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True, on the skills end of things...If you want to use your skills 911 is the way to go. I've only done a few IFT (Literally maybe 5 or 6 in 15 years) and there's nothing to them. Everything is already done for you. They have IV's, intubated or drips already going and you just monitor them. 911 you actually have to treat and maintain your patient.
At the end of the day it just depends on how comfortable you are with your skills and if your want to treat your patients or just transport them.
Seeing what you prefer to do and if you could change it would you ?
If you want to use your skills 911 is the way to go. I've only done a few IFT (Literally maybe 5 or 6 in 15 years) and there's nothing to them.
To add to the real discussion, there's also a difference between BLS IFT (scheduled, non-emergent transports), ALS IFT (monitor transports), and CCTs.
Sorry for my newbie question but what is working CCT like? and anybody have any interesting experiences doing BLS IFT?
I am asking because I am in my first EMT job and all we do is BLS IFT, but another company I'd like to get on with does BLS IFT AND CCT, and I'd like to maybe get on the CCT rig eventually.
Most CCT's will have a 3 person crew: an EMT driver, and some combination of RN/RRT/EMT-P in the back with the patient.
Where I've worked, the EMT driver had almost zero patient contact. Sometimes they'd put the monitor on the patient for us, that was about it. This is because the generally higher complexity of these patients were well outside of the scope of an EMT, and also the simple practical matter of there already being 2 people dedicated to assessing and managing the patient. This doesn't by any means mean that the driver isn't an important part of the team. There is always plenty to do and a good driver can really make the difference between a smooth transport and a lousy one.
I'd think a place where you did a mix of both BLS IFT and CCT would be a good gig for an EMT.
The company I have an interview with staff their CCT rigs with two EMTs and an RN. So I guess one of the EMTs would be assisting the RN? Is that not how it usually is on CCT rigs?
The company I have an interview with staff their CCT rigs with two EMTs and an RN. So I guess one of the EMTs would be assisting the RN? Is that not how it usually is on CCT rigs?
Yeah, that's a little less common.
To add to the real discussion, there's also a difference between BLS IFT (scheduled, non-emergent transports), ALS IFT (monitor transports), and CCTs.
Even the CCT medics are doing mostly routine ALS/BLS in many places.
That's how my company does it, two basics and a nurse