Emt school

[regamortis]

Just started emt school. was hopeing to get tips for a probie in emt school.

[doughesson]

Mouth shut,eyes and ears open.When someone says"You will see this material again"write down what they say after that.It'll more than likely be a test question.
Study hard and don't tense up when doing the skills.

Just started emt school. was hopeing to get tips for a probie in emt school.

[firefight99]

exactly what doughesson said. what you learn now will be used in your career for the next 20+ years.
time flys, before you know it you'll be on the job.

[fireman4949]

Just listen in class, study hard, watch your preceptor(s) closely during your clinicals and NEVER be afraid to ask a question...The only stupid question is the one that wasn't asked!

Remember the ABC's! As an EMT, you have a limited amount of treatment options available to you. Just remember to treat the most life threatening condition first. If your patient is telling you what hurts, The ABC's are okay, if he's not breathing, don't worry about his broken femur...He can't feel it.

Always use BSI...Always! Never take home anything you didn't take with you to work!

Always make sure the scene is safe...Make sure YOU go home at the end of your shift.

Finally, try not to get tunnel vision. It's easy to focus on one injury, while missing another that may potentially be even more life threatening, or one patient, when another may be in need of more immediate attention.
As you gain experience, you will also gain more confidence and you will become less likely to fall victim to TVS (tunnel vision syndrome), but it can sometimes still happen to even the most experienced medics.

I'm sure that if you apply yourself and you enjoy what you are doing, you'll do just fine!

I hope this helps a little...




Kevin

[Golzy12]

An acronym that helped me remember the steps of scene size up scene size up is HHHHHH

Hands - Take BSI, put your gloves on
Hazards - Is the scene safe?
How - Consider the mechanism of injury.
How many - How many patients do you have?
Help - Call additional units, ALS or help.
Head - Take C spine if it's appropriate.

[Gcours66]

i am 24yrs old and have a degree in marketing management. I am very interested in a fire fighting career, but i have no idea on how to go about it. should i got to emt school, get a volunteer position, or just take the test and hope i get picked. im just not sure. i do know one thing and that is i dont want to go back to school for another degree. any suggustions would be helpful. thanks

[cozmosis]

i am 24yrs old and have a degree in marketing management. I am very interested in a fire fighting career, but i have no idea on how to go about it.

I had a degree in mass communications and eight years in journalism when I decided to make firefighting a career, so I understand where you are coming from. Congrats on your interest in making the jump to the best job on Earth.

If you take a look around the forums, you will see that this topic has been discussed many times. The best approach often depends on where you live. In Arkansas, there are very few exclusively career departments. So, being a volunteer somewhere may give you both experience and a foot in the door.

In some states, you must get firefighter and emergency medical training before you apply. In other areas, the department trains everyone to every required level after they are hired. Your best bet is to contact the departments in your area and get a feel for how they recruit and what they look for in potential employees.

Every now and then, folks call or drop by the station and ask about getting a job with our department. We always provide them with as much information as they need and try to be of whatever assistance we can. If you drop by one of the houses in your area, hopefully they will extend those same courtesies to you.

And, for the record, this is my 1,000th post. Go me.

[spyonline]

Have fun and remember the only stupid questions are the ones not asked.

[rcostain]

Taking Your National Registry Exam Is Going To Be Difficult. You Really Need To Study For This Exam. The Best Thing I Can Say About The Test Is Read Each Question Completely Before You Awnser It.
And Most Importantly If You Fail The Test,(and Many Do There First Time) Take It Again. If You Score In The High 60's, You Can Retest Up To Two More Times. Good Luck And Remember Study!

[trailboss2]

You will see practice tests for the National Registry test everywhere, take them, study them, and study them again. When I took my EMT-B class we used this website that had really good practice tests for each topic. I highly recommend it as they seemed to help my quite a bit on my National Registry test.

http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_mistovich_prehospital_7 then click on a chapter, then multiple choice.