hey everyone ! i just passed the nremt and am in the process of submitting my county emt license. i’ve been looking at a couple jobs and am really interested in er tech jobs but how possible is it for me to get an er tech job with no experience ?

Sorry bit of a rant. But I’m moving down to San Diego and trying to find a ER tech job. I have at least 8 applications out which half never got an interview/rejected. I have good critical care experience, did CCT for a children’s hospital, it was a great experience and definitely saw a lot. I get SD has some of the most sought after jobs in the country, but even with my critical care experience, am I just competing against veteran ED techs? Because it really feels like it. Really want to do ED tech, don’t want to go back to regular IFT that I did for a year, or try to stay at an IFT to attempt to do CCT there. Really want to be in hospital. Also applying to floor nursing assistant jobs but man this is stressful. Sorry not to sound pessimistic I’m really keeping my hopes up for an interview/ acceptance but I guess if there’s any advice out there or what anyone did that they think might of helped them get an ED tech job in SD.

Basically title. I have seen posts here of people not quite passing and seeing their score and how much they need to improve, but even though I passed I am curious to see my score because honestly I didn’t have an amazing feeling leaving the test and was pretty sure I failed. I am super happy I passed but still curious.

I finished in about 60 questions/50 minutes.

Thanks!

Just for reference I am working my be try first ems job as a 911 emt with a medic partner at all times because of staffing. Our company has three stations in town, 9 day time trucks and 7 24/7 trucks. They are all 450 style ambos and I recently just learned that my company may be a little more unique than I had imagined. For starters, every truck has an auto loader by Stryker. Aside for one or two non 911 trucks. And I recently learned that a lot of places still use the hook method in their ambos. Our company also uses zoll auto pulses, cmacs, sapphire pumps and zoll monitors. Most of that stuff is pretty common except someone told me that it’s pretty rare for an ambulance to
Have fiber optic cmacs in them. We also only have vac mats and no rigid spine boards. Our medical director bassicly banned the use of rigid spine boards. I thought all of this stuff was pretty common elsewhere, but I guess not. Maybe I am naive to all of this EMS stuff, so I’d like to hear from you guys! What stuff do you guys have or don’t have? I’m not trying to brag or anything, I’m genuinely curious. Just for reference the company is a non profit hospital based 911 ambulance company

Hello! I was planning on starting an EMT course in August to start getting clinical hours for med school. I assumed I would be able to find a part-time job as an EMT right away because I was certified. After doing more research, I saw that SoCal as a whole is oversaturated with new EMTs that can't get hired as full-time, much less part-time. So now I don't know if I'm making the right choice to become an EMT. How long did it take for all the college students out there to get employed? Was it worth it? Or would it be better if I got clinical hours a different way? Any advice would be appreciated!

I’m a paramedic looking for work out in the wild, outside of wildfire does anyone know of anything? I know most SAR is volunteer.

Hi everyone,

I have my exam scheduled in the next few days. I spent the last two-ish weeks doing practice exam, questions and test, which I’ve all passed but not by huge margins. 75-85%

These tests have all been based on the NREMT prep, however I am aware NYS has recently changed their test, was curious if those who’ve recently taken the updated exam could recommend some good last minute study material? If you’ve taken the recently updated exam did you feel it was as difficult as we’ve all been scared to think?

What are some unique emt positions i can find. Looking for positions outside of 911 and the hospital setting. I'm relatively new starting out and just weighing my options. Thanks in advance

Hey all, I've let my nremt expire by a year, But I do have a current state license. I've gone through the application process through the nremt website and have completed and passed the written test. The only thing left on the application is the "Skills Competency Verification" section, which is marked as "Under review". I'm not really sure what to do from this point, do I need to also retake the Psychomotor test as well?

I know they have the website, but one of the stations told me they usually post on social media when hiring opens, does anyone have any experience with this?

