving for additional training. There are a lot of choices out there from many different companies. Be sure to get a course that is recognised by the industry.

Since you are interested in being a CP medic that means that you will be working as a BLS team medic. There are some drugs available to you but not the ALS level drugs. The kit bag that you will carry will also be at the BLS level.

There are a lot of companies that will be happy to teach you ALS skills in one week. Just because they teach you how to intubate and cannulate doesn't mean that you can. You will be working under the CP company's guidelines. They will not be too happy with you slashing throats on your principle.

The MIRA course is the next logical step for the FPOSi. Again, go with a reputable company. Exmed designed the MIRA and they are the industry leader on that course. We offer it here in Ireland as well through Exmed.

Once you have the MIRA and have some time at that level you can then look to advance up the medical skills. If you like medicine then you will need to look at the paramedic level. Here at RMI we can do that for you. We offer the US NREMT Paramedic cert that many companies are asking for.

The bottom line is for you to advanced your medical skills. Your team depends on you. Imagine trying to deal with injuries on the job with only the FPOSi. It makes me shudder to think of all of the CP teams out there with only five days of training for a high risk job.

Cheers,

Remote Medicine Ireland
 
Hello guys,
I have a question for you:
As an active NCO Combat Medic (army) with Afghanistan exp. as Medical Operational Mentor and advanced medic course, do I need MIRA certification????
Please help...
Rgs
 
aga1994 said:
Hello guys,
I have a question for you:
As an active NCO Combat Medic (army) with Afghanistan exp. as Medical Operational Mentor and advanced medic course, do I need MIRA certification????
Please help...
Rgs
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Depends on what CIVILIAN qualifications you hold. Believe it or not, most military quals (across the board) aren't worth jack - unless you're in the military.

True they show that you have gained knowledge and experience, but that's about all.
 
aga1994 said:
Hello guys,
I have a question for you:
As an active NCO Combat Medic (army) with Afghanistan exp. as Medical Operational Mentor and advanced medic course, do I need MIRA certification????
Please help...
Rgs
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Hi,

If you are a CMT1 then you can attend the Offshore Medic Course. That will trump any MIRA course.

If you are not a CMT1 then you will need a civilian paramedic cert in order to get your OMC. If you are interested in the MIRA course then you will need to have a current First Person On Scene - Intermediate(FPOSi).

Cheers,

Remote Medicine Ireland
 
I am in active duty as senior nurse(E8) NCO and my civilian qualifications are as nurse and pharmacy medical assistant...so do I have to take further education(courses) for MIRA?
Remember I have "Advanced medics training course".....
 
Are you a state register nurse in the true sense of the term?
What country are you from when not on ops?
Which country's military do you serve with?
 
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aga1994 said:
I am in active duty as senior nurse(E8) NCO and my civilian qualifications are as nurse and pharmacy medical assistant...so do I have to take further education(courses) for MIRA?
Remember I have "Advanced medics training course".....
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In order to take the Medicine In Remote Areas (MIRA) course all you need is a five day First Person On Scene (FPOS).

Yes, you can come for our MIRA course. I would suggest that you talk with Exmed directly about taking the Offshore Medics Course. That would be more useful to you and at your level.
 
aga1994 said:
I am in active duty as senior nurse(E8) NCO and my civilian qualifications are as nurse and pharmacy medical assistant...so do I have to take further education(courses) for MIRA?
Remember I have "Advanced medics training course".....
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You state you have advance medics training course but haven't actually answered he questions asked of you, so how can the guys answer your question.


The guys in the know above can only give you an honest answer if you give them all the information, I am no expert in the CP world but have done my own research into becoming a remote/CP medic by talking to guys in that field of work.

Just checked your profile are you a Romanian ? As that's what your country/ flag indicates.


Regards
avan

Ps if you are a fully qualified Nurse I shouldn't think you will need to do the MIRA cse however as I state I am no expert in the CP world.
 
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Happy New Year to everyone!
As an answer for previous questions:
I am a Romanian Army active Senior Nurse!
My advanced medics course was issued by US army and I did served in Afghanistan in a remote location as a Operational Medical Mentor for ANA...
My main qualifications are earned in Romania...and I am afraid that UK does not agree that too much...anyway I was trying to get a job as a medic not nurse that I am here...It is true that I would like to see if there is any chance to get some equivalency to my qualifications but it seems to me that no one is interested in.
Rgs
 
aga1994 said:
...and I am afraid that UK does not agree that too much...anyway I was trying to get a job as a medic not nurse that I am here...It is true that I would like to see if there is any chance to get some equivalency to my qualifications but it seems to me that no one is interested in.
Rgs
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If you want to gain work in the UK as a medic, you need to be registered with the HCPC.
You can ask for reciprocity with what you already have. You can also get the AREMT or NREMT Paramedic course and then ask for reciprocity into the UK. Both of those certifications have been accepted in the past but now they have raised the standards a bit.

If you want to gain work in the UK as a paramedic I would suggest one of two ways.
1. Degree from a UK University.
This option can be 2-3 years of full time work. You would be put in classes with 18 year olds who are more interested in getting drunk than learning. A better option would be to apply to the Plymouth programme who take international applicants with prior medical learning. They may take your nursing experience. If they do then you only need to do one year of university before becoming a UK Paramedic.

2. The other option is to get a paramedic qualification outside of the UK and reciprocity in. I would suggest getting a US Paramedic certification and then apply for reciprocity. The benefit of this option is that you will not have to go to university.

There are costs involved in both options. The benefit of option 2 is that you can continue to work in the sandbox or offshore while getting your US Paramedic qualification.

Good luck.
 
Ive recently left the Army and am a medic with cmt1 and batls and obviously a fair bit of experience on the ground. Have also just got my Offshore Med certificate. Spoke to a few lads on the course all who were soing cp and they told me that im already qualifies to go the CP Team Medic route at the moment, even without doing a CP course due to the Offshore course. I would be very grateful if anyone could help me here and point me in the right direction as im very interested in that or possibly the Maraitime Security avenue.
 
RemoteMedicineIreland said:
You would be put in classes with 18 year olds who are more interested in getting drunk than learning.
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A little bit of an inaccurate generalisation! My university course was full of people of all ages, nearly all of whom very highly motivated and worked hard for the course - with the youngest often being the harder workers.

RL
 
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