Need help preparing for the EMT Program

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I'm going to be in the EMT program this fall, but in order for me to get in I have to take a reading and mathmatics assessment. On the form it says "these assessments are specifically designed for our programs and are not the same as the college entrance exams."

What would I need to study for mathmatics? I'm not sure what the difference is between math, and then the math for the emt program.
 
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What type of program is this? Is it part of a community college or some sort of private entity?
 
it's a community college. It's Collin College in McKinney, Texas.
 
You didn't have to take an entrance/placement exam when you registered as a student there?

What makes me suspicious is the statement that their assessment exam is different from the standard college ones...seems fishy. And this is for EMT-B? I can't imagine the math assessment for that being extraordinarily difficult or anything other than basic arithmetic. As long as you can do long division (which, to my knowledge, is not required for any sort of EMT-B intervention/function but still I'd hope you would be able to perform such a feat) I imagine you'll be fine.
 
It's just going to be basic math and english. Nothing you didn't learn in HS, and if you are fresh out of school you should be fine. If it makes you feel any better I just bought, Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Pharmacology for the Prehospital Professional and a TEAS test prep book for the entrance testing for P school.

Don't let it freak you out, you will be fine.
 
This is my first semester of college, I graduated early and had to take a entrance exam, so I didn't think I would need to take another test. But it shows for the firefighter and paramedics that you have to take those two test. It doesn't really make much sense to me. So I'm hoping its like pre-algrebra because I am horrible at math haha.
 
Are you enrolling in an AAS in Paramedicine? Like Pilgrim said, there really isn't med math as a Basic. The only thing I can think of is pounds to kilograms for activated charcoal, which isn't hard. Cut the weight in half, take 10% of what you have left and subtract that and you have your conversion from lbs to kgs.

I know medic programs usually start with an EMT-B final then either the HOBET exam or the TEAS exam.
 
Umm.......
EMT-B = EMT-Basic.
EMT-I = EMT-Intermediate
EMT-P = EMT-Paramedic or more commonly dropped the EMT and just called Paramedic
 
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