Being new here and to the EMT-B training I have read alot of threads here that talk about the required hours of training to become an EMT-B.
Please Read: I am new to this field, know really nothing about it, and I just want to make an observation, if I may. I have read here that the hours training for an EMT-B is lacking, and/or inadequate, it may very well be, I don't have enough experience to make a determination. But I would like to address a couple of things. 110 hours seems to be the standard, my course is 150 hours, but I would like to add the following, classroom and lab training may be 150 hours, but i can tell you, that I will have much more than 150 hours of study/training in by the time I am finished. I have attended two classes so far, 4 hours in length each, my study time at home has been at least 4 hours a night so far. I can say that by the time all is said and done I will have at a at least double that in classroom and home study time. So at a minimun I will have at least 300 hours devoted to this course. I also am taking a self study Medical Terminology course which will add more hours to my time devoted to my studies. I am also enrolled and will begin in June Med Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology. That is another 100 hours of class time and 50-75 home study hours. It is feasible that I will have close to 500 hours devoted to becoming an EMT-B. I am in no way trying to say I am going to be as educated as a paramedic or other provider, but I will have more than just the 110 hours that is the standard. I keep hearing just 110 hours, but in many cases it is going to be more than just that. If you think I am off base, let me know, but I do think that just because the course is 110 hours, that is all we are putting into it, some will have dedicated more time than that.
Thank You
Please Read: I am new to this field, know really nothing about it, and I just want to make an observation, if I may. I have read here that the hours training for an EMT-B is lacking, and/or inadequate, it may very well be, I don't have enough experience to make a determination. But I would like to address a couple of things. 110 hours seems to be the standard, my course is 150 hours, but I would like to add the following, classroom and lab training may be 150 hours, but i can tell you, that I will have much more than 150 hours of study/training in by the time I am finished. I have attended two classes so far, 4 hours in length each, my study time at home has been at least 4 hours a night so far. I can say that by the time all is said and done I will have at a at least double that in classroom and home study time. So at a minimun I will have at least 300 hours devoted to this course. I also am taking a self study Medical Terminology course which will add more hours to my time devoted to my studies. I am also enrolled and will begin in June Med Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology. That is another 100 hours of class time and 50-75 home study hours. It is feasible that I will have close to 500 hours devoted to becoming an EMT-B. I am in no way trying to say I am going to be as educated as a paramedic or other provider, but I will have more than just the 110 hours that is the standard. I keep hearing just 110 hours, but in many cases it is going to be more than just that. If you think I am off base, let me know, but I do think that just because the course is 110 hours, that is all we are putting into it, some will have dedicated more time than that.
Thank You