First Responder to EMT-B

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I live in Maryland. I am wondering what my options are to go from fr to emt. I would like to take a bridge course if at all possible. EMT-B is very similar to FR, just some more advanced skills, a couple of medicines, and some more hours. O, and please dont flip out and tell me to search for a thread because I did and there are none.
 
frdude1000 said:
I live in Maryland. I am wondering what my options are to go from fr to emt. I would like to take a bridge course if at all possible. EMT-B is very similar to FR, just some more advanced skills, a couple of medicines, and some more hours. O, and please dont flip out and tell me to search for a thread because I did and there are none.
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I have no heard of any First Responder to EMT-Basic programs, as most states mandate a required number of hours for EMT-Basic training. Fortunately it's not all that many hours.
 
MMiz said:
I have no heard of any First Responder to EMT-Basic programs, as most states mandate a required number of hours for EMT-Basic training. Fortunately it's not all that many hours.
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I have heard of a few, they count your hours from the first responders course as part of the required hours for the EMT course. However, having my first responder and now being in EMT school, I think you should just go ahead and take a full EMT course. Yes there is some review but that means you will just be that much more ahead of the game.
 
Can't speak for other states but I don't think there's a bridge course in Mississippi (and if there is, someone please correct me). I've never heard of one and all of the EMRs I've known who went to EMT-B class basically had to start over.
 
Do they call it "ECA" in Texas:unsure:?
Very similar to EMT less the ER and ambulance rotation?
 
In PA they have a bridge course but I don't know about MD.
 
Here in CT there is a FR to EMT-B bridge class, it is about 110 hours. Most people say just to take the regular EMT-B class and not the bridge because the cost is pretty much the same, and it never hurts to review all of the material again, especially if you are only saving a few class time hours with the bridge. The MFR class is about 85 hours here and the EMT-B class is around 160.
 
I'm pretty sure MD has a bridge course.
 
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