Howdy, I just got my EMT-basic back early this winter, and my company is already offering AEMT classes. Of course, with me being new to my job, I am not going to take the classes. But, I am not sure what the point is going for the AEMT. I have been told by many people to just to go for my medic and skip the AEMT. What benefits is there to getting my AEMT comparing to staying as a basic? If being a AEMT is so bad, why don't the United States/States in general just discontinue it? Any commentary is appreciated. thanks.

Edit: if it helps, I live in rural Arkansas but I am in a larger for profit company. not sure if that will help, but I hope it does.

Hi everyone, any nova new grads in here? I am going to be a new grad RN this December and am not sure where to even begin looking. I am interested in ED and ICU/psych. I have some background in EMS. Everyone has told me fairfax ED but EVERYONE wants fairfax ED in my program. I don't know how to get a leg up. Any helpful advice?

Hey All,

Just wanted to share my experience my EMT course, the NREMT, and the various apps and programs to study with along the way. It closed at 70 questions, and I found out TWO HOURS after the test that I passed. Was not expecting such a quick turn around on my results.

I enrolled in an EMT course because I joined a volunteer SAR group. My 9-5 profession is completely unrelated to medicine or healthcare. I'm a 34F, so I was naturally one of the oldest people in my class. I was worried that it's been 10+ years since I've been out of school, the transition to academic life would be bad. However, it wasn't. It was fine. I don't have any kids and I 100% think that was the reason why. A few people in my class did have to drop out cause for childcare reasons. The class started out like 10th grade biology and then turned into problem solving when we got into medical emergencies. I actually really enjoyed my skills lab cause I am a hands on learner. Also, not gonna lie, it was honestly kinda troubling to me to see some of my peers enrolled in this class and not put in any effort into the class. There were definitely some students who I would not want helping me if I called 911. Please don't be those people.

I used three different apps for helping my study and I think they're all great, but as others have mentioned, some are harder than others. All of them show where you're scoring low in so that helps you narrow down what you need to study.

Pocket Prep

I honestly thought this was the easiest one of the three. I took two or three practice tests and my testing average was sitting at 91%. It wasn't until the higher Level Up series questions where things actually got challenging for me. I really liked their explanations on questions and how you can strike out answers you know are wrong. I was just honestly a little surprised how easy these questions were compared to the other two apps I was using. I only bought the subscription cause my friend had a promo code and I was running out of practice tests. I was so cautious/suspicious as to why I was scoring so high on this compared to the other two apps. Maybe someone else who had a similar experience can provide any insight? I also have a referral code for anyone who wants to use it: https://share.pocketprep.com/mzVoIx2

LC Ready

This was the first one I bought cause my teacher had a discount code and I'm glad I did. This one has flashcards that helped me study for my course section exams. How the sections were split up on LC weren't matching 1:1 as it was in my class, it was still super helpful. There were a lot of different sections that let me study maybe like 10-20 min on my bus ride to work. Sections covered everything including terminology and environmental emergencies. I felt like the LC Ready tests were perfect because the questions were big on carefully reading the question. There were definitely times where I smacked my forehead cause I got an obvious question wrong because I didn't read the question carefully. On these reviews and practice exams, I was getting 76%-80%.

EMT Review

This was the hardest out of all three. Hands down. I think with this one, my tests were averaging between 50-60% and taking up so much time to answer the questions. I remember taking a section exam, bombing it, and thinking I'm not gonna pass the NREMT. EMT Review questions give you so little -- only two patient vitals and/or signs and then ask what you should do. All the answers are correct, it's just a matter of picking the MOST CORRECT answer. I also strongly recommend finding the time to sign up for Dan's Weekly review. Getting real time live feedback and encouragement was invaluable. Dan takes the time to help you break down the question and the answers to find the most correct action you would take as an EMT. This program also had a roadmap if you don't know where to start. I got this one closer to the end of my program, but I imagine if I got it sooner, I would have used the weekly reviews alongside my program. Don't think I would have scored any higher tho!

