EMT - B Isn't this abnormal 3 1/2 months

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3 x's a week 4 hrs a night? What is the norm?
It's a well known college but you'd think you would get more then 2 rides with parametics or Emt Inter. Vs Paramedics Idk that part yet.

This book is huge! Emergency Care & transition 10th edition.

I got the book early. Classes I want to go to atart in Jan. I want to study before. What parts ahould I really know the nost the be prepared and ready in advance?

Thanks
 
Mine was 4 hours a day, twice a week and lab for 6 hours every other week, going for a full semester. No ride time (but this has since changed to 48 hours of ride time) when I went through.
And the book isn't that big. You should see the multi-book sets for medic school.
As for being prepared. Take an A&P class with your EMT class. It'll make you a better provider in the long run.
 
Thats about the norm for a EMT B class. I would recommend to study patient assessment.
 
Actually reading the chapter(s) before each lecture will help immensely, and put you far ahead of most of the people in your class. It is a lot of material, and it is very easy to get behind. That said, be careful about reading too far ahead, or you’ll get confused.
 
chicsurfs said:
3 x's a week 4 hrs a night? What is the norm?
It's a well known college but you'd think you would get more then 2 rides with parametics or Emt Inter. Vs Paramedics Idk that part yet.

This book is huge! Emergency Care & transition 10th edition.

I got the book early. Classes I want to go to atart in Jan. I want to study before. What parts ahould I really know the nost the be prepared and ready in advance?

Thanks
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Is that all? For how long? And only TWO rides????? And its a 'well known college'????????
Sorry but to me it sounds more like an Emergency First Responder course than an Emergency Medical Technician course. (FYI, my EMT course was nearly 5 months long, 480 contact hours plus 100 hours ride-a-long (ALS) and 10 hours emergency room).
 
Sounds like a standard EMT course. The information is pretty simple but can be overwhelming for some. I'd say focus on learning the concepts behind the steps (rather than just trying to memorize steps) and it will give you a good foundation going forward.
 
Martyn said:
Is that all? For how long? And only TWO rides????? And its a 'well known college'????????
Sorry but to me it sounds more like an Emergency First Responder course than an Emergency Medical Technician course. (FYI, my EMT course was nearly 5 months long, 480 contact hours plus 100 hours ride-a-long (ALS) and 10 hours emergency room).
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Yes it is indeed a EMT - B class and I made a miatake it's from Jan 5th until May 27th.
Were only gettinf 2 ride a longs thoigh? Cape Fear College, NC
They have Intermediate and also Paramedics/ Rn extra yes it's a very well known college
 
chicsurfs said:
3 x's a week 4 hrs a night? What is the norm?
It's a well known college but you'd think you would get more then 2 rides with parametics or Emt Inter. Vs Paramedics Idk that part yet.

This book is huge! Emergency Care & transition 10th edition.

I got the book early. Classes I want to go to atart in Jan. I want to study before. What parts ahould I really know the nost the be prepared and ready in advance?

Thanks
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Sounds about right. I was 4 hrs x 2/week. 2 ride alongs and 1 ER.
I'll second what Transport Jockey said, wait til you get to medic lol.
A&P. Know how things work. Having an idea of how the assessments work wouldn't hurt. Study A&P some more. Maybe touch up on what kind of meds you will deal with. Go back to A&P.
 
Mine was one semester (August-December) with lab class (3 hours) two nights a week and lecture (4 hours) one night a week. We were required to do 6 ambulance ride alongs with the city agency, 2 ride alongs with a rural agency in the next county over, 4 ER rotations, and 1 OB rotation.
 
Mine was 5 hours a day 3 days a week from Jan to April and 3 -12 hour shifts on a truck and 1- 12 shift in ER! Good Luck! Reading ahead is great and i always looked at the chapter slides before class or printed them to make notes!
 
My first round was a semester long, 2 days a week for 5 hours.
Second time around was in the summer so: 3 months, 3 days a week for 6 hours a day.
Both times we only had to do 1 ride along for 12 hours and had to have 5 pt contacts.
 
0800-1830 Mon-Fri and 0800-1630 Sat, at least 10 pt contacts on a rig and at least 10 pt contacts in a ER. The class was 1 month long.
 
Wow. It seems like my program is the abnormal one. Haha.
 
I'm starting mine in February and it's four and 25 mins three days a week. And I know right? I had no idea the book would be so huge haha
 
BeccaFire386 said:
I'm starting mine in February and it's four and 25 mins three days a week. And I know right? I had no idea the book would be so huge haha
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Honestly, I opened that book like twice, at most. I wish I hadn't spent the money on it.
 
Jane said:
Honestly, I opened that book like twice, at most. I wish I hadn't spent the money on it.
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Sounds like you missed out on a lot
 
RocketMedic said:
Sounds like you missed out on a lot
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We had four hour lectures every week, and the power points were mostly from the book. I graduated the program on the Dean's list, so I think I did pretty well.
 
Jane said:
We had four hour lectures every week, and the power points were mostly from the book. I graduated the program on the Dean's list, so I think I did pretty well.
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Such lofty standards!
 
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