EMT Mini-Camp?

[FF/EMT Sam]

From FireRescue1.com:

Cadets attending the week-long, nonprofit camp at Pacific Union College in Angwin get hands-on training in fire science, law enforcement, basic first aid and CPR.

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Students first spend several hours in a classroom learning about the day's topics. They then head out to the field, where the lesson plan can be anything from defensive driving techniques to hooking up fire equipment and putting out fires.

The day doesn't necessarily end after they've gone to bed. An alarm may go off during the night, requiring the students to rush out to handle a staged emergency.

Full article here. Whaddya think about it?

 

[Chimpie]

We (Red Cross) is doing something similar this summer. We're teaching babysitting, CPR, First Aid, Fire Extinguishers, Water Safety, and some other stuff. The week long camp is for 11-16 year olds.

 

[Ridryder911]

I think it is a great idea, but as well should include responding to false smoke alarms and non-emergency transfers about 15 times a day with the smell of feces, urine, etc. to give the realism of the real job!

We have so many that expect nothing but what they only seen on TV and taught in EMT school, only to leave the business in a short period of time.

I really do think controlled exposure is great, as long as you add some reality of the bad parts of the job with it as well.


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