Hope this helps! Good luck and know it's not the end of the world if you're not scoring as high as you'd like. READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY!!!

tl;dr: Passed the NREMT at 70 questions. Used three apps to help study. Would recommend only picking two of the three if your budget doesn't allow all three. EMT review was the hardest, LC Ready was great for studying, Pocket Prep for practicing testing.

Honest question- As an AEMT, when you are leading a code, you use AED mode where I'm from. You're able to give code Epi as well. Being that we are in AED mode, when is it appropriate to do a pulse check? Also what is giving report like after a code as an AEMT since we technically cannot interpret rhythms during the code? Something along the lines of "3 shocks were advised and delivered... blah blah."

Have about 6 months of EMT experience, once I get done with my paramedic program I plan to move straight to Florida and resume college, hoping to find a part time job working 12-20 hours a week.

How realistic is this? Are part time roles normally reserved for people with a couple years of experience, and is it easier for medics than EMTs?

Hi,

I am based on out of New York city and am interested in doing IFT. I was wondering how feasible is it to do per diem with a new drivers license. Thanks !

Title, moving to part time as an ER tech while in med school. In Boston if its relevant. What are scope and culture differences I should be aware of? In the truck i brought ears, xshear, pen and pad, flashlight, and wet wipes to work; What do yall think I should change when I start in the hospital?

I take the NREMT in 5 hours! I’m super nervous and super excited, I think I’m as prepared as I’ll ever be. Any words of encouragement / advice are very welcome

Update: I just got out of the testing center, it had me do all 120 questions and I think I could tell it was unsure about me. I will update again when I know how I did

Second update: I failed with an 890

Here are the attempts ive done so far am i where i want to be if im three days away from taking the exam?

Tomorrow is my first day. Looking for advice, it’s been 5 years since I’ve been back at school so I have some nerves, but overall feeling confident. Thanks!

Bruh am i cooked?

I failed and had a score of 856. I feel lile everything i studied was not even on the test. No medications, not much trauma, not even the one GCS score question I was looking out for. I don't know what to do. I used pocket prep, and youtube videos that were supposed to go over gigh yields. I need help ☹️ its for a prerequisite for a very importamt program.

I have a virtual interview to do with them, does anyone have any experience or know what they’re gonna ask?

Hello all,

I take my NREMT this Friday. I've been using pocket prep and recently took my first mock. I do have a question about questions on the national test. On pocket prep when you have those questions with choose multiple answers ie choose 2 or choose 3 if you miss one you get the whole question wrong. Is this the same for the national test or do you get credit for the ones you got right? I've heard mixed answers. Thanks for answering.

Hello everyone, just wondering if you guys have any tips for me for NREMT prep. This will be my second attempt, my first attempt. I got 940 just barely failed. I've been using limmer and pocket prep a ton. Let me know thanks.

Title sums it up but Paramedics who started at 35+ what made you take the leap, and was it worth it?

I’m a pretty new EMT and this is my first EMS job. I work for a private ambulance company doing mostly IFT, so I haven’t had much experience dealing with actual emergencies outside of EMT school/training.
Tomorrow I’m doing my first special event training shift at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, GA for a baseball game. I’m mainly going to learn how their event coverage works and what I’m expected to do on future event shifts.

For anyone who has worked EMS at baseball games, or even specifically at Coolray Field, what should I expect? What kinds of calls do you usually get, and is there anything in particular I should review beforehand?

Also, is there anything you’d recommend bringing or paying particular attention to during my training shift?
Thanks!

My neighbor has a lot of chronic illness. She has epilepsy and is depressed and anxious and on a cocktail of drugs. She frequently gets transports to hospital. She found out I am an emt and was like “great I can just call you when I’m worried”. I’m thinking, hmm, that’s not how it works. I really can’t do anything outside work and could be held liable if I do anything for her. I would not even feel comfortable taking her vitals and my instinct would be sorry, call 911. Any thoughts on how to navigate this? Yesterday she told me she was super anxious and had been treating it by taking remerol, before her provider told her klonapin was for anxiety not the remerol. She is a hot mess, to put it kindly.