I work for private ambulance as an EMT-B. We were running a bunch of back to back routine calls like ED discharges to a SNF or assisted living, or a psych pt ED to behavioral health center. But we got a call put on us that was pediatric pt being transported from a local children’s hospital to a bigger main campus hospital.

12 y/o female, originally was an ALS call but downgraded to a BLS for whatever reason. When we picked her up the sending nurse advised us that she was stable enough to transport but to “keep an eye on her”. So we secured her to the stretcher and attached her to our monitor. Her vitals were all WNL and she was A&Ox4.

So we brought her out to the ambulance and everything was going fine throughout most of the transport. But about 3/4 of the way there she crashed.

I was filling out the PCR when I heard the monitor start beeping at me. Her vitals like bottomed out and the monitor was reading zeros across everything except SPO2 which was like 78 when I first looked. I genuinely thought the monitor was just tweaking out. When I checked in her she was completely unresponsive and I couldn’t find a pulse on her carotid or radials, then I felt for breaths or looked for chest rise which was really hard bc we’re in an ambulance on the highway.

Then I panicked and just decided to start CPR. I practically screamed bloody murder at my partner to run hot. We were still a good 15-20 minutes out from the receiving hospital so I ended up just calling 911 and asking them where we should take her. They then said to just go to the nearest ED, and they gave us the address and everything and apparently gave them a report (which I don’t believe for reasons I’ll say in a minute). So I did about 6-8 minutes of CPR all while waiting for her to fall into a shockable rhythm. But the monitor never advised a shock.

We pulled into the ER ambulance bay and pretty much had to bang on the door since we didn’t know the code to get in and no one could see us. At this point my partner was doing compressions and I was bagging. It took them about 30 seconds to reach the door and let us in. But even then apparently they had no idea we were coming and didn’t have anything set up. But they managed to get her into a room and took over for us.

I don’t know if I did everything right but I panicked and wasn’t ready for everything. I don’t know what happened to her but I really hope I didn’t just kill a 12 year old.

Edit: I’m sure there’s spelling mistakes and stuff. Sorry I’m tired and not gonna bother correcting a Reddit post. Also just to clarify, ROSC was never achieved while she was in my care.

Hi,
This decision has been eating me away for the last month but im contemplating if I should do the accelerated paramedic program at Nebraska community college it’s 12 week didactic, and i complete the clinicals and field on my own time. I’ve asked many people around half of my people say get some 911 experience and the other half say just send it.
Im a newly certified EMT, just got it a month ago and just finished my A&P. I want to get it as soon as possible so i can entire the fire department as a medic.
My friends who say just full send it are experienced medics and says 911 experience as an emt isn’t going to help you in paramedic school just doing it and grinding will get you to pass it
But i am scared because i dont want to fail need to make a decision soon

I am just wondering if anyone knows how long COPR actually takes to release exam results usually? I have read it used to take 4 days, have also read that i can take 4 weeks. Just wanting to know as my anxiety is through the roof waiting for these results.

I took my exam yesterday and was of course was disappointed with myself for not passing, I’m not the best test taker and overthink a lot. I read up on what to do on preparing for the exam and the most recommend thing was pocket prep. I used it religiously and went through my own notes throughout class and the study guides I had from there. I felt like I didn’t know anything on the exam and struggled a lot between the clear 2 answers that they want you to choose from. What else can I do to prepare myself for my 2nd attempt study wise or does anyone have any test taking tips to help me not overthink my answers so much, thanks for the help in advance

hey, i'm a student at an emt school for nys. my course is 6 weeks long. so far? kinda a nightmare.

