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Why is it when you’re a student, and you try to do your clinical time, specially trying with a Dept.? Why is it so hard?

For hospital time, it was pretty easy! The hardest thing I’ve had is trying to get on with a dept. They either don't accept EMT-B’s right now, or won’t accept students, cause of the liability issue...Kind of frustrating...

I also have to do a thing for class…On asking other EMS, some of these questions, than I have to write a report on what I’ve learne. You can send me an e-mail if you don’t want to post your answers on here, or you can :) up to you :)

What State are you from?

What’s your favorite color?

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be?

What do you love most about your job?

What do you dislike most about your job?

What do you make and what is your certification level?

What was your training like?

What were your first days like?

How well do you work with other people in the field?


*some of the question I have yanked from “Wannabemt"*
 
Doesnt your school partner with a service in the area that will allow you to ride as a student? Don't they try and help you at all?

HMMM... Some of these questions are exactly (even the same words) like what WannaBe posted yesterday, Me thinks you two are either the same person, or in the same class.....But here are the answers.

edit...OOPS...didn't see where you SAID you snatched them from WannBe


What State are you from? Florida

What’s your favorite color? Purple

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? If you don't know the answer or how to do a task, ask. Don't pretend you do then make yourself look like an *** or worse harm your patient.

or..

Ensure you have total familial support. Training takes time and dedication and sometimes you have to sacrifice seeing the kids soccer game, or play one less game of whatever with them to ensure your ready for class or to go to your clinical rotations. Having that support will also help you when it gets tough and you start to question if your meant to be an EMT. Someone to kick you in your butt and say "You can do it" is wonderful to have.


What do you love most about your job? Everything. Its the BEST JOB EVER!!! Its the job I have been waiting all my life to have and didn't know it.

What do you dislike most about your job? Sometimes, like last shift, we get so busy and I REALLY REALLY have to pee, but the call is taking for ever or were on a long distace stat transfer, or as we are dropping on patient in the ER dispatch is telling us to hurry up there are calls waiting and I still have to pee really really bad.

and you can add to this..

People who spend the ENTIRE shift complaining about how much they hate thier jobs. If they hate it SOOO much, its time to move along. McDonalds is always hiring.

What do you make and what is your certification level? $10/hour. I am "relief". All that means is I get paid more and they don't have to offer benefits. I can still work a crazy amount of hours if I want to. Like next week. I have 3 - 24 hour and 1 8 hour shift scheduled between Monday and Saturday. I am a Basic.

What was your training like? 6 months. 3 nights a week and a bunch of Saturdays. Plus clinical roation time. It was nerve wrecking, hard, and awesome. Like you and a lot of us here, I worked 40-50 hours a week at my day job and still made it to class. Never missed one, was not late for a single class.

What were your first days like? I am still in my "first days." How long will this last? Hell, I don't know. Perhaps until I learn how to either go hours and hours and hours and hours without needing to pee, or my bladder gets bigger.


How well do you work with other people in the field? I get along with everyone :P Or at least I try.
 
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What State are you from? Montana

What’s your favorite color? Red

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? Don't get married

What do you love most about your job? The people

What do you dislike most about your job? Stupid providers

What do you make and what is your certification level? Not enough. NREMT-P

What was your training like? Long. Hard. Expensive.

What were your first days like? Fun.

How well do you work with other people in the field? Everyone loves me.

Didn't someone just ask the same questions?

Can't you share the answers?
 
What State are you from? South Carolina

What’s your favorite color? PINK

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? Don't get married (Id like to add... Dont have kids)

What do you love most about your job? The men in uniform YUM (Naaaah the people)

What do you dislike most about your job? The A**holes

What do you make and what is your certification level? EMT-Basic and Im as broke as a two dolla hoe that ahsnt been paid in three weeks (pretty damn broke heh)

What was your training like? Long. Hard. (Sounds like Wchkr was talking about a vibrator heh...or a rubber doll) Easy for me

What were your first days like? a Blur I was e ither tired, or hungover, or just crampy compliments of PMS (And not Pulse motor sensory either)

How well do you work with other people in the field? I have a pin I wear that says,"Does not Play well with others" I get along GREAT with co-workers I just hate the idiots that at 1am come up to the Ambulance drunk with "Hey can I get a ride I dont think its safe to drive"

Didn't someone just ask the same questions?Yes but its a series of repititions to see if we will answer the same way??? Or they are all having a blonde moment???

Can't you share the answers?No that would be too easy too simple and require too much common sense.. dont you know reading posts is out... reasking the same darn questions is in *groan*
 
Celtic-

ROFLMAO! You had me in tears!

Jenn
 
No,
We have to find out own. I thought they should help/ have it already set up, but nope.

So that's why it's hard right now. Then they slap us with this report thing, i know some of the questions are the same, but i had given credit to the person i took some of the questions from, yeah i could have used her's, just really didn't think about it. I've been going here and there, So i'm sorry for making everyne have to "Re-write it" I am sorry.
 
*winks* Jenn Im the forum cutup... I can be serious if need be But I also want everyone to have a good time, if someones upset I wanna try and get them to smile...