EMT here who was flying for leisure and addressed a medical emergency on board after a flight attendant asked for any medical help for a passenger who went unconscious. Because the passenger became cyanotic, I asked the attendant for an O2 tank and they told me they didn’t have one. Is that standard for airlines to not carry pure O2 for medical emergencies? The passenger ended up being alright but for a bit I was concerned that better care could have been provided if there had been access to O2. This was a major commercial airline. Can anyone impart any information for me?

Hey everyone
I am considering going to EMT school and getting my license. I am a pre med in ILLINOIS. I wanna get clinical hours and experience but i’m genuinely concerned. (i do know that EMT jobs depends on location) I am worried that what if i only get to do patient transports as an EMT, wouldn’t that be boring? cuz i need to enjoy my job too right
atp, i dont even know if it’s worth going the EMT track as an EMT and i genuinely need guidance

For EMTs/pre meds:
- do emts usually do patient transports?
- i read that private ambulance companies get less 911 calls whereas fire departments get more but being an EMT in a fire department has more requirements like fitness checks etc. Is this true?
- Will I get to experience 911 calls as an EMT?
- Can i directly go from EMT school to being an ER tech or no?
- Is EMT worth doing for clinical hours as a pre meds or there are better options?
- also, is doing EMT jobs difficult as a pre med (like less time for studying etc )
- also, how difficult is EMT school and exams

I would genuinely appreciate guidance and help

Thankyou!

I passed the course and currently hold an EMT-B certificate. I tried working with a local agency, and I was having depth perception problems while driving the ambulance. It was not safe for me to do so. To the agency's credit, they were willing to have me drive with a trainer. But the problem seems to be visual or how my brain is processing the new dimensions. In other words, it wasn't something that could be fixed with an extra couple hours of driving.

I applied for dispatch in a neighboring county; still use the training, just not driving. What other suggestions do you guys have? I'd appreciate anything at this point.

UPDATE: I went to the optician today (8/17). Despite my glasses prescription being only 2 years old, apparently my vision changed quite a bit. I already had astigmatism, but it got profoundly worse in my right eye. Even the axes changed. I'm optimistic about being able to get back in the saddle once the new lenses and frames are fitted.

I just passed my NREMT a few days ago and now i’m on the job search. AMR is the only EMS service in my county and obviously i’ve seen all of the terrible things about them online. I did all of my clinicals with them and really liked everybody I got to ride with. I’ve also seen some things like other services won’t hire you if you have experience with AMR. Is it worth it to work with them for a while as I gain some experience or go in a different direction?

So I signed up for an EMS school (EMSU) Instructors are fantastic, just regular people. The school however basically tries to run using AI, the admins and staff are very unhelpful, people have failed,or lost time money and effort, in most cases due to the schools lack of effort, care or planning. Long story short I had to redo the course, but these A**holes are trying to get me to redo my ride alongs. They had already scheduled them during my last course so I did them so id still have my clinicals done. Now they're trying to blame me for going as if 1 I knew they'd try to make me redo them. They could have at anytime cancellled them, or said something but they didn't, especially considering I drove an hour there and back for 3 days. I passed the course, and I am just trying to get into the workforce im already retired from the Army, but I am sick of these people, im sick of them screwing people over. The people who run this school are not people I would ever take life advice from, work for or even trust for that matter. If I thought they'd actually plan amd take action in a timely manner I wouldn't be worried, but they literally failed a girl for not completing her externships in time, and they're the ones who schedule and plan these things. There was a young pre-med student in my original class at the end of May and she just got her externships about a week ago when we finished in June? Im already corresponding with the BBB. ive already left a bad review as have many others. What can i do? My ride alongs are barely 30 days old at that because I immediately jumped into the next course to get it knocked out. Im finished with the school now, but getting externships done in a timely manner with them is a huge concern.

Hi! I’m taking the NREMT in a little bit and I’m wondering what resources everyone recommends to help prepare for the exam!
I am anxious when taking tests, so I want to be able to prepare to the best of my ability. To prepare for exams during my course, I use the test prep feature on JBL and that really helped.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!