How do I get ride alongs

[94accord]

I was surprised to learn that in MA, you are not required to have ride-along time in order to pass an EMT-B course. Seems a good way to find out if you are suited for the field.

True, but I would think that anyone unsure of if they would like it or not should get a ride-along with a company BEFORE they pay for the classes. Personally I fell in love with EMS when I was about 10, but never realized it until I did a summer ride-along with a local company.

 

[Teufulhunden0321]

My EMT-B course required you to ride for 16 hours and do ERclinicals for 10 hours. My Instructor setup the ER clinicals through his contacts at local hospitals but the Ride time was ours to pick and choose. I recommend riding with a city based or fire based EMS service. Private companies do chucks runs all day and you wont learn too much unless you get a knockout.