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where is the best place to get ur emt-b class and where can i find it and any helps thanks
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Permalink Reply by Nick S on
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Which state?? Also, EMT-B the place doesn't really matter. Medic school is really the only level where your institution matters.
Go with your fire training center, if they offer it, or your local community college
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I guess I hit the reply button too soon without making my point clear.
What I was refering to was in terms of getting hired. Of course good EMT-B programs are essential to building a proper foundation, for that I would ask around your department or battalion and see where other people took their basic and how they liked it as well as local Fire/EMS forums (thewatchdesk for example).
What I was talking about was in terms of getting hired. In my expirience, a potential employer won't look at your basic institution as an example of your proficiency as much as they will a medic school as an example.
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Permalink Reply by jonathan ayers on
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it west virgina
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thanks and we dont have any emt classes coming up and i just want to do this now if you know wat i mean
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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on
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This was a quick google search, I'm assuming that you are willing to travel anywhere for this class. Please complete your registration form and send in your check.
Connecticut Medical Training Academy
Windsor Locks, CT
Contact:
CTMTA 860-623-9937
http://www.med-ed-systems.com/calendar.htm
June 20 - August 5, 2011
Monday, Wednesday
and every other Friday
9am - 5pm
September 12, 2011 -
January 2012
Mondays & Wednesdays
6pm - 10pm
Oh wait...I bet you were looking for EMT-B classes in YOUR area.
Hmmmm....I wonder why you didn't do a google search, or call your local hospital, or ask someone in your department?
Please note, this is NOT bullying (sorry Greenman), this is just me letting a person know that their post is unclear, incomplete and a sign that they would rather not do their own research.
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well i try a yahoo search nothing came up
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Permalink Reply by John Crabbe on
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I agree with Ralph here, the basics are very important when it comes to being an EMT. For instance where I obtained my paramedic education it was required for one to be an EMT-B for a year prior to applying. (I was already one for 3 years) Several years ago, they changed that requirement to one has to have EMT-B before applying, and you got many people fresh out of EMT-B and going into medic. What we have seen are basics who can't even take a manual B/P, their assessment skills were poor and their treatment decision was lacking. Basically it took a lot of mentoring to get many of thses future medics up to speed.
I know you are talking in terms of getting hired, but quite frankly most places will only care about the cert, not the skills. The reason why a paramedic is given more consideration is the way things have changed. It used to be EMT was a big deal and set you apart, today almost every applicant to a fire job has it. Depts and services may have hired in the past to send employees to paramedic later on, today it is more financially sound to hire those who already have the cert vs spending money on training.
In the end that is what matters to an employer, having the cert. Now just because one has the cert does not mean they are a good medic nor EMT, it just means they passed the certifying test and completed the course. Overall, what Ralph is saying is correct, it really does matter what type of program one gets into.
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Jonathan,
I would recommend you look into community colleges or tech/trade schools that offer such a class. Most EMT-B are a semester long and there are times that such a class will be taught by such a school at a satellite location like a nearby dept etc. You should look into such a school first to see when they do such a course and where the classes could be. Many times there are multiple classes at different times to help with schedules, etc.
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im trying to get in one
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