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    Mentally tough enough to be an EMT?

    Maybe you're right about having not sufficiently dealt with my anxiety issues. Certainly, I'm aware that if this state of mind is to stay it would make me a liability and not an asset on scene. Which is why I was trying to find out if this sort of thought process happens to anyone even after a...
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    Mentally tough enough to be an EMT?

    The reaction to my dad was after him getting up, pointing to his throat (the universal sign for choking) and only letting out minor sounds. I apologize for not fleshing that occurrence out a little more. It happened really quickly. I don't believe it to be overly dramatic. I guess my fear...
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    Mentally tough enough to be an EMT?

    The fact that my dad got up seemingly choking and I hopped up to give abdominal thrusts is over dramatic? I appreciate your opinion and it does help in the grand scheme of things but I'm not being over dramatic, this is reality for me. I would think the aspect of seeing people die and...
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    Mentally tough enough to be an EMT?

    I was first interested in becoming an EMT a couple of years ago. I went and got my EMR training, not sure if its different in the U.S, I believe it is, but its basically that to basic to paramedic up here. I was really into it but fell into a deep depression and was diagnosed with clinical...
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