emt basic

I was wondering if anyone has any good books to help with anatomy and physiology or just books in general to help me prepare for my course? I haven’t been in school in several years and I have to pass this course and the NREMT in order to ship to Army basic training by the fall time. Thank you!

I’ve been an EMT in Kentucky for two years, I’m enrolled in a paramedic program currently. When I finish I plan on moving to Daytona to finish college. The service I work at now has a fixed schedule and we work 48 hour shifts. Is there any service within 100 miles of Daytona that does this? Also...

Wondering if anyone can help answer this question. I obtained a dwai in nys i blew 0.07 under the legal limit. It’s labeled as a traffic infraction. I spoke with nys dept of health & im fully cleared to continue practicing as an emt. Curious as to if this bars me from working for a ems agency. I...

Hello there! Hello, I'm 24 years old, 7 years after graduating secondary school with a passed A-level exam. I would like to study EMT to then become a paramedic and being one of u. I'm looking for some information(A LOT ) on a lot of services "how to get to this kind of studies on the University...

Hi all, idk where to work bc I'm hearing so much **** back and forth about all of the companies. YES, sadly I'm stuck in OC (despite living in LA county), but OC also covered my ambulance license charges so there was that. If ANYONE can recommend any other companies out there or give some...

Hi! I got an interview with Care ambulance coming up and I wanted to see if any of y’all had tips for me? Im just nervous... hows the questions and the skills testing? How are the interviewers? And what did y’all wear to the interview? Thank y’all in advance

Hello all, I am looking to start my career in EMS at EMSA and I have a few questions. I received my EMT-B in 2016. Upon receiving that I worked for private transport doing non emergent stretcher and wheelchair calls (essentially not using my EMT skills). I did that all the way up until this...

You had to see this one coming... What are your thoughts on these two new TV shows that have come out recently? It was a matter of time before the Fire & EMS side of things showed their faces in the day-to-day operations of the pre-hospital/ 911 system life. "Cops" has been on TV forever now...

Hello everyone, I’m an EMT currently working BLS in the Bay Area and I live in Santa Clara County. Does anyone know the ALS companies specifically in Santa Clara County? And ALS companies in the rest of the Bay Area that hires EMT's? Thanks

Hey there, I am moving to Texas here soon and looking for a good company to work for out there. I am an EMT-Basic with 5 years and 911 experience, also looking to go to paramedic school soon. I am trying to get a job before I move out there, I currently live is socal. Just looking for good...

I'm starting an EMT course soon, about 2 and a half months to be exact. Currently I weigh 224lb, & I would like to be about 150 - 165. I know, I know! That's a lot. But I'm only 5'2 & although my body "carries the weight good" (or so that's what people tell me) I definitely want to be smaller...

this is my second attempt and im very nervous! the first time it stopped me at 78 and i failed. i felt like crap that day but the next day i was back at it with those books. i studied every day for 3 weeks and i felt very confident but sure enough that test kicked my butt. now i wait with just...

Just moved to Maryland and I'm looking figure out where to take the skills class they talk about on MIEMSS site. I am not affiliated with a station at this time. Any help would be great appreciated. I looked on the MFRI site but couldn't find a skills course. Thanks X

Hi, I run a standby medical company and we provide EMT services to festivals and athletic events. I just had a lot of EMTs cancel for this weekend. If anyone in the San Francisco Bay area is an EMT or certified first responder and would like to work this Saturday or Sunday please let me know...

Alright i have posted this twice before but in the wrong sections lol. Third time is a charm! Whats up everyone, im a new EMT in Kern county who has been granted an EMT cert on probationary terms. The terms of my probation are to only stay out of trouble for 3 years and thats it. I was...

Whats up everyone, im a new EMT in Kern county who has been granted an EMT cert on probationary terms. The terms of my probation are to only stay out of trouble for 3 years and thats it. I was arrested and convicted of a misdemeanor back when i was 18 and thats what caused my probationary...

Whats up everyone, im a new EMT in Kern county who has been granted an EMT cert on probationary terms. The terms of my probation are to only stay out of trouble for 3 years and thats it. I was arrested and convicted of a misdemeanor back when i was 18 and thats what caused my probationary...

So I’m just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as I am in. I work in the Cardiac Cath Lab as a RadTech, have been here for 5 years. Looking to get into Pre-Hospital EMS, I have always been drawn to Fire / Paramedic my whole life. I didn’t pull the trigger and opted for radiology school...

so I finished school in January, I also got knee surgery in January so I couldn’t work. I’m about to start looking for a job, but I do not want to look dumb on the first day once I get hired, anything I should go over before I start working ? Thanks

Hello, First time poster here, so hopefully I got the right forum for this, but I really need some feedback. I completed my EMT class just before summer began and obtained my NREMT license immediately after as I am eager to get started (I left my full time job as a store manager at Verizon...