Student Paramedic 2016

mar2313

At what point do they provide uniforms? Assuming you need one for placement?

Helena79

Where do students stay while training in Ballinsloe and any idea of cost?

OffalyMedic

mar2313 wrote:

At what point do they provide uniforms? Assuming you need one for placement?

Haha how long is a piece of string? You should have a helmet, boots and hi vis for observer week and you will get the rest before you go out on 8 week placement

Helena79 wrote:

Where do students stay while training in Ballinsloe and any idea of cost?

Shearwater Hotel do a package think it's 35 for b+b 45 with dinner per night but not 100% sure as I didn't stay there. There are rooms for rent around town too that people avail of which are cheaper. Course director will email contact number to you before starting

luimneachboy

OffalyMedic wrote: »

I started in January
2x induction
1x observer week
12x theory
3x ambulance
5x hospital
2x exam prep and exam
1x annual leave
12x ambulance
2x exam prep and exam
1x annual leave (this week)
1x phtls
3 x driving
1 x annual leave
Internship

In the case of 5 weeks hospital, were u placed near home? Was it all days or shift in the hospital and was it in depts observing

toger21

Just wondering for those who are currently in college do you require a laptop with long battery life. I have 1 yr old with average battery but just curious do you need one like the apple's where you get 10 hours without the need to go plugging in during the day in class??

OffalyMedic

luimneachboy wrote:

In the case of 5 weeks hospital, were u placed near home? Was it all days or shift in the hospital and was it in depts observing

Yes you normally get hospitals near home. Observation mainly and shift hours at descression of nurse in charge so can do anything from 5days of 7 hrs to 3 12hr shifts

toger21 wrote:

Just wondering for those who are currently in college do you require a laptop with long battery life. I have 1 yr old with average battery but just curious do you need one like the apple's where you get 10 hours without the need to go plugging in during the day in class??

Your current laptop will be perfect

mar2313

Do you have to have a laptop in class?

Disappear

mar2313 wrote: »

Do you have to have a laptop in class?

No....powerpoint presentations in class. Take a note or two down if you want. You receive a hand out of lecture after class and they put in up in moodle....

toger21

Hi just to clarify do you need to get a full hearing , eyesight and colour vision test completed by your own opticians and occupational health when your called is to check bloods and previous vaccines?

luimneachboy

For all that have got places in the past. Can ye advise on how many students are taken for each class in tallagh and ballinasloe. I know 24 are due for ballinasloe in jan but historically how many for each location

Helena79

Does anyone know the hours of a typical college day are and also I assume the ambulance observer week is based at the training college?

Helena79

Also where does the 15weeks driving and UGI take place?

luimneachboy

Helena79 wrote: »

Does anyone know the hours of a typical college day are and also I assume the ambulance observer week is based at the training college?

I haven't got a place yet but I understand observer week is at ambulance base and college is 9-5 and some mondays starting at 10 to allow for anyone travelling on the mon morn

luimneachboy

Helena79 wrote: »

Also where does the 15weeks driving and UGI take place?

Think the driving is a 3 week part

Helena79

Yes thought it was three weeks too but I got the timetable today and it says 15 weeks??!!

mar2313

Driver training takes place in Dublin but couldn’t tell you where exactly

mar2313

Is your time table not the same as the one above?

Helena79

No when I went into the moodle it was different....am confused now, is anyone else starting next January that saw that timetable?

luimneachboy

Helena79 wrote: »

No when I went into the moodle it was different....am confused now, is anyone else starting next January that saw that timetable?

Can u post your balliansloe schedule here?

Newmed

Is the medical done by HSE doctor and what is involved please

toger21

Helena79 wrote: »

Also where does the 15weeks driving and UGI take place?

think driving is all in Dublin

toger21

Helena79 wrote: »

No when I went into the moodle it was different....am confused now, is anyone else starting next January that saw that timetable?

prob best to use the forum in Moodle so we can all ask the questions and instructors can give ans on these.

Hana98

luimneachboy wrote: »

For all that have got places in the past. Can ye advise on how many students are taken for each class in tallagh and ballinasloe. I know 24 are due for ballinasloe in jan but historically how many for each location

Afaik maximum for Ballinasloe is 24 and 32 for Tallaght.

OffalyMedic

Helena79 wrote:

Does anyone know the hours of a typical college day are and also I assume the ambulance observer week is based at the training college?

College 9-5 mon-thurs 9-4 Friday
Observer week done at your local ambulance base.

luimneachboy wrote:

For all that have got places in the past. Can ye advise on how many students are taken for each class in tallagh and ballinasloe. I know 24 are due for ballinasloe in jan but historically how many for each location

23 in my ballinasloe class originally
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sjb25

Helena79 wrote: »

Also where does the 15weeks driving and UGI take place?

3 weeks driving and it's based at NASC tallaght

sjb25

Newmed wrote: »

Is the medical done by HSE doctor and what is involved please

Occupational health nurse is no pre existing issues and all my vaccines up to date and all when I started so I'd
routine questions then blood & urine test eyesight test and BMI id submitted hearing report before I attended the medical was only in there 20-30min

sjb25

Helena79 wrote: »

Does anyone know the hours of a typical college day are and also I assume the ambulance observer week is based at the training college?

9-5 Monday to Friday in college ambulance observer is based at local ambulance base usually and you will be most likely following a shift so be most likely 12 hour shift

Helena79

What does UGI stand for?

didds

Hi. On average, what's the time frame from a successful application to beginning training?

luimneachboy

didds wrote: »

Hi. On average, what's the time frame from a successful application to beginning training?

Best sceanario 9months. Then on average 12 months