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I'm kinda confused of how everything works so please bear with me:

I'm from Illinois so I believe I don't have to take the NREMT for my state. So if that's the case should I start studying for EMT-B without a class and just a review book and textbook?(assuming that I will eventually take the classes). What are the best bo0ks as of 2013-2014. According to IDES.illinois.gov I need 110 class room hours and 10 clinical hours, so when would be the earliest I can start volunteering in Illinois?

Thanks in advance
 
You need to enroll in an approved class. There's no "DIY" option.
 
We don't have to do NREMT written here in Indiana either, but in order to sit for the state written we HAVE to have an instructor-signed form saying we successfully completed a state-approved classroom training program. There was no sitting for the state written or practical without completing approved, formal classroom training.
 
vpatel17 said:
I'm kinda confused of how everything works so please bear with me:

I'm from Illinois so I believe I don't have to take the NREMT for my state. So if that's the case should I start studying for EMT-B without a class and just a review book and textbook?(assuming that I will eventually take the classes). What are the best bo0ks as of 2013-2014. According to IDES.illinois.gov I need 110 class room hours and 10 clinical hours, so when would be the earliest I can start volunteering in Illinois?

Thanks in advance
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Theres no real specific books to study, they are all pretty much cut and dry the same some have more info some have less.

EMT-B is a straightforward course, enroll use the books they provide you with and read in supplement to your classroom didactic you should be fine.
 
Hi,
I just passed National on Sept. 2 and got state licensed on Sept. 12 here in California. The problem is, I'm moving to Indiana in the next couple of months. I called IDHS and they said i'll have to take some test to get my state cert there. Any info as to the nature of those tests? And any other tips would be appreciated. Also any info regarding whether or not i'll need to get an ambulance drivers license endorsement there.

Adriel Stoltzfus
EMT-B
 
I'd assume they're pretty similar to tests you've already taken.
 
Yeah i'm just nervous about it. Its all new to me and i have no connections there in Indiana. Freaked out
 
Don't worry too much. You passed two already recently. Nothing big is going to change.

The state EMS office should be able to tell you if it's written, psychomotor or both. I'd bet probably just a written.
 
I would guess the tests will be similar, as Handsome said. I think they're all pretty standard. Since you recently took and passed NREMT, it should be fresh in your mind still. They probably also use the NREMT standard for psychomotor, too.
 
vpatel17 said:
I'm kinda confused of how everything works so please bear with me:

I'm from Illinois so I believe I don't have to take the NREMT for my state. So if that's the case should I start studying for EMT-B without a class and just a review book and textbook?(assuming that I will eventually take the classes). What are the best bo0ks as of 2013-2014. According to IDES.illinois.gov I need 110 class room hours and 10 clinical hours, so when would be the earliest I can start volunteering in Illinois?

Thanks in advance
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As each state may have some variant to how things are done ...
It's my understanding to most states ...
You need to find an approved EMT-B class/course to attend. I would recommend a course attached to a college, for the credit value, should you want or need college credits now or in the future. Some states have State EMT-B tests and some have you take the NREMT test as your 1st test out. As for a need to take the NREMT test .... well ... the way I look at it ... if you move out of state for any reason, you'll have a National certification you can build on. The NREMT (at any level) doesn't give you the right or authority to practice medicine in any state, however, it does give some states the reason to give you a break on getting their State certification. I'm lucky here in VA, in my opinion. When I finished Paramedic, we all tested at the NREMT-P level, and the state gave reciprocity and gave us a State Paramedic card. Now VA also does this for the EMT-B as well. State courses taught at the National level, National testing, and state reciprocity.
-- Best of Luck.
 
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