I was just browsing the NREMT site looking at the statistics for first time pass rates at the basic level.
I live in MA..we are rock-bottom of the barrel with a whopping 52%. I noticed that a couple states (Hawaii, Wyoming...I'm sure I missed others) had near complete passes on the first attempt. It got me wondering about the differences in EMS system quality from state to state. I live close enough to state borders to easily work in one of five states. I can look at statistics for training and testing as well as state protocols all I want but that doesn't really give a true picture. Does anyone have experience in both a low-pass state and a higher-pass rate state? Are the systems vastly different in terms of quality?
While this might seem a bit nitpicky, I plan to start paramedic school in the late spring so I don't want to be working in a state with the worst system....I want to learn the most I can in the best way I can, and if I may be better served going to another state it is an avenue I want to pursue.
I live in MA..we are rock-bottom of the barrel with a whopping 52%. I noticed that a couple states (Hawaii, Wyoming...I'm sure I missed others) had near complete passes on the first attempt. It got me wondering about the differences in EMS system quality from state to state. I live close enough to state borders to easily work in one of five states. I can look at statistics for training and testing as well as state protocols all I want but that doesn't really give a true picture. Does anyone have experience in both a low-pass state and a higher-pass rate state? Are the systems vastly different in terms of quality?
While this might seem a bit nitpicky, I plan to start paramedic school in the late spring so I don't want to be working in a state with the worst system....I want to learn the most I can in the best way I can, and if I may be better served going to another state it is an avenue I want to pursue.