Part Three of the series A Day in the Life of our Heroes. I tagged along with a paramedic/EMT pair for a shift to see what their job entails and why they choose to be in the business of saving lives.
Tyler Rankin I feel like that’s typically for people doing 24hr shifts. Most companies in my area do 12hr shifts max since anything over that can cause fatigue and that’s dangerous for this career.
You have to be ready, willing, and able to see way more people die than you'll actually save. You'll also have to be ready to get what seems like pointless calls as well for people who are just after attention etc. If you can get passed that, You'll make a fine EMT-P.
Be prepared to learn and memorize at least one medication per day. How it works, why it works, what other meds will work with or against it, when to give it, when to not give it. Also, medication math is brutal. Converting weight from pounds to kilograms, and then figuring out how much medication you can give to a patient to save them, without killing them. Also, the hardest part in my opinion, is not being able to talk to my significant other about my calls. The bad ones especially. She can tell something is bothering me, and legally, I can't say more to her than "bad call". It's stressful. EMS workers have the highest divorce rate out of all the careers.
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