Officer/EMT
Hey what's going on? I am a certified EMT as well as a full time city police officer. I worked EMS for three years before making the switch. The experiance I gained as an EMT was excellent and helped me tons in policing. First you get street smart and realize what really happens out...
First off, good for you for doing all your training, and volunteering at a young age. There is absolutly nothing wrong with that! Everyone starts somewhere. I have trainded alot of students and my advise to you is keep doing it and don't let people get you down about it. A few of these posts...
Medics first always. 90% of the time fire gets cancelled and if for some reason they beat us there, we have 20 other people walking around looking for stuff to do. Don't get me wrong, when fire is needed, they are great to have, but if they are not, go back to bed :P
It is all what your comfort level is. Doctors and nurses are used to a contolled enviorment such as a hospital, where as we are used to the sometimes chaos of a bar scene. I have seen off duty doctors come up to a scene and just back up like everyone else and let us do our job!