13 things you will NEVER learn in EMT school 

I believe in serendipity so there you go mom. Don’t doubt yourself especially since you go out and train already. YOU KNOW how to endure tough situations you get caught in 👊🏻 The fact that you’re the mother of three, train BJJ and want to go out and save lives, says a TON about you. Let me know what else you want to see here. I’m here for you guys. I remember when I started in public safety. Before the internet. And way before social media. The only way to find out things was word of mouth. Best of luck 🤘🏻OSS!!!!!!

Serendipity…. Man, absolutely!! Coming out of a really tough “season” and GOOD GOOD things are happening around me and to me over the last week. The universe, karma, luck? So glad I stumbled upon this video. Thank you for your words. The whole video, up until you mentioned training I was thinking you sound like and have the cadence of my son’s BJJ coach. 😅🙌🏻 Training really did change my life. Allows you to be okay with broken fingers/toes/whiplash like you broke a nail. That translates mentally too. I love the perspective it’s given me! Anyway!! Enough babbling! 🥰 Video requests: how to first assess a patient as emt Story time: a hard call Story time: how jiujitsu has made you a better first responder Taking blood pressure (Maybe this is too basic but I know very little) Talk about balancing your family with the job Day in the life Watch a live call (does that exist?) and critique it I’m blanking now but I’ll be hanging around waiting to see whatcha got! 🤙🏻

Thank you for sharing this. Yk I did the whole martial arts thing when I was a kid (styles of karate then kung fu) but stopped around middle school, but always kept an interest and have always heard that BJJ was one of the more practical styles. Might be a silly q, but how did you get into it?

Thank you brother.

Chris, thank you for the kind words brother. I wish you nothing but the best. Don’t stop at EMT though. Go out there and learn everyday, get experience and continue on to Paramedic. Remember to take care of your mind and body. It’s a marathon not a sprint. 🤙🏻

Me too, about to be on spring break, then shortly after do my cpr certification then ride time. Majoring in emergency medical care also roughly halfway through as well.

Awesome! Best of luck

More to come!

It definitely helps when your preceptor or partner is there to help and wants to see you succeed. Good luck brother!

For us here in the states, EMT is the starting point. It is about 4 months of schooling, and limited modalities that the technician can perform. It is the prerequisite to becoming a Paramedic here. Paramedic school here (depending on the school) can be 1-2 years. So, for an aspiring Paramedic in the states, they usually start working as an EMT on an ambulance alongside a Paramedic while getting experience, and then continue on to Paramedic. At least that’s how it is in my neck of the woods. Others may be able to add more insight.

@@goodmedicineinbadplaces So it sounds like EMTs work under the supervision and guidance of the paramedic. Similar to here where the grad paramedic operates under the supervising paramedic's clinical authority. Interesting too to hear about different US paramedics. In my state at least we have five types of paramedics; your advanced care paramedic, which is base level and on every ambulance. Then you have critical care paramedics who back up AC paramedics (greater scope of practice/drugs etc.). Then in two cities we have High acuity paramedics (HARU). They're handpicked CC paramedics who spend a further six months in operating theatres etc. before hitting the road. Like CC paramedics they respond in SUVs and are trained in field limb amputations, RBC infusions to name a couple of extra skills. They attend major trauma jobs as well as AC and CC paras. Then we have flight paramedics, again handpicked from a competitive pool. Trained in flight medicine and winch rescue. Then we have Low acuity paramedics (LARU) who respond to low acuity cases and perform minor procedures normally done in an ER; suturing, wound and minor burn management, prescribing ABs etc. Your AC paramedic is 4 years training (3 at university, one as intern), after 2-3 years you can apply to be a CCP which is another year doing your Grad Diploma. HARU and FP can be applied for after a further 2-3 years as a CCP. Being owned by state governments, the budget for training, personal development and equipment is pretty good. We've also started a marine paramedic team, who basically just do a boating course. Some states have their own ambulance aircraft; we just have a fleet of choppers. For localities beyond the range our AW139s we use Flying Doctors 9RFDS) to fly the patients out in their Pilatus PC-12s or Beechcraft King Airs. I think we have about 3,00 paramedics and 209 stations.

Damn, thank you brother means a lot coming from someone with your experience. Peace be with you, too! Stay safe out there and thank you for your service.

Over palp?

some private schools have programs that are roughly 15 weeks. Best of luck to you. One piece of advice is don’t stop at EMT. Keep moving while you’re still hot. 👊🏻