DrParasite
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Disclaimer: I took my original EMT course in NJ in 1998, and then took my NY EMT course in 2001. Since then I haven't taking a full EMT class.
Most of us (meaning people who have been on this forum for more than a few years) haven't taken an original EMT class in more than 5 years.
I can tell you that my original EMT textbook (Brady Emergency Care, 8th edition), is half the size of the current Brady care, 13th edition. which has fewer pages than the AAOS Emergency Care And Transportation Of The Sick And Injured (Orange Book Series) 10th Edition. So there is more content in the course.
I was speaking to two probationary firefighters on my fire department. They are taking their initial EMT course through the local community college, and the current average grade for all the students is 69. That's not a typo, the average grade isn't even 70.
I know in the classes that I have taught (I teach at a different community college), we have dropped people who failed several written exams or who aren't able to maintain the grades mandated by the program. When I went through the class, the program didn't get paid unless the students completed the entire program, so there was an incentive not to drop anyone before the state final; now that money is required upfront, that isn't the case.
We have people come here saying they failed the NREMT exam, and certain people say it's easy, when they haven't taken the exam in question in years. I last took the NREMT in 2014, and while I didn't think it was terribly difficult, there were questions that I had no idea what the answers were.
I'm not saying the class is incredibly difficult (and yes, I will agree that I think the A&P needs to be stronger, many things need to be updated, and it would be better if there were more hands on clinical sessions, where students could be evaluated in the field under a senior provider before being set lose in the field), but I don't think it's as easy as many of us recall it being.
Can anyone who has taken the class, especially if they have taken the complete initial class a second time after completing it years ago and having it expire, give any feedback on the comparison between the two?
EMT is really just a basic first aid class with some extras.
it's the entry level medical equivalent to working the grill at McDonald's.
Most of us (meaning people who have been on this forum for more than a few years) haven't taken an original EMT class in more than 5 years.
I can tell you that my original EMT textbook (Brady Emergency Care, 8th edition), is half the size of the current Brady care, 13th edition. which has fewer pages than the AAOS Emergency Care And Transportation Of The Sick And Injured (Orange Book Series) 10th Edition. So there is more content in the course.
I was speaking to two probationary firefighters on my fire department. They are taking their initial EMT course through the local community college, and the current average grade for all the students is 69. That's not a typo, the average grade isn't even 70.
I know in the classes that I have taught (I teach at a different community college), we have dropped people who failed several written exams or who aren't able to maintain the grades mandated by the program. When I went through the class, the program didn't get paid unless the students completed the entire program, so there was an incentive not to drop anyone before the state final; now that money is required upfront, that isn't the case.
We have people come here saying they failed the NREMT exam, and certain people say it's easy, when they haven't taken the exam in question in years. I last took the NREMT in 2014, and while I didn't think it was terribly difficult, there were questions that I had no idea what the answers were.
I'm not saying the class is incredibly difficult (and yes, I will agree that I think the A&P needs to be stronger, many things need to be updated, and it would be better if there were more hands on clinical sessions, where students could be evaluated in the field under a senior provider before being set lose in the field), but I don't think it's as easy as many of us recall it being.
Can anyone who has taken the class, especially if they have taken the complete initial class a second time after completing it years ago and having it expire, give any feedback on the comparison between the two?