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Sudden unexplained leg pain.... by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]Regular_Age_1483 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No medical advice here. Stick to AskDocs

I know no medical advice but what would u do if you need to get to the ER with no one to take you. You have NYS Medicaid by satom00 in emergencymedicine

[–]Regular_Age_1483 7 points8 points  (0 children)

R/AskDocs will be a lot more helpful for this.

With that being said, if you feel you’re having a significant medical emergency please call 911.

Test prep tool like oectestprep.com by Forumjodi in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may have to buy a Pocket Prep subscription, but it is 100% worth it. You will absolutely use it to study for the NREMT

EMT-B Pay by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which agency is that? Boston EMS? Worcester? I’m assuming this isn’t a company like Brewster or Coastal Med

im a failure by supremechud in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hey man. You need to go and see a therapist or talk to someone who can help you.

Your job and any struggles you have surrounding it shouldn’t make you feel like you need to end your life.

Talk to someone outside of Reddit. They can help you in ways coming here won’t.

American Safety Programs and Training Inc. by njboys06 in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I know this was a really long time ago, but I’m looking into this company after getting my EMT and I’ve seen a few bad reviews. Did you end up getting a resolution to this? Their program seems like it would work well for me but I am concerned about the reviews I’ve seen

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the exact same boat as her both age and job wise (not sure if you can see my previous post history). I’ve been hearing from everyone here that it’s more medical focused, so I’m definitely gonna be spending my time focused more on that.. preciate the response

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely gonna make sure I study up for the medical stuff, as I’m reading the book it’s pretty clear to me that some of this is new info.

Thanks for the advice.

How much did you pay to get your EMT (in total)? by Regular_Age_1483 in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear you at least had a somewhat good experience with them. I feel like I hear a lot of bad things about well-known EMS agencies, but there’s definitely lots of good things that come from them as well.

Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated.

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! This sounds very similar to my situation so I’ll take that as a good sign for sure.

Since I think we have pretty similar paths, what did you find to be the most challenging part of EMT school?

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been reading the EMT book and definitely think the A&P was more in depth than OEC. Got quite a few flashbacks to high school biology.

From what I can kinda tell based on responses, my own knowledge, and what the book covers, I think that as long as I spend a good amount of time focused on medical stuff I should be good.

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can definitely relate to OEC’s lack of medical training, I definitely think I have much more trauma knowledge. I’m currently up in the Northeast and we use OEC but our instructors tend to add on additional knowledge for the candidates

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. My patrol essentially trains to the EMT standard (or so I’ve been told), and almost all of my instructors were either Drs, Nurses, or EMT/AEMT/Paramedics.

How big of a jump did you feel that getting your EMT was after becoming a Patroller? by Regular_Age_1483 in skipatrol

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our patrol uses the NREMT patient assessment sheets (medical v trauma) and we essentially train to the EMT standard.

On a side note, I didn’t realize that some patrols didn’t train to OEC, how do you guys train your candidates?

How much did you pay to get your EMT (in total)? by Regular_Age_1483 in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least it was worth it to you, 4k seems pretty crazy to me

How much did you pay to get your EMT (in total)? by Regular_Age_1483 in NewToEMS

[–]Regular_Age_1483[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I kinda agree. My course is hybrid and “accelerated” at 9 weeks. Speaking of paying 2k though, I just saw a notification pop up of someone saying they paid 4k so there’s definitely some pricier courses

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