Lead paramedic

dcolbert3

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Zero to hero minimal 911 experience.

Need advice for that confidence of being lead

Please only positive responses.. THANKS!!
 

STXmedic

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Work somewhere that has a good orientation/probation system.
 

RocketMedic

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Deep-end it, ask for advice, don't get emotional about constructive criticism and ignore all the "you suck because you're not a great EMT-B x5 years" naysayers. Same origin here, and I'm a pretty damned good paramedic-demigod...

Best advice I ever got was that you are going to learn somehow, and it's better to learn young and at the top of your game than it is to learn at the bottom.
 

Handsome Robb

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If I hadn't gotten a PRN EMT-I spot in medic school Id have been in the same situation minus lifeguard and ski patrol experience.

Listen more than you talk, continue learning and stay up with current evidence, work with multiple people of possible to see different "styles". Take what you like and leave what you don't from each person to build your own "style". Maintain good situational awareness, be observant. Don't work yourself into the ground and burn yourself out. Be systematic but also flexible. Keep a high index of suspicion, "sick until proven otherwise". Be thorough but don't feel like you always have to act. Don't listen to those that say "treat the patient, not the monitor" or "BLS before ALS", use clinical correlation...that being using quantitative and qualitative data provided by your tools in conjunction with a good physical assessment, past medical history and history of present illness to form a complete picture of what is going on. Be confident but not cocky but also be gracious in your mistakes, learn from them and be accepting of constructive criticism. With that said, remember that just because someone has more experience than you doesn't mean they know everything or are correct in their critiques.

Good luck man.
 

TXmed

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Be humble or this job will humble you. Find an experienced medic that you go to for advice or just listen to there stories. Listening to how other people troubleshot problems helped me
 

CANMAN

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If I hadn't gotten a PRN EMT-I spot in medic school Id have been in the same situation minus lifeguard and ski patrol experience.

Listen more than you talk, continue learning and stay up with current evidence, work with multiple people of possible to see different "styles". Take what you like and leave what you don't from each person to build your own "style". Maintain good situational awareness, be observant. Don't work yourself into the ground and burn yourself out. Be systematic but also flexible. Keep a high index of suspicion, "sick until proven otherwise". Be thorough but don't feel like you always have to act. Don't listen to those that say "treat the patient, not the monitor" or "BLS before ALS", use clinical correlation...that being using quantitative and qualitative data provided by your tools in conjunction with a good physical assessment, past medical history and history of present illness to form a complete picture of what is going on. Be confident but not cocky but also be gracious in your mistakes, learn from them and be accepting of constructive criticism. With that said, remember that just because someone has more experience than you doesn't mean they know everything or are correct in their critiques.

Good luck man.

This, all of this......
 

Brandon O

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Learn the fine art of doing your job day in and day out, doing it with confidence and panache and believing in what you're doing, yet always harboring a deep, earnest suspicion that you don't know anything and everything you do know is wrong.
 

RocketMedic

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I built a temple and sacrificed three experienced EMTs to the sun god to gain my confidence. Protip- blood grooves are NOT an "unnecessary expense."
 

Ginger Medic

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Ask the nurses or doctors how you can improve your care after bringing in patients. Don't do it in a manner that seems as if you're unsure of yourself, but explain that you're trying to become a better medic.
 

ExpatMedic0

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Zero to hero minimal 911 experience.

Need advice for that confidence of being lead

Please only positive responses.. THANKS!!
You will be working with 1 EMT partner ?
 

DWR

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Don't try to "over paramedic" things, be a leader, know your job and your protocols, stand by your decisions (part of the whole knowing your job/protocols thing), be hombre and ask questions.
 

RocketMedic

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Dont be afraid to put on the leadership pants and do what is best for the patient, even outside of BLS or your partner's comfort zone.
 
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