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Yea man I guess I was being a sourpuss you know. But I do have to understand that I am a rookie and take ALL criticism. But all the advice from you guys really did help and gave me a lot of reassurance and confidence to be the best damn EMT I can be. thanks a lot I really do appreciate it

JUST TO CLARIFY I WASNT IMPLYING THAT YOU WERE BEING A PRICK I'M SORRY IF THAT SEEMED LIKE I DIRECTED THAT COMMENT TOWARDS YOU SIR. I DID FEEL YOU WERE PRETTY MUCH TELLING ME WHAT I KNEW I JUST GOT THE JITTERS A LITTLE AND WANTED A WAY TO OVERCOME THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ AND RESPOND TO MY POST. AGGRAVATION MIGHT'VE SHOWN ITSELF IN MY LAST POST BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE ADVICE> THANKS GUYS! thank you sir. I apologized to that gentlemen I wasnt implying that he was being a prick I've just seen some seniors be pricks in the little time I've worked and I'm still a little agitated but I am grateful for this advice. I really appreciate it

Yes thanks for the spell check. I was in a rush. But getting advice was the intentions of this post. I understand what I did wrong now after the fact. I guess I should be more specific. What is a good way to prep myself for a call as such when one has that adrenaline rushing and tunnel vision kicks in. I'm an EMT but i'm a regular person too so straight up advice is what I want. I don't need senior EMT's to get on the post and be pompous pricks just some pertinent criticism and advice to calm that rush and stay level headed. I know exactly what I did wrong your explaining everything in my textbooks. i know it. I just failed to apply it as I shouldve...

So to start I'm a new EMT (got my ticket in april). So yesterday was my second day teching and not being a third rider. I did 40+ hours 3rd riding and the only emergency we had was a man in his 40's who was hyperglycemic no biggie. My first day teching on an 8 hr shift was one dialysis T/P (i work for a private company and this is the majority of the calls we get). yesterday my partner (senior EMT) was giving me a scenario abt a toddler slip and fall and adding a couple curves in the mix in and asking what my interventions would b. 2 minutes later we get a call for a SLIP AND FALL altho it was a 90 yo F. the sirens blaring the lights and the 5 hour energy drink i drank a couple seconds before had me wired as hell. But i was confident still plus one of our chair car drivers were on scene (who is currently in EMS school) so we had assistance. we arrived on scene and i suddenly got tunnel vision. this lady was supine on the floor in excrutiating pain. and upon assessing her LOC she told me her neck was in pain and instead of goin thru with the assessment the way i shudve i jumped right for the c-collar to get it on her and my partner looked at me like i was nuts lol. he ended up taking over the show. Idk i felt like i crapped out on my initial assessment....totally disregraded the ABC's and focused in on the c-spine almost didnt even palpate her neck jus was ready to throw that sucker right on it. I felt like as the tech I didnt perform efficiently yes i know we have partners but from what i was taught the tech is who pretty much goes the the initial and secondary assessment. and the paperwork at the ER was even more of a catastrophe. wrote 3 drafts before my partener wrote it out cuz we were already an hour over our shift and needed to clear the call. As a team WE GOT THE JOB DONE. but got damn as one i felt so inadequate. ANY ADVICE IS HELPFUL. JUST DONT BE IGNORANT PLEASE