Only 1 ER and 1 ride along shift?

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I took an EMT class in Iowa about 7 years ago, and part of our certification requirement was that you needed quite a few hours of clinical experience--I can't remember exactly how much now, but it was in the neighborhood of 24 hours ride along and 40 hours in the ER. I'm starting a class in the Boston area in April, and every course description I've read for schools in this area says you get 1 shift in an ER, and 1 ride along (my course also offers a field extrication day). To be honest, I'm a bit blown away--is this pretty standard, to just do one or two clinical shifts? Do a lot of students go back to the hospital or EMS provider on their own and say, hey, I'd really like to do a few more observation shifts? :unsure:
 
Last I knew there wasn't any mandatory clinical time for MA EMT courses. The usual was 8 hours in the ED and that was it.
 
Indiana: 8 hours in an ED, 8 hours on an ambulance for EMT-B certification.
 
Mississippi is 24 hours on the trucks with a min of 5 emergency calls and 24 hours in the ER for EMT
 
For Basic in Ohio we needed 4 hrs in the adult ER, 4 in the peds ER, and 8 hrs of ride time. It varied with different schools in the area though.
 
I wouldn't call 24 and 40 hours "quite a few" but, unfortunately, yes, what you're seeing for clinical time is the norm. Sometimes you'll see more but 1-2 shifts for EMT-B is pretty standard.

Our EMT-I new hire process has more hours in it than most EMT-B courses.
 
Ours went by the number of patient contacts we made.. I think we needed 10 in one shift.. If we didn't get our number in, we had to schedule another ride along..
 
We had 70 something hours with a labor and delivery thrown in.
 
If I remember correctly it was 16 hours in ER and ambulance observational only. That was in the early 90s in Washington. Things may have changed a bit.
 
Here in NM I think it's 12 on a truck and 12 in the ER... Too many EMT-B students to give them more than that. And I'd rather the medic and EMT-I students have first dibs on clinical shifts anyways
 
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