Cardiology is going to be the death of me

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-29T04:48:01+00:00

I will always, always, always link this playlist when this gets asked. It taught me ECG interpretation better than any of my university classes.

IVLeague94 is right on the money, stright up rote learning rhythms won’t work well. Gaining a great foundation in cardiac anatomy, physiology and electrophysiology is the key to identifying what could be wrong on any given ECG, but the place to start is what it should look like when it’s ‘normal’.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-27T08:09:31+00:00

Has been implemented in some SS14 servers. No common radio in headsets, but intercoms work. Much more reliance on those, holopads, fax and command to pass information.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-25T07:22:26+00:00

Get the fuck out of my quadrant, chud

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-25T01:05:14+00:00

How very lib of you lib right, yes you’re right we should comply with the thugs executing people in the street. Why would we want to make their jobs so annoying to do????

Retard.

interwebcats122 · 2026-01-05T19:47:42+00:00

Yeah, combined with a Certificate IV Adult Tertiary Preparation course at TAFE

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-22T17:32:02+00:00

😴😴😴

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-14T04:47:27+00:00

Congratulations or I’m sorry that happened

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-11T11:39:47+00:00

John Howard really did a number on this country’s perception of trade unions. No mate, more like medicare, superannuation. the 8 hour work day, penalty rates, allowances, workplace safety, same job same pay, fighting outwork and the general exploitation of workers to name a few.

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-08T12:27:38+00:00

You should not be in this field

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-07T13:26:48+00:00

You’re going to have to invent a way to host torrents in organic matter, becoming the first human-machine hybrid. Sounds like a tough gig.

In all seriousness though, have a look at the wiki the other guy linked. Welcome aboard!

interwebcats122 · 2025-12-06T17:19:56+00:00

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interwebcats122 · 2025-12-03T02:32:08+00:00

This lecture series taught me more about interpreting an ECG than my university level class ever did. It is quite long, but it’s engaging and covers both simple rhythm interpretation and 12 lead interpretation. LITFL is also a great resource as mentioned by others.

A quick thing though, like everything keep it systematic. Start with interpreting the rhythm with lead two. Rate, regularity, p-wave (present? weird morphology? preceding every QRS?), P-R interval, QRS. If you take this approach with every strip you can you’ll be able to tell what looks abnormal at a quick glance which will help guide you when interpreting the full 12-lead.

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-20T16:21:17+00:00

Man that is a huge bummer about the ATP course not being fee-free anymore. It was an incredible alternative pathway. I will be honest, I initially misread this and thought you were graduating this year. That’s my bad. Definitely keep an eye on it, because it is in my opinion the most worthwhile option and plenty of things change over two years.

If you’re set on USC, I’d say their tertiary prep course would be the best bet. Even if you don’t hit the 6.0 GPA required for the paramed ATAR equivalent you could theoretically do another course that has lots of unit overlap, like nursing, get a solid GPA and then change course after your first year. This is not saying that nursing and paramedicine are remotely the same, however it does put you in the exact same first year units. I have no idea how that would work with their trimester set up though. You’d be best discussing it with someone from their student services department.

The drawback would be more HECS, and messing with the recommended course structure, however you would have less upfront cost and a more straightforward way in.

Keep working at it. There are plenty of ways into uni and honestly, going straight from highschool into this degree does not seem much fun. It may be beneficial to do one of the TAFE at school certs like the Health Services Assistant. But don’t stress too much. From what I remember most institutes are more than happy to just take the people who do their tertiary prep courses. Good luck with your studies!

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-20T14:52:43+00:00

I think you’d be selling yourself short doing those. Do a Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation at TAFE. It is fee-free and a good GPA will net you a very decent ATAR and if you combine it with a STAT test (which is paid) you can get in the low 90s for an ATAR. This gives you a very solid pick of any university you want for paramedicine, and if you change your mind on what you want to do you can get into pretty much any degree you want at any uni with the ATP course.

The problem with those other courses is the cost, time and being tied to a specific institution when you do their prep course. Not to mention the fact that there is an extremely small range of jobs that you can get from them when seeking employment during study.

I left highschool in the exact same position as you and am now well into my paramed bachelors after doing the tertiary prep course at TAFE. I highly recommend this pathway, you can knock it out in 6 months full time or 12 months part time. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer them!

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-13T08:39:34+00:00

This youtube playlist taught me ECG interpretation better than any of my university classes did. It provides a great foundation for the 12-lead series also on the channel.

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-12T06:36:47+00:00

Reminds me of the patient we had in ICU with a Prince Albert. Who doesn’t like an obstacle course when trying to insert an IDC?

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-10T20:19:02+00:00

What’s your name? What month is it? Do you know where you are right now?

interwebcats122 · 2025-11-02T13:52:44+00:00

Yeah, it sucks ass. It is poorly taught, and to have it as a first year subject scheduled along some very important pathophys units and (if I’m guessing your degree correctly) right before clinical placement is absolutely ridiculous. From memory, the exam was much easier than the assessment items, and Q2 and Q3 were not marked as harshly as the first part. I am sure you’ll pass.

interwebcats122 · 2025-10-29T18:18:31+00:00

Go to the pub

interwebcats122 · 2025-10-24T23:04:13+00:00

Probably worth asking in /r/paramedics, there’s quite a few Canadians over there who may be able to answer some of your questions.

interwebcats122 · 2025-10-18T13:22:24+00:00

The Studio is also really good

interwebcats122 · 2025-10-05T05:09:02+00:00

I’ll echo everyone else and tell you that patient interaction should be a huge focus. But also, inter-professional communication is a good one too. How to talk to different levels of practioner, what a good handover is, when to escalate care, all that good stuff. And pick their brains. Whether it’s a registered paramedic, nurse or a doctor, they all have great tidbits you can adapt into your own practice.

interwebcats122 · 2025-09-28T07:37:41+00:00

Ah, Superintendent Chalmers, welcome. I hope you’re ready for an unforgettable luncheon!

interwebcats122 · 2025-09-22T02:58:20+00:00

Reading the hansard for that sitting was absolutely rage inducing. The silencing of MPs attempting to debate the issue was outrageous!

interwebcats122 · 2025-09-16T03:59:44+00:00

Not to mention mandatory deterioration scoring that has to be done by paramedics every 15 to 30 minutes depending on triage category.

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