What im expected to know?
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vquintessence
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You're expected to know A&P, and would encourage you to go beyond what structures they show you in school and learn what the structures do, not just where they are and what connects to what.
Others to rattle off:
1) Common sense, it's ABC (you'll learn that acronym quickly), skeletal muscular stabilization and transport. No heroics, that's what PD and Fire do and why we scrape them up.
2) Again, A&P
3) Protocols, protocols, protocols; know them all and know them well. I was in a horrible EMTB program and they were never once brought up. Yours may be similar.
4) Know your "EMT" medications inside and out. Know when to use em, why to use em, what they do (good and bad) and know their dosages. Also, get familiar with common pt medications that you don't carry (ex: learn about coumadin at the very least).
5) You better like documentation, because the more ya write after every call: the safer you and pt will be, the more competent you'll seem and the more billing and supervisors will love you (grammar too!)
6) Know when you're over your head; ask for assistance be it ALS, Police, another ambulance, etc.
Otherwise, hope you can relate to the elderly, show compassion when necessary as well as have a high tolerance for BS. Good luck, you'll do fine!
Others to rattle off:
1) Common sense, it's ABC (you'll learn that acronym quickly), skeletal muscular stabilization and transport. No heroics, that's what PD and Fire do and why we scrape them up.
2) Again, A&P
3) Protocols, protocols, protocols; know them all and know them well. I was in a horrible EMTB program and they were never once brought up. Yours may be similar.
4) Know your "EMT" medications inside and out. Know when to use em, why to use em, what they do (good and bad) and know their dosages. Also, get familiar with common pt medications that you don't carry (ex: learn about coumadin at the very least).
5) You better like documentation, because the more ya write after every call: the safer you and pt will be, the more competent you'll seem and the more billing and supervisors will love you (grammar too!)
6) Know when you're over your head; ask for assistance be it ALS, Police, another ambulance, etc.
Otherwise, hope you can relate to the elderly, show compassion when necessary as well as have a high tolerance for BS. Good luck, you'll do fine!
BossyCow
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What are you expected to know when you enter the class or when you leave?
Arkymedic
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When you enter a basic class the only thing you have to know is CPR. In this area after passing the national registry, the only thing the basic needs to know is how to drive...which ironically enough EVOC is not usually taught with the class.
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What you are supposed to learn and know:
Suctioning, O2 administration, Positive pressure ventilation using BVM, extremely basic airway control, vital signs, bleeding control, splinting, CPR, AED operation, use of medications like activated charcoal, epinephrine, albuterol, nitroglyercine, and gel glucose.
What you will actually be expected to know:
Little to nothing. An EMT really receives his/her training on the job.
That said, do your best and be an EMT who actually knows his stuff. You should see the new people that come through these doors at my station.
ugh.
Suctioning, O2 administration, Positive pressure ventilation using BVM, extremely basic airway control, vital signs, bleeding control, splinting, CPR, AED operation, use of medications like activated charcoal, epinephrine, albuterol, nitroglyercine, and gel glucose.
What you will actually be expected to know:
Little to nothing. An EMT really receives his/her training on the job.
That said, do your best and be an EMT who actually knows his stuff. You should see the new people that come through these doors at my station.
ugh.
JPINFV
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Will I have rotten fruit thrown at me if I simply answer "Not enough?"