I'M DONE!!!
updated 04-15-01
I've added this page mostly for myself, so I can keep track of my progress.  For those of you who aren't familiar with what's entailed in a paramedic internship, I'll explain it to you.  I have gone through 2 semesters of classroom instruction, and 240 hours of clinical time in the hospital.  The last step which I am in now, is the 480 hour field internship.  I need 40 ALS contacts (calls) during this time before I can successfully finish.  After I finish my 480 hours/40 ALS calls, my preceptor has final say if I pass or not. 
SHIFT 1 & 2:     3 ALS contacts    48 hours
Call # 1 -  2 car MVA - low speed head on
Call # 2 -  86 yof  flu-like symptoms
Call # 3 -  56 yom  syncopal episode
SHIFT 3 & 4:     4 ALS contacts    96 hours
Call # 4 - 29 yof  abd pain
SHIFT 5 & 6:   8 ALS contacts  144 hours
Call # 5 - 85 yof   weakness/dehydration
Call # 6 - 64 yom  weakness and hip pain
Call # 7 - 87 yof   SOB
Call # 8 - 33 yof   stab wound to the chest
SHIFT 7 & 8:  12 ALS contacts  240 hours
Call # 9 - 38 yom  unresponsive overdose
Call # 10 - 15 yof  aspirin overdose
Call # 11 - 43 yof  abd pain
Call # 12 - 3 month old  SOB
SHIFT 9 & 10:  13 ALS contacts  240 hours
Call # 13 - 57 yof  back pain and difficulty breathing
SHIFT 11 & 12:  15 ALS contacts  288 hours
Call # 14- 73 yom  symptomatic bradycardia
Call # 15- 42 yom  altered level of consciousness
Call # 16- 48 yom  pulseless and apneic  11-44
Call # 17- 62 yom  pulseless and apneic  11-44
SHIFT 13 & 14      20 ALS contacts    336 hours
Call # 18- 55 yom  MVA secondary to seizure
Call # 19- 78 yof    syncope/hypotension
Call # 20- 66 yom  rt hip pain/fx
Call # 21- 17 yom  unconscious/unresponsive
Call # 22- 24 yof    MVA w/neck pain
Call # 23- 47 yof    anxiety
SHIFT 15 & 16      22 ALS contacts    384 hours
Call # 24- 18 yof    seizure
Call # 25- 75 yom  hand laceration
Call # 26- 46 yom  vomiting blood
Call # 27- 40 yof    etoh-AMA
Call # 28- 68 yom   fast heartbeat resolved-AMA
SHIFT 17 & 18      24 ALS contacts    413 hours
Call # 29- 43 yom   difficulty breathing/speaking
Call # 30- 29 yof    seizures/headache
SHIFT 19 & 20      26 ALS contacts    461 hours
Call # 31- 91 yof    left sided weakness
Call # 32- 17 yom   MVA w/abd, head, and hand pain
Call # 33- 86 yom   pulseless and apneic 11-44
SHIFT 21 & 22:    28 ALS contacts   509 hours
Call # 34- 81 yom   weakness and slurred speech
Call # 35- 29 yof     weakness
SHIFT 23 & 24      35 ALS contacts    554 hours
Call # 36- 60 yom   dizziness
Call # 37- 34 yom   MVA w/chest pain
Call # 38- 75 yof     difficulty breathing/CHF
Call # 39- 17 yom   MVA w/arm pain
Call # 40- 73 yof     fall w/head pain
Call # 41- 88 yof     weakness
Call # 42- 49 yom    abd pain
SHIFT 25 & 26     36 ALS contacts    602 hours
Call # 43- 82 yom    shortness of breath
Call # 44- 34 yof     MVA w/ head pain
Call # 45- 41 yof     neck pain  AMA
SHIFT 27 & 28     37 ALS contacts    650 hours
Call # 46- 68 yom     fast heartbeat-resolved
SHIFT 29 & 30     43 ALS contacts    698 hours
Call # 47- 74 yof    altered level of consciousness
Call # 48- 73 yof    weakness
Call # 49- 67 yom   difficulty breathing
Call # 50- 81 yom   chest pain
Call # 51- 45 yom   unresponsive diabetic
Call # 52- 11 month old female   difficulty breathing
I'M DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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