eringobragh

I am currently at work but I'll type out a better reply when I'm home, or send you a message. I REALLY appreciate your wanting to help. At this point I'll take all I can get. My laptop is out of service at the moment, and it's my best device to skype on. I'll have it up and running in a few days. I know you're not downing me. There's no offense taken. I think I should have known better than to take an accelerated course to begin with. It really was too quick and I didn't catch much at all. I'll get a hold of you once I'm home (if I remember- my mind is already going at 22, it seems :p)

I didn't know anyone replied to this. Sorry! To be completely honest, the answer is no. I don't feel very confident not only in the knowledge department but also my skills. We would go through 3 or more chapters a day. We did more practical work than anything, and I still failed spinal immobilization. I've since passed that. However, I took my NREMT test today and nearly every question that popped up, I mouthed, "what the f***?" I felt like I didn't know anything at all, and I have been studying! I failed, unfortunately. It's a real downer, because I don't think I'm incompetent. I'll do whatever it takes. Advantages: Obviously a much shorter time frame. That's really all I can think to say for this. Disadvantages: I'll put it here as well: it's a shorter time frame. MUCH shorter. There's a ton of information thrown at you at every second of the class and you must retain it. This going for knowledge and skill. This is the biggest thing; you MUST have a lot of self-discipline to do this. You must do your homework when it's assigned. Study in your free time. Perform your practical skills on others when outside of class. It takes a lot (as I'm sure any EMT class does) because you have a very limited amount of time do complete the course. Book vs. Street EMT: I think this may go for all classes, but we heard, "well, the book says to do ___, but in real life, you'd do ___." It was sort of frustrating. I paid $975.00 for my class. Then at the end, the $75 was given back as an online voucher to take the NREMT test. I think I have to pay for any more attempts. Thanks so much for the reply. I'm still getting used to the site, so I'm sorry it took so long to reply. Thanks so much! Thank you! As I said in the reply above, I failed my NREMT. I'll study as much as I can until I can retest.

Hi, everyone! I joined this site a few days ago and I didn't realize just how immersive it is when it comes to how well we can communicate with one another. If anyone feels up to chat, I'd happily take you up on it! I'm very new to the world of EMS. I'm not fully certified yet; my test is next Monday. I am stressing out over it because I feel like I don't know the material as well as I should. I took an accelerated course (4 weeks) and I did my practicals. I'm also struggling with my own health, which really sucks, so it's a little difficult to buckle down and really push the studying for the next couple of days. Like I said, I'm up to chat with anyone.