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hi like it says im new here. im currently in the military with a year left on my contract and im going back to iraq in oct. when i get out i want to be a firefighter here in texas. i went through fire school and i wont be able to go to emt-b. are there and good online emt-b courses?
 
Welcome!

There is no such thing as an online EMT-B course. I had a few people in my EMT academy (two months long) that were in the military though.

Take care, be safe, and I hope to see you around!
 
Good luck. THANK YOU for all that you do for our country.
 
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You won't find one online, but most colleges have a program and there's usually a lot of independant places that offer the course. Goof Luck!! Keep us updated!
 
Welcome to the forum, thanks for your service, we're veterans here too, we appreciate what you do.
 
speedy2000ls said:
so it sounds like its either in class or nothing right?
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Yup, you have to do skills labs (practicing techniques in front of an instructor) as part of your training and testing, there's no way to do that from home.
 
Actually.... There is an EMT class from TX where you can do all EXCEPT the skills and clinical stuff online.... it's the wave of the future, like it or not folks!
 
Welcome...

I've heard of some hybrid/mostly online classes, but I'm not sure how they compare to regular classes.
 
joemt said:
Actually.... There is an EMT class from TX where you can do all EXCEPT the skills and clinical stuff online.... it's the wave of the future, like it or not folks!
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do you know where i can find them?
 
speedy2000ls said:
do you know where i can find them?
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I believe the American College of Prehospital Medicine is the only program that offers an EMS cert/degree through online learning. Unfortunately it seems as though their website is down. I'm not sure if it is a current server issue or they are no longer in service. I've been unable to find any recent posts or news releases about them.

Hope that helps!
 
MMiz said:
I believe the American College of Prehospital Medicine is the only program that offers an EMS cert/degree through online learning. Unfortunately it seems as though their website is down. Hope that helps!
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The American College Of Prehospital Medicine is no more. The building they used to be in is now a Direct TV Sales office. They were in the town I live in, and they were....well....no so good.

But the name was cool.
 
Wow...

I don't think that makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside... Nothing against you at all - but personally, if I wanted someone other than me or my signifigant other rushing to my rescue, I'd want them to have the best practical training/experience possible.

I like the system in Alberta - the levels of regulated training go as follows: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance (EMT-A) and Emergency Medical Technologist - Paramedic (EMT-P). They are regulated through the Alberta College of Paramedics, under the Alberta Emergency Medical Aid Act. In order to recieve liscensing/certification for any of the above levels you must complete 85 hours of instruction for EMR, 260 hours for EMT-A and 1200 hours for EMT-P. You must complete EMR before EMT-A and EMT-A + 2 years working experience before EMT-P.

All of this, plus a Provincial and National accreditation written and practical exam. For each level of care you must complete a certain number of practicing hours per annum and you must complete a minimum of 3 continuing competency courses which equal no less than 30 hours in length. To top all of this off, you must renew your liscense annually and every 3 years you must be re-examinated.

How does it work elsewhere? And my next question, how are the scopes of practice compared between Canada, the US and the UK?
 
well i was in the marines and i was doing emt at nights in NC. after completing 80% of the course i recived a day and a half notice to deploy to cuba for a couple of months. when i came back they told me i had to start over again. that and my whole time issue is the only reason im looking online for a emt course. i already know most of it i just need to do the last of the class then go test out.

if any one else knows of a online course i would greatly appreaciate it!:excl:
 
Ah, I see. That's got to suck! Welcome to the forums, btw! I'm new here, too. Since I'm in Canada, and don't know alot about the system in the US, I can't help. Good luck to you, mate!
 
Kendall said:
Wow...

I don't think that makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside... Nothing against you at all - but personally, if I wanted someone other than me or my signifigant other rushing to my rescue, I'd want them to have the best practical training/experience possible.

I like the system in Alberta - the levels of regulated training go as follows: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance (EMT-A) and Emergency Medical Technologist - Paramedic (EMT-P). They are regulated through the Alberta College of Paramedics, under the Alberta Emergency Medical Aid Act. In order to recieve liscensing/certification for any of the above levels you must complete 85 hours of instruction for EMR, 260 hours for EMT-A and 1200 hours for EMT-P. You must complete EMR before EMT-A and EMT-A + 2 years working experience before EMT-P.

All of this, plus a Provincial and National accreditation written and practical exam. For each level of care you must complete a certain number of practicing hours per annum and you must complete a minimum of 3 continuing competency courses which equal no less than 30 hours in length. To top all of this off, you must renew your liscense annually and every 3 years you must be re-examinated.

How does it work elsewhere? And my next question, how are the scopes of practice compared between Canada, the US and the UK?
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I think you're completely missing the point on this one. I sincerely believe that hybrid courses, where there is online instruction/assessments and in-person instruction/assessments is the next big thing in education. That said, I don't see anyone saying that one can complete an entire EMT-B class online. Clearly there is practical knowledge and experience that must be learned and practiced before one gains the EMT-B certification.

As a student I can say that many of my classes involved online components. I've also had the opportunity to take online math, economics, geography, and english classes. I found them no less challenging than taking a class in person. I found my level of knowledge and understanding to actually be superior to the live class in many cases. Knowing that generally online class assessments are more difficult, I spent additional time reviewing materials.

I know the American Heart Association has allowed completely computer-based ACLS testing for years. They also allow you to do your BLS renewal online. You take the online test and then go to an AHA training center to do the practical test.

It's only a matter of time before the EMT curriculum goes online. The EMS industry isn't known for its use of the internet though, so I'm guessing it will take a while.

As far as US vs. Canada training and certifications, I know that it has been discussed previously. You may want to try searching.
 
Fast Track EMT-B program

Allrighty, there IS a fast track EMT-B program in TX, it's not an online program, but you get all your classroom training in 15 dys, (3 wks). Then you set up your clinicals to run in the following months (I think you have like a yr to get them done, I did mine in like 2.5 wks). The cool thing is they also have a fire school usually starting up right after the fast track EMT program lets out. They also have a 10 fast track Medic program, but we only heard horror stories... The fast track EMT-B program is a great program, if you have a decent understanding of A & P you'll do fine. They don't play arround, I think I slept and studied the whole time I was done there, I might have eaten once or twice. The program is run through the Texas Engineering Extention Service, down at TAMU College Station. The website is www.teex.com. Call and talk to Jennifer Harding, she's the Administrative Rep for the EMSI (Emergency Services Institute). Any further questions, I'm glad to help. Sorry bout the spelling...
 
Kendall said:
In order to recieve liscensing/certification for any of the above levels you must complete 85 hours of instruction for EMR, 260 hours for EMT-A and 1200 hours for EMT-P.
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Off topic, but my First Responder course was 72 hours, and my EMT-B class was about 220 hours including classroom & clinical. Classroom hours alone were 160 hours. I think we're only required to have 8 clinical hours/5 patient contacts (something like that) but we exceeded that requirement by quite a bit. We also covered extrication. Our county also requires us to take an additional 16 hours of classes on ICS and an "introduction to weapons of mass destruction" class.

So overall, not a huge difference. I think that the most important thing is how the student uses his classroom time. A good student will go above and beyond the bare minimum of classroom hours by taking other courses, doing ride-alongs, shadowing staff in an ER, etc. And in speedy's case, he was deployed with the USMC and quite likely received many hours of additional training. Unfortunately as far as I know, the miltary courses might not really count towards CEs or the bloody NR, but the experience is great to have and will help him out a lot. :D
 
that sounds great but im in killeen at ft. hood and i need something in the killeen or temple area unless its on line.
 
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