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I have had times where I can be non-functional and I’ll feel light headed and get super nauseous and feel woozy and fumble when standing. I will say I have never (knock on wood) had a full on syncope episode from a panic attack. I’m assuming that can be a drop in BP or something.

You’re not wrong. However, I have heard form a lot of EMS and even LEOs that with good training and experience, a lot more people can do it

I just got my certs and hired on by an agency and begin training ride alongs next week. So I don’t have any field experience unfortunately. When I do experience a panic attack at times outside of EMS, I most of the time have the luxury of being able to remove myself from a situation that...

Good evening everyone. New to EMS world. I was wondering if you could be an EMT or CEP with a panic disorder. My biggest fear is having a panic on scene or en route while in the back of an Ambulance with a patient and needing O2 myself or worst case scenario of hyperventilating and passing out...