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PPA International - Paramedic course.
- Thread starter Kevo
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I am too looking at training and found PPA information on other list.
This post is old,but I gonna say some stuff about PPA for future students.
I have done my Combat Med course (EMT-B/TTLS) with them and I'll be honest about the course quality,Clinical Placement and recognition.
The EMT Part is not not fully completed,7 days it's short and we do not practice enough skills we only talk about them.
I'm not a Paramedic or anything else but I have followed many other training around the world (Within my company and outside) And I'm sure that I'll never follow any other course with PPA.
We are not enough trained for become EMT on the Civilian Sector.
You are trained to AED and CPR but do not get a recognized qualification.
The worst thing I found, that I wasn't trained to Paediatric Emergency with real skills on mannequin.
The TTLS Part is good... Nothing to say about that.
3 days of intensive training,with critical hemorrhage,gun shot wound and under some pressure inside a combat village.
The Examination of the EMT part is really soft.
I only passed a written exam without practical test.
The written exam is creepy,there are around 130 questions,but some of them are not about emergency care or patients life.
My Clinical attachment in Sarajevo was ****ing boring..... Even if you pay me I'll not do it again.
You are attached to an ALS Ambulance with one Doctor and 2 technicians (Higher level than EMT-B).
And you run every days on the ambulance for 80% non Emergency call and you do absolutely nothing.
About the Recognition of the EMT-B part and TTLS.
You earn an EMT-B certificate of training from PPA and a certificate of competency.
(I have some competency that I didn't see during the classroom).
The Certificate is only a paper without any recognition for Ambulance,Hospital,Volunteer such as red Cross or St John Ambulance.
On PPA Website it's write "Become an internationally provider" ... and on the Certificate there is an accreditation from the European organization Hellenic Society Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HSCPR)... But when you google them you find absolutely nothing about that.
The TTLS accreditation is the director of PPA.
He is the founder of the TTLS Committee therefore the TTLS Course is accredited by himself !!
AREMT ?? Yes I'm registered with them.
I have completed my registration form almost 1 year after passed the course and they told me "Because you passed the course less than 6 months you don't have to pass a checking examination..).
And also with the AREMT you will get none recognition except on the middle of nowhere.
Then,before apply for any course from any company,be careful of what companies say.
For me you have to avoid PPA if you wanna get hired on this field.
Remember I just say my opinion about PPA.
The best way the Become EMT or Paramedic is to got through a US (NREMT) EMT course,IHCD Tech in the UK or go to the uni spend 2 years there,pay the price and get employed everywhere as Paramedic.
If any questions let's talk.
Kind Regard
Hello
I have to say, I had a pretty good experience with PPA back in 2012. EMT-B was approx 100 hours pre-study (well that's approx how long it took me to read the manual), 10 days practical and then onto 400 hours clinical placement. The instructors were very knowledgeable with many years experience as Paramedics and Doctors in the EU. The equipment and training aids were excellent. The EMT-B covered a lot more than FPOS-I/MIRA, it uses the U.S Jones & Bartlett academic syllabus and gave me a realistic view of what I could actually do and I certainly felt more prepared from it. The EMT-B exam was not easy, some failed it. The practical tests were very similar to the U.S style with skills stations, medical & trauma scenario's etc. TTLS and live tissue was very relevant to hostile environments and a great practical experience.
As for clinical placements, I find you really have to be confident and get stuck in. You get out what you put in. I've done placements in the U.K and abroad and it was the same in the U.K. No-one will tell you to cannulate or assess a patient, you have to push in and volunteer because everyone wants to do it, and once you've done it and filled the Doctor with confidence in your ability they will give you more, also the Ambulance medics needs to keep their skills up also. Bosnia was good to me, I was involved with lots of trauma cases from GSW, stabbings at a post office robbery, RTC's, crush injuries on a building site, several cardiac arrests and even a mine explosion up in the hills where there was some sort of excavation work going on. There are a lot of medical cases but that is the reality of medical work whether pre-hospital or in hospital. You would probably see even less in the UK. The key is to keep going back for more.
But you are correct about UK HCPC etc. If you want to be a UK Para go to UNI in the UK. There are options for AREMT registered Paramedics, aussie diplomas, U.S critical care and Msc's. Remember, most of us are firstly CP operators with additional skill sets (medical, comms etc), so these courses abroad (provided you have done your research) are ideal for hostile environments unless you're an ex Mil Medic then you probably don't need them.
It's a shame you had a bad experience.
Good luck and stay safe
I have to say, I had a pretty good experience with PPA back in 2012. EMT-B was approx 100 hours pre-study (well that's approx how long it took me to read the manual), 10 days practical and then onto 400 hours clinical placement. The instructors were very knowledgeable with many years experience as Paramedics and Doctors in the EU. The equipment and training aids were excellent. The EMT-B covered a lot more than FPOS-I/MIRA, it uses the U.S Jones & Bartlett academic syllabus and gave me a realistic view of what I could actually do and I certainly felt more prepared from it. The EMT-B exam was not easy, some failed it. The practical tests were very similar to the U.S style with skills stations, medical & trauma scenario's etc. TTLS and live tissue was very relevant to hostile environments and a great practical experience.
As for clinical placements, I find you really have to be confident and get stuck in. You get out what you put in. I've done placements in the U.K and abroad and it was the same in the U.K. No-one will tell you to cannulate or assess a patient, you have to push in and volunteer because everyone wants to do it, and once you've done it and filled the Doctor with confidence in your ability they will give you more, also the Ambulance medics needs to keep their skills up also. Bosnia was good to me, I was involved with lots of trauma cases from GSW, stabbings at a post office robbery, RTC's, crush injuries on a building site, several cardiac arrests and even a mine explosion up in the hills where there was some sort of excavation work going on. There are a lot of medical cases but that is the reality of medical work whether pre-hospital or in hospital. You would probably see even less in the UK. The key is to keep going back for more.
But you are correct about UK HCPC etc. If you want to be a UK Para go to UNI in the UK. There are options for AREMT registered Paramedics, aussie diplomas, U.S critical care and Msc's. Remember, most of us are firstly CP operators with additional skill sets (medical, comms etc), so these courses abroad (provided you have done your research) are ideal for hostile environments unless you're an ex Mil Medic then you probably don't need them.
It's a shame you had a bad experience.
Good luck and stay safe