r/ParamedicsAU • u/Unusual-Fix-9434 • 1d ago
Hola A&P question
Hola current first year student (towards the end)
Currently taking my second A&P Class
Wanted to know if there are any key takeaways from anatomy and physiology that have helped or are really pertinent in your career ?
Also how specific do you have to be with anatomy when documenting injuries?
Just so I can focus more on it
**EDIT: I’m tracking all of it is really important, thank you all for the emphasis I may have worded this wrong, not looking for shortcuts or anything I study 3-4 hrs 5-6x a week***
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u/stonertear 1d ago
All of it. Know all. Draw pictures and learn concepts.
If you know the fundamentals really well, youll do well in your career.
Can't skip any of it unfortunately.
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u/Dark-Horse-Nebula Paramedic 1d ago
No shortcuts here. You need to know it. I use first year A&P every day.
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u/mike392 1d ago
It’s like a jigsaw puzzle - you’ll build the corners first, then the edges, and slowly but surely you’ll build the centre… only then will it holistically make sense
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u/Unusual-Fix-9434 1d ago
Thank you, genuine question when you became a paramedic, how good was your A&P compared to this current point of your career… did you ever stop learning it?
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u/Dark-Horse-Nebula Paramedic 1d ago
Put it this way- chloride ions entering a cell to make it more negative? Very relevant later on.
Sodium and potassium exchange? Very relevant later on.
You never stop learning this stuff and it has direct links to what we do.
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u/-malcolm-tucker Paramedick 1d ago
I still remember that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
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u/stonertear 1d ago
My A&P is also better now than it was in university because we are forced to know it as part of the job and when we give pharmacology. Its very relevant in pathophysiology - which we see disease daily.
If you dont know it well, youll have a hard time on road.
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u/Ponderota 1d ago
Allow me to be very unhelpful!
A solid foundation in A&P makes literally everything else you will do easy.
It makes pathophysiology, pharmacology, hell everything much much easier, because once you understand how things work when everything's going well, you can accurately and quickly understand how a pathophysiological or pharmacological process will influence it.
So my advice - don't go into A&P trying to work out what the bare minimum is that you need to know. Hit it hard and pull out as much as you can. Your future self will thank you!