no time for standard school?

troymclure said:
250 hours is 250 hours. what improvement on training would having 1 class a week be over 1 class a day?

ucla centers for prehospital care offers a 3 week course, 7 hours a day. are you saying that your community colleges are better because they make you pay thru 2 semesters?
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Great point.
 
joshrunkle35 said:
Exactly!

I had looked at taking my EMT-B in a faster format, also because of work constraints. I am a firearms instructor, and the company I worked for wanted me to get my EMT-B at the time, in case of emergency. As I didn't plan on working in EMS, I looked into the shorter schools. What I can say, quite honestly, it that the 3-4 month long class that's only a few nights a week, really includes an additional 4-6 hours of study every day and 12-24 hours of study every weekend. I don't know how you would study during a 3 week class. Even if you physically went to class and studied all night and didn't sleep for 3 weeks, there really still wouldn't be enough time to study.

If you were a medic 10 years ago and you're returning, or you are a current RN, or you have worked as a first responder for 2-3 years and "seen everything", then, obviously, you wouldn't have to study the same, because you would know a lot of stuff the rest of us didn't know going through the first time.
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The Navy teaches EMT in three weeks. Classroom, practicals, tests. Not everyone passes but most do. There is plenty of time to study and the amount of time needed varies from student to student. Don't sell the short courses short!
 
It really depends on the person which program is best. As long as you have a basic understanding of A&P or have a few college classes under your belt, I can see them getting through the short program rather easily. Time management would also be key.
My basic was over a college semester and it was way too slow for my liking. I wish I could have done the 3-4 week "crash" course. Others in my class that had a degree or university experience felt the same way.
 
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Medic Tim said:
It really depends on the person which program is best. As long as you have a basic understanding of A&P or have a few college classes under your belt, I can see them getting through the short program rather easily. Time management would also be key.
My basic was over a college semester and it was way too slow for my liking. I wish I could have done the 3-4 week "crash" course. Others in my class that had a degree or university experience felt the same way.
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Agree with you. It depends on the person. I have always liked the fast courses (I actually enjoyed self-paced algebra!) and I don't need to study much.
 
like said above, you have to want to pass the course, if you go drink or "hang out" every night, you prolly wont do it.

i study/homework 2-4 hours a night.

with just 3 class days(and 2 exams +final)left im at a 92%.

if you go in to this type of class with a "community college attitude", you will fail.
 
lost a guy today. he failed 2 exams.

he rarely paid attention in class, and was one of those guys that was a distraction.
 
If you already have a job to pay the bills why don't you join a volunteer FD and get your feet wet and some real time experience.

From there jump into a 6 week EMT summer program if your comfortable enough. While you did the CLS in the Military little of it transitions into civilian EMS at the basic level.
 
trauma is trauma. opa is inserted the same, etc... lots of the same stuff.
 
Corky said:
If you already have a job to pay the bills why don't you join a volunteer FD and get your feet wet and some real time experience.

From there jump into a 6 week EMT summer program if your comfortable enough. While you did the CLS in the Military little of it transitions into civilian EMS at the basic level.
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because my job would not allow me to do so.
 
goodluck
 
troymclure said:
trauma is trauma. opa is inserted the same, etc... lots of the same stuff.
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And trauma is the minority of what we deal with in EMS.
 
Passed. Got the highest in my class by 1/2 % LOL. Averaged with a 94% I think.

Now to wait till Monday to schedule my nremt written exam.
 
Best of luck! Thanks for keeping us updated with your school process. Sounded like an interesting experience.
 
74 questions, 29 mins.

it seemed pretty easy, the only type of question i had multiples of was ob.
 
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