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This is my first post, but I have a question for everyone. Are there any states that any know of that will not allow an EMT to work on an ambulance, other than Tennessee?
I ask this as I am recently discovering as a new EMT student, in Tennessee, I will not be able to work on an ambulance, BLS or ALS. While I know TN has had strange laws in the past with EMT-IV, but this is a whole different level. The previous IV class was typically added on to your school curriculum, or as a 40 hour addon, but new rules require AEMT or above on both ALS and BLS units. Basically, an EMT gets their class time on an ALS unit, but upon graduation, we have limited options - firefighter, rescue squad, or a hospital. Rescue squads are all I believe volunteer in this state, and the hospitals tend to want IV related EMS personnel. If you want to work for a fire department, you have to hope they don't have ambulances, since you can't work your rotation on them, only assuming you want to be a firefighter.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Debating how I'm going to use this information, but I really want to raise awareness in hope of a change. I want to make a difference in my community, but it looks like my state has no interest in this.
I ask this as I am recently discovering as a new EMT student, in Tennessee, I will not be able to work on an ambulance, BLS or ALS. While I know TN has had strange laws in the past with EMT-IV, but this is a whole different level. The previous IV class was typically added on to your school curriculum, or as a 40 hour addon, but new rules require AEMT or above on both ALS and BLS units. Basically, an EMT gets their class time on an ALS unit, but upon graduation, we have limited options - firefighter, rescue squad, or a hospital. Rescue squads are all I believe volunteer in this state, and the hospitals tend to want IV related EMS personnel. If you want to work for a fire department, you have to hope they don't have ambulances, since you can't work your rotation on them, only assuming you want to be a firefighter.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Debating how I'm going to use this information, but I really want to raise awareness in hope of a change. I want to make a difference in my community, but it looks like my state has no interest in this.