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Hello Ladies and Gents,

As I get closer to starting my EMT-B course this spring semester I can't help but ask myself, can I do this? Then I think longer down the road and testing into the EMT-I course, then eventually my Paramedic Program..... As some of you may already know I am about to be a first time mom any day now as well, I am having braxton hicks contractions as I write this lol.

I guess all depends on the person but I am really looking forward to learning as much as I can in the EMS area. I can't wait to do my internships and the hosptial and get some time in on the Truck, strangly that don't scare me at all my the in class work and whats expected of me home work wise is what's really worrying me.

Anyone have any insight on the way I am feeling? Also I have elected to take the 8-5 all day class on a Sat instead of two night a week, anyone else to it like this?

Thanks guys!
 
I was scared crapless every day of EMT class. Even more so before / during each exam.


I was scared 10x crapless every day of Paramedic school.



Yet I did fine. Most people do. You will do fine as well, as long as you put the time required into doing what you need to do to be a good caregiver.
 
Every year our county turns out a batch of EMTs from our high school. You can do it.
 
^ Thousands have graduated before you, and you can too.

--Picks up stethoscope--

This is my stethoscope. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My stethoscope is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My stethoscope, without me, is useless. Without my stethoscope, I am useless. . .
 
WARR said:
Good thing or bad thing?
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Totally good thing. I'm a major fan of people getting useful career skills in high school. They're well trained and are perfectly competent.
 
abckidsmom said:
Totally good thing. I'm a major fan of people getting useful career skills in high school. They're well trained and are perfectly competent.
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Interesting - you are right though - it is a stepping stone to other pathways.
Blessed187 said:
WTF?

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Yeah its been talked about a lot. IMO humans will be humans, make mistakes and loose their temper. We just have to move on and learn from mistakes.
 
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I was scared at first. But, I decided to go into class and just try my hardest. I loved it from day one.

The thing that scared me was talking on the radio and doing radio reports because there are a ton of other people listening on my reports. I was lucky enough to have one of the senior paramedics as my rider and she told me what to say and help me out.

EMT class isn't that hard. First couple months is a ton of information, but then it's just repetitive.
 
clibb said:
I was scared at first. But, I decided to go into class and just try my hardest. I loved it from day one.

The thing that scared me was talking on the radio and doing radio reports because there are a ton of other people listening on my reports. I was lucky enough to have one of the senior paramedics as my rider and she told me what to say and help me out.

EMT class isn't that hard. First couple months is a ton of information, but then it's just repetitive.
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I don't mean to hijack the thread from OP, but I have a question as a soon to be student. I don't really have any medical experience, I always wanted to study law but the last year or so got interested in EMS. How can could I get familiar w/ EMS related work? Also - did you or anyone else have any medical experience before going into EMS>
 
Your in a great system to learn in as well. All the nurses I met in my clinicals were more than happy to include me in anything and everything, but you have to show the interest they won't hold your hand and drag you from room to room. The guys on the trucks out here are awesome. They run I/P trucks so as a basic your pretty limited to what you can do but ask questions and jump right in and do assessments and nearly all of them are more than happy to help. I may have had a leg up with the crews though as I was in their company's program and not the CC program but either way they are all awesome.

You'll be just fine! Congrats on the kid too! If you ever need any help with class or advice about stuff in the area let me know, seeing as we are both in the biggest little city in the world.
 
nvrob said:
your in a great system to learn in as well. All the nurses i met in my clinicals were more than happy to include me in anything and everything, but you have to show the interest they won't hold your hand and drag you from room to room. The guys on the trucks out here are awesome. They run i/p trucks so as a basic your pretty limited to what you can do but ask questions and jump right in and do assessments and nearly all of them are more than happy to help. I may have had a leg up with the crews though as i was in their company's program and not the cc program but either way they are all awesome.

You'll be just fine! Congrats on the kid too! If you ever need any help with class or advice about stuff in the area let me know, seeing as we are both in the biggest little city in the world.
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thank you!!!
 
WARR said:
I don't mean to hijack the thread from OP, but I have a question as a soon to be student. I don't really have any medical experience, I always wanted to study law but the last year or so got interested in EMS. How can could I get familiar w/ EMS related work? Also - did you or anyone else have any medical experience before going into EMS>
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We are all here to ask questions and answer them right? :D

I had absolutely no medical experience before joining except helping my team medic out sometimes. I knew I wanted to be in medicine when one of my teammates fathers stopped at an accident and took care of the people on the way home from a game. He's the one that has hooked me up with the classes and where I will be working when I'm 21 until I go to med school.
I didn't even know how to take a BP before EMT class.
Honestly, I would just read on here and see what others say about EMS. The EMT class will teach you plenty. Medicine is an art, you will form into an EMT that will find your own art of medicine. EMT class only teaches you the basics that you will need in patient care. Other than that, it's all experience you gain in the field.
 
Did you graduate from high school? If so (and maybe if not) you can do fine. The amount and depth of material is easier than most university classes I've taken. The teachers tried to stress us and tell us this was the hardest class ever created, blah blah blah, but I think that's just to make people pay attention. Don't worry. You sound like you really want to be in class, so as long as you keep up that attitude, you'll do fine.
 
clibb said:
Medicine is an art, you will form into an EMT that will find your own art of medicine. EMT class only teaches you the basics that you will need in patient care. Other than that, it's all experience you gain in the field.
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:unsure: :)
 
Aerin-Sol said:
Did you graduate from high school? If so (and maybe if not) you can do fine. The amount and depth of material is easier than most university classes I've taken. The teachers tried to stress us and tell us this was the hardest class ever created, blah blah blah, but I think that's just to make people pay attention. Don't worry. You sound like you really want to be in class, so as long as you keep up that attitude, you'll do fine.
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LOL Yes I do have a HS diploma, however I would understand if you didn't believe me due to my poor spelling on here latley, BUT it's not ,it these new stupid fake nails that I got on last week. The keys on my laptop are a pain in the neck! lol.

Thank you for your input, I understand what your saying.
 
Removed posts about the Oklahoma HP vs EMT. Let's not hijack someone else's thread please.
 
Chimpie said:
Removed posts about the Oklahoma HP vs EMT. Let's not hijack someone else's thread please.
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Looks a thou off topic posts are not welcome, sorry it was just a general comment that I added in when I was tooling on youtube. I didn't feel the need to make another thread. I see now that it was a well known thing, that was the first time I heard about it.
 
Is the class hard? Not especially so...the hard part, the part you will be unprepared for is the people. I had no ideawhat I was meeting into when I started I'm this field. The user and abusers, the poor(economic and moral), the abused, the sick, the lonely, people. Dealing with the interpersonal relationships, convincing people to go with you was hard. The hardest was the pain both mine and others.

I came out of EMT class pissing vinegar with jet fuel in my veins, after a couple of codes, having to inform family that their loved ones passed, we did everything, ect, my attitude was tempered. But I love it, I would never change what I'm doing, never go back to a desk job or a cube, it amazing
 
Blessed187
Training: EMT-B

So you ARE an EMT-B as your training indicates, or you WILL BE an EMT-B Student in the spring?
 
I took my EMT-B course (6 credits) and 2 other 3 credit each classes. I had no trouble at all with it.
 
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