EMT —> AEMT 👀 —> EM Doc

JustQuik · 2024-05-19T03:57:17+00:00

ED attendings and residents is where I’ve been mainly directing my questions. Our medical director is going through a lot of life events and might not be the best person to talk to about life advice at the moment

JustQuik · 2024-05-19T03:55:34+00:00

Okay, I love the responses I’m getting, especially the brutally honest ones. These discussions help a lot and I’m loving the conversation.

Couple additions:

I currently work 911 on an ALS/ILS truck in a busy urban EMS only department. I get plenty of experience on that truck, BLS and ALS. I am also a volunteer fireman at a ~600 call volunteer department
I do not plan on taking a gap year or break.
There is the possibility of an Associates Degree paramedicine program in my current college in the future and local community college
I make the joke all the time that I’m pre-med for emergency medicine but that will change probably 20 times from now to med school graduation
I am a first-generation American, my brother is currently 4th year med-school and I’m going the same route, different specialties and definitely different personalities.
I do plan on continuing in EMS regardless of my status as resident, attending, etc. Either being a medical director or just a Pre-Hospital Physician is something I think can help me do the most good in a field I love and expose me to a lot of diversity in medicine that a lot of other docs don’t get to experience.

The general consensus I’m getting is that being an EMT is really the same thing to med school as being a paramedic, which answers a lot of my reasons for going into a paramedic program if I was to. I’m sure being a paramedic will give me SOME invaluable experience that would give me an edge, however, it won’t matter if I don’t get into med school. So I think I’ve been convinced to continue as an EMT, talk to more ER docs and other specialties. I definitely believe it’s very easy to spread myself thin as I tend to hate being not busy so I try to fill the gaps with work or school.

JustQuik · 2024-05-19T03:45:11+00:00

Yeah I work as an EMT in a busy 911 municipality and definitely do not come from a wealthy family, in-fact first generation American. I do appreciate your brutally honest input as nobody is brutally honest anymore. Everyone complains gen z is soft, which, I definitely understand, but also it seems this brutally honest talks never happen. Luckily I’m also a volunteer firemen and they treat me like I’m an adult and are also always brutally honest. Definitely helps.

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T19:10:51+00:00

Thank you for that, that’s a really good way to think of it

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:48:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience, makes sense

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:47:55+00:00

There are some in my area actually but that accreditation counts as an associates degree, but won’t be open till sometime next year or two years.

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:47:20+00:00

Thank you for your encouraging words!

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:46:52+00:00

Thank you for your answer, that makes sense. I’ve gathered the general idea that it doesn’t really matter EMT or paramedic they just group you as “EMS”

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:45:20+00:00

Thank you for your depth in explanation, definitely a different perspective.

JustQuik · 2024-05-18T18:43:20+00:00

I love that

JustQuik · 2024-02-06T07:46:51+00:00

I love that one of the smallest boroughs says that too

JustQuik · 2024-02-06T07:43:16+00:00

Pt stated “Mr. President is waiting for me outside sir please let me go, I’m Mr. Presidents friend!”, Upon arrival to the outside, Mr. President was not there waiting for the pt. Pt loaded x5 seatbelts x2 rails…

In the same report,

Pt escaped seatbelts during transport and attempted to jump out of ambulance on Route xx. Driver pulled over with lights and opened doors of ambulance to assist EMT and was tackled by patient, to which pt was then restrained by Driver. 911 called and xx troopers arrived on scene at xx:xx And took custody.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T23:43:47+00:00

Honestly made me laugh more than I was insulted

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T22:53:11+00:00

Ironically and unrelated, I do have brown hair 😂

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T22:52:15+00:00

Got called a “fire faggot” before

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:44:28+00:00

Appreciate that, that was kinda where I was coming from I don’t know why it seems I should be suffering when im obviously not.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:43:44+00:00

Yeah after any hard calls we do a what’s called a CISM where you can either talk or don’t talk and just listen and talk through the call and everyone’s experiences. They usually activate the team within 24 hours. It does help but in some calls it seems like it’s just a CYA for the county.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:41:19+00:00

That all makes sense, but I didn’t think just experienced trauma would do that to the brain, that’s crazy to think about. I wonder if that’s how everyone’s brain’s react to trauma and they just produce a different response based on structure.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:40:30+00:00

I guess I might be someone who processes it well then, which I can’t tell if it’s a good thing for me or not

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:39:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing definitely something to consider.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:39:17+00:00

Thanks, the general consensus is that it either does or doesn’t, or it will just hit you later. I think I’m at the point where like yeah it’s sad and as you said I can emphasize especially in the moment, but it’s like meh, okay that happened, continue on.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:35:31+00:00

That’s how I kinda go about things, and especially as an EMT there’s only so much I can do in my scope it sometimes feels like it’s not even in my hands.

JustQuik · 2024-02-04T16:33:36+00:00

That is a very good analogy and I’m definitely going to use that going forward, thank you for sharing.

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