Hi all I want to start school in January to become an EMT-B, however I'm a bit self-conscious about jumping in now seeing as I don't know how to drive and a big part of being an EMT-B is driving. Would not knowing how to drive not allow me to get my certification? The course at my community college takes 6 months- obviously *I HOPE* that's plenty of time to jump on the ball and learn how to drive if I'm motivated which as of right now I'm past my fears of wrecking and I'm gaining confidence everytime I think about driving. I'm ready to conquer this.
With that said, I know I will have to go on ride-alongs with my local fire department and I know I have to eventually learn how to drive the ambulance if I ever want a job as an EMT-B but as I'm in school is not being able to drive anything that would stop me from getting my certificate? Is driving the ambulance a must for anyone taking courses at a community college? I don't want to be in school for 3 months and then one day be told "your test this week is to pass the written and physical ambulance test" and here I am handicapped without any knowledge of it. Will I even encounter stuff like that? Or will I be introduced on how to use the ambulance when I get my certification and try to apply?
Again I'm very self-concious about joining right now. I WANT THIS but I don't want to jump in too soon because driving is a very big part of being an EMT-B but at the same time one would think you wouldn't need to know how to drive the ambulance to get a certification on how to provide basic medical techniques.
With that said, I know I will have to go on ride-alongs with my local fire department and I know I have to eventually learn how to drive the ambulance if I ever want a job as an EMT-B but as I'm in school is not being able to drive anything that would stop me from getting my certificate? Is driving the ambulance a must for anyone taking courses at a community college? I don't want to be in school for 3 months and then one day be told "your test this week is to pass the written and physical ambulance test" and here I am handicapped without any knowledge of it. Will I even encounter stuff like that? Or will I be introduced on how to use the ambulance when I get my certification and try to apply?
Again I'm very self-concious about joining right now. I WANT THIS but I don't want to jump in too soon because driving is a very big part of being an EMT-B but at the same time one would think you wouldn't need to know how to drive the ambulance to get a certification on how to provide basic medical techniques.