Im also fecicious as hell *giggle*

My car broke down one day on the side of the road I was under it trying to check out the problem had a guy go,"Ya broke down" I crawled from under the car looked at him (was in a skirt mind you) and stated,"Nah Just taking a nap" Ask a stupid question get a stupid answer....on the back of the Ambulance we stop at zaxbys and some dip asks my partner,"Is that an Ambulance?" I had to pipe in with ,"No its a fire truck thats taken too many steroids?" (Get it? steroids=major shrinkage? eh heh everyones a critic)
 
What State are you from? New York

What’s your favorite color?Blue, can you tell?

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? Study hard, and practice makes *almost* perfect.

What do you love most about your job? Being able to comfort someone in their darkest hour (sometimes we end up comforting our own crew too)

What do you dislike most about your job? The politcal bull involved in any organization, but especially volunteer fire departments/ambulance corps.

What do you make and what is your certification level? $0 - EMT Critical Care (NY designation, ALS, above EMT-I, below EMT-P)

What was your training like? Basic was 5 months, 2 nights a week, plus 10 hours of clinicals. ALS was 9 months, 2 nights a week, plus 53 hours of hospital clinicals and 90 hours of actual call time. For both, there was a lot of out of class studying and practicing.

What were your first days like? A little crazy since I was let loose on my own right off the bat (small department) but very fufilling and lots of good learning experiences.

How well do you work with other people in the field? I work well with others in the field. You have to remember that you are here to serve a customer - and in this case your service may make the difference between life and death - so everyone needs to put the bull aside and get the job done skillfully, efficiently, and professionally.
 
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Odd our instructor set us up..all we had to do was tell him the days he set it up with the crew chief we went in on those nights got a nametag and BAM..

they loved me for being Bi Lingual though *snicker*
 
What’s your favorite color? Captian Morgan

What was your training like?they made me suck face with a dummy!
 
Wow,
I wish we could do that lol....Just not sure how to go about/What to do heh..Guess i'll figure something out heh..

Hugs
 
What State are you from? A vegetative state.

What’s your favorite color? Depends on my mood. I prefer black, blue, & grey. I also enjoy yellow.

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? IMHO, practicing as a basic for a while before moving up to a higher level (I or P, state depending) is a good idea.

What do you love most about your job? Helping people & gadgets. I love gadgets! Gadgets are the thing!! MORE GADGETS!!! GADGETS!!!!

What do you dislike most about your job? Superiors who recognize your potential and put you down every chance they get so they can feel better about themselves.

What do you make and what is your certification level? Basic. I’m still trying to get hired so I can get paid. I practice at a volunteer fire department. In the meantime, I’m focusing on firefighter training and getting my NREMT cert. Sweeeeeet.

What was your training like? 200 hours of classroom didactics, practicals and clinicals. I lost a fiancée over it. They don’t like to sit on the back burner.

What were your first days like? I spent alot of time saying, "What if I had done this instead?" I now limit myself to internally questioning my actions ONE time for ONE call, on ONE shift.

How well do you work with other people in the field? I’m a nice guy and I work well with others. The "chief complaint" (haha) appears to be that I need to relax, but I assume that comes with experience... and I don’t have much of that… yet.
 
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*giggle* Gee dont like gadgets do ya????
 
What State are you from? The Dirty Jerz

What’s your favorite color? Pink

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be? Have fun..don't sweat the small stuff! Oh and when someone is vomitting...MOVE!!!

What do you love most about your job?I love every mintue of being on duty

What do you dislike most about your job?Vomit! YUCK!

What do you make and what is your certification level?I'm an EMT-B and I volunteer for now

What was your training like?3months, 2 to 3 days a week

What were your first days like?Stressful, but always fun!! I'll never forget my first few calls, no matter how uneventful they were

How well do you work with other people in the field? I pretty much get along with everyone...we sometimes have lil tiffs with medics..but they'll get over themselves someday:P
 
What State are you from?
Iowa

What’s your favorite color?
Purple, Navey and Yellow

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be?
Have fun while your young you get old way to fast:)

What do you love most about your job?
Working as a team and having the same goals. The support you get from working with a small community.

What do you dislike most about your job?
The late night runs that seem to come all to often.

What do you make and what is your certification level?
I'm an EMT-B/ERT Not enough to worry about.

What was your training like?
A year of schooling at night. Wasn't bad. It was a night class that I did while being a senior in High school.

What were your first days like?
Exciting. Don't think I will forget my first call at least for a while. But like anything else there are times that you will remember for ever and then there are those that just blend together.

How well do you work with other people in the field?
We as a squad get along pretty well. Like any group you have you have the good days, awesome days and some really sucky days.:wacko:
 
What State are you from?

West Virginia

What’s your favorite color?

Purple, this week

If you could tell me one thing that you know now that would help me what would it be?

Just because someone is having classic MI symptoms, doesn't mean they're having the "big one" :wacko:

What do you love most about your job?

I don't work as an EMT (I'm a volunteer), but I would say the camaraderie

What do you dislike most about your job?

People who tell me how to do my job when they have absolutely no medical training.

What do you make and what is your certification level?

Absolutely nothing and I'm a WV EMT-B

What was your training like?

Good and the recert classes are great.

What were your first days like?

Nerves! First call was an OD.

How well do you work with other people in the field?

I work well with everyone I think. I try to get along and play nice.
 
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