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    40 students in a class?

    I found out the class I was looking into takes up to 40 students. That seems super high to me, no? How can you get a good experience from being in a class of that size? There's no way 1 instructor can actually do much one on one work with 40 students.. Is it just a money grab course by the...
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    What if you're unable to speak

    Do they remove you from EMT training?
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    How to get an idea of the demand in your area for EMT?

    Is there a way to find out how in demand EMT jobs are in your area? I asked the contact person who is associated with the EMT course if it was easy to find a job as an EMT-B and I was given this answer: "Yes it is. There is a large turn over in this field." What do you think?
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    So how horrible are the EMT runs usually ?

    I've been reading a few horror stories from EMT's describing what they have seen and probably what all EMT's will eventually have to see when responding to calls. Some really horrible stuff was described.... decapitations for example? How bad does it get really? What are some calls that you've...
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    Online EMT certification ??

    I see some places offering the classroom portion online. Is that something good to do? Where would you go after completing the classroom portion though? Would you be able to show an instructor that you already completed a portion of the course and skip to the hands on stuff ?
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    What's the point of EMR ?

    Emergency Medical Responder...... I was told they assist EMT's? Can you actually get a full time job as a EMR?
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    Drop out rate for EMT classes?

    Does anyone know the average class size?, and what the drop out rate usually is? I am assuming many people who sign up for the course end up dropping out before the end?
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    Good schools require 2.0 GPA / bad ones don't ?

    So I am going to be taking EMT-B in a year or two at a local Hospital. I've noticed that they don't require anything other than $970 and your basic info on a very simple application to be accepted. So basically anyone with the cash gets in. Do you think that makes them only interested in...
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