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Hey, Just curious are there any Explorers or Cadets on this forum besides me?
 
Yep. There are others. Including me
 
I'm an EMT and under 18. Does that count?
 
We have a junior program with our fire department which allows high school students to attend drills and participate in a limited fashion during trainings. But EMT has to be at least 18. How do you sign a MIR or other legal document when you are not yet legally an adult? Not to mention the liability issues involved.
 
i know CT allows it. currently i'm in between the practical and written. I turned 17 a couple of months ago. CT also uses the NREMT to do the testing for the state, which makes me mad because i will have to take this all over again in a couple of months if i want a NREMT
 
silver said:
i know CT allows it. currently i'm in between the practical and written. I turned 17 a couple of months ago. CT also uses the NREMT to do the testing for the state, which makes me mad because i will have to take this all over again in a couple of months if i want a NREMT
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That's how. I live in Connecticut.

And I don't sign run forms.
 
I'm not an explorer but I go on calls almost daily...ok I wait for calls daily. lol :D and I'm 16
 
Jolt said:
Are you an EMT or MRT (CFR) or anything?
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No I wish...I help the secretary and they allow me to go on calls :D
 
NJ allows cadets. Our program gets us CPR/AED and FA certs (same as the over 18 non emt members) and allows us to respond to calls, which there are a lot of. And we basically just haul the bag and are allowed to do anything within our scope of practice under the supervision of the EMT. We are also utilized in the scope of a probie when none is available, e.g. washing the rig, stocking it, etc. Not one of the better parts of the work but the experience is wonderful. We learn a lot of stuff so that when Basic Class comes, it will just be a reinforcement of what we know. Since NJ
EMT only needs to be 16 we can also do that. But were always supervised and can not be either Crew Chief or 2nd until were 18 and have proved that we are capable of doing so.
 
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NJNewbie196 said:
NJ allows cadets. Our program gets us CPR/AED and FA certs (same as the over 18 non emt members) and allows us to respond to calls, which there are a lot of. And we basically just haul the bag and are allowed to do anything within our scope of practice under the supervision of the EMT. We are also utilized in the scope of a probie when none is available, e.g. washing the rig, stocking it, etc. Not one of the better parts of the work but the experience is wonderful. We learn a lot of stuff so that when Basic Class comes, it will just be a reinforcement of what we know. Since NJ
EMT only needs to be 16 we can also do that. But were always supervised and can not be either Crew Chief or 2nd until were 18 and have proved that we are capable of doing so.
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I am so jealous...I don't get to do anything and I really can't until 18....I can be a first responder for Oregon now that I'm 16 but I can't respond...weird...and to graduate from being a basic I have to be 18

What are some things you can do? I understand the washing the rig and stocking but on a call?
 
We carry what ever needs to be carried weather its the O2 bag or the Trauma bag. It frees up the EMTs so that one can do a full assessment and the other can fill out as much of the MIR as possible while we get what ever is needed to stabilize and transport. We also sometimes get the vitals during the assessment. Its also good where one EMT was writing while the other one was completing assessment and we could fetch the stair chair so that everything flows as smoothly as possible, and it also gives the third man while carrying pts. in stairchairs so whoevers carrying doens't have anything to carry and the lower EMT has someone to watch their back while descending, etc. If something falls under the cadets certs, like basic first aid, the cadet will bandage under the EMTs supervision while that EMT also is doing MIR so we get rolling faster. Then there are the things where we cannot assist due to the cadet not being an EMT so we just observe, like ALS calls. The problem with being under 18 and being cadets is we always have to be aware what we legally can and cannot do, like O2 administration, etc.
 
Being familiar enough with the equipment to be able to get what is needed without a lot of fumbling around is more helpful than you know. On a call we all need extra hands. Being able to be those hands is key. Also, knowing when to get out of the way is another valuable skill.
 
I know where I live you can volunteer once you're 16 years of age. I know this also because I have two starting class with me in January.
 
NJNewbie196 said:
NJ allows cadets. Our program gets us CPR/AED and FA certs (same as the over 18 non emt members) and allows us to respond to calls, which there are a lot of. And we basically just haul the bag and are allowed to do anything within our scope of practice under the supervision of the EMT. We are also utilized in the scope of a probie when none is available, e.g. washing the rig, stocking it, etc. Not one of the better parts of the work but the experience is wonderful. We learn a lot of stuff so that when Basic Class comes, it will just be a reinforcement of what we know. Since NJ
EMT only needs to be 16 we can also do that. But were always supervised and can not be either Crew Chief or 2nd until were 18 and have proved that we are capable of doing so.
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I don't think we are to far from each other. What program are you in and where?
 
It sounds like I pretty much do the same thing as most cadets do for right now, I'm just legally allowed to do more. I can give the few medications that EMTs can give, I can apply c-collars, I can give oxygen, etc.

Local policy is really the only thing that's restrictive. I'm not allowed to transport in the back by myself (which means there's someone else to sign the patient care reports), I can't work entire night shifts, and I can't drive the vehicles. Other than that, I can do a pretty decent amount of things.
 
Plainfield Rescue Squad Corps of Cadets. Anywhere in Somerset county isn't too far away from me
 
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