tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024114197911908604.post1014877596144747726..comments2010-06-09T17:01:40.668-07:00Comments on Becoming an EMT-B: A taste of what testing will be likeSagaciousHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024114197911908604.post-88471084078037873632010-04-08T05:10:00.139-07:002010-04-08T05:10:00.139-07:00Thanks for the feedback from both of you.Thanks for the feedback from both of you.Kit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024114197911908604.post-19931956197475095562010-04-07T19:10:58.015-07:002010-04-07T19:10:58.015-07:00Kit, There are different levels of EMT. The firs...Kit, There are different levels of EMT. The first is the EMT-Basic. It requires a minimum of 110 hours of training (we're doing 130 hrs, 2 nights a week, 4 hrs per night for 4 months), which is quite a bit when you consider that a 3 hr. college class consists of less than 40 hours of in class time. . . and like a college class, you've got to do a whole lot of outside studying or else you aint gonna make it. I see it as a full semester of work.<br />An EMT-B is qualified to be the person alone in the back of the ambulance giving BLS (basic life support).<br />Most people, if they are going to further their career go straight to EMT-Paramedic. This is a course of stufy equivalent to or slightly less than a two year college degree. Some programs actually do incorporate an Associate degree with the certificate. The program I'm considering is a whole regular semesters and a full summer.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024114197911908604.post-72137566849910928242010-04-07T17:37:42.083-07:002010-04-07T17:37:42.083-07:00When I trained for it here in PR we had to do at l...When I trained for it here in PR we had to do at least a 1,500 hours. Training course. I believe that's changed now. <br /><br />It's a very interesting and very rewarding profession, but it is hard on the back. The large patients on gurneys are difficult. Many people use it as a step off to careers in other areas of medicineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024114197911908604.post-4388946744485363622010-04-07T05:41:03.581-07:002010-04-07T05:41:03.581-07:00Sagacious, got a question. How extensive a trainin...Sagacious, got a question. How extensive a training does one need to get a good job as a EMT? In my area, there is a 7 credit "Letter of Recognition" program you'll find<br /><a href="http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/curricula/descriptions/cdfiresci.htm#emt" rel="nofollow">here</a>, which is at a good community college.<br /><br />I'm considering for my son who surprised me yesterday by pitching the idea to me. Thing is, he needs to get a GED first, I think, to understand the kind of classwork you're doing. Any thoughts on that link and employability?Kit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.com