not reaaally sure what i expected tbh but like, i really didn't expect just HOW much shit i need to know in such a short time span, but honestly it's been extremely stressful. feels like a full time job, and i'm pretty young, so honestly i'm not jiving with it at all. of course, i paid money i'd really rather not lose over this course, so i'm hoping to pass despite my overall crazy anxiety levels for it. in just a few weeks i'll be done, and then i can say fuck it. maybe i'll do this in uni, and if not, fuck it -- i just need to survive and get through it and i'm trying my best not to quit. but with so much information at all times, so many specific conditions i need to know despite the fact they're all treated the same way, with tough instructors and my sense of anxiety, it's miserable.

i need some advice though. this course is SERIOUSLY rough, and honestly? i'm scared shitless of both the rotations and the exam. i have my rotations are next week in the general bronx area. how bad are twelve hour shifts? what can i expect? presumably i'll only be checking vitals, which i really should be more confident in. but how bad really is it?

second off, for the nys exam. im probably not doing nremt, just the state. what can i expect? how tough is it? i definitely feel like the fact that my course is so accelerated means i'm not as nearly well-learned as i should be, and that kinda scares me. what can i expect? how do i study better?

thank you guys. i truly do really respect what ems does but honestly? no way i could be an emt in a high stress area if i'm as anxious as i am about just going into the practical skills labs every day. i need to get as much info as i can.

Hi everyone I suddenly got hired with Falck LA and I’ve been doing IFT for the past 6 months. Do you guys have any tips on what I could do now to better prepare myself for the transition into 911?

have been in an ems only role in a fire department for ~8 months. i did very well with the class material and was assigned to the busiest station in my area (14 runs in a 14 hour shift is not uncommon). i struggled quite a bit to start with, more than most if not all of my peers.

i have never been good at doing things with my hands, i’m uncoordinated and have shitty spatial processing. i’ve been in three minor accidents in the ambulance already (all of them very minor property damage) and am under close surveillance now and likely going on a PIP. i feel like a liability on scene and feel like i’m always making mistakes, and have been told that i need to “lock in” by my superiors.

i dread going into work now. this is all negatively affecting my personal life. the two things stopping me are that #1, i’ve had some priority 1 calls where i feel like i’ve done very well and that feeling is intoxicating. #2, i have no idea what else to do. i’m 24 and a college dropout and not qualified to do much else. i just fear that this field is not for me, and feel backed into a corner

Hi, I am a fairly new EMT at a suburban EMS agency in upstate NY with eight stations. When I first started the job earlier this year, I was going through a lot of life changes and my anxiety was through the roof. It was bad enough that I thought I was having actual cardiac issues. After seeing a cardiologist, monitoring my heart for a week and a half, and starting Zoloft and Vistaril, my issues have mostly subsided. But whenever I work at one particular station, it comes back. My heart starts racing, I get dizzy and tingly in my arms, and sometimes I want to throw up. I dread my time at this station because every time I go there, I feel terrible. Any idea why or how to prevent this going forward?

I am currently getting ready to start the EMT courses through a community college, but I wanted to get ahead before I actually start. Does anyone have any tips or study material I can use to get prepared?

Hello,

I have a question about what i should do for my EMS education. I am 18 and just passed my nremt (first try!) for my EMT-B, but here is where my question lies: I want to eventually become a FF/PM, but i leave for college classes in the spring. I guess my question is should i hold out for 4 years to go to medic school or should i try and see if there is a way to do medic school while in college?

Hey guys, my NREMT is around the end of August, so I have about a month to study. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can pass the NREMT first try resources in a good study plan I should follow? I finished my EMT course about two months ago, so it has been a while, but I want to know what’s the best way to approach this exam and pass.

Took the NREMT about a week or 2 ago and it took me all the way to 120 questions. My score was 917. Just wondering what tips would be beneficial for next time. Pretty much all I did to study was spam pocket prep.

Hey all, I’m working on a career change and PA school. For direct patient care experience, I’m looking at potential EMT work and I live in the bozeman, mt area. Does anyone here have experience working around here or know what to expect? Like few calls or mostly transport or what?

Thanks in advance all, and I apologize if this has been asked before. Couldn’t find it on a quick search