EmtBasic65

Thank you to all who responded to my post.I have decided to go for it! Its the only way I am going to learn.

Hello. I have been a EMT B for about six months now and I was told that one of the city ambulance companies will hire a EMT B to work with a EMT P. While I do realize this would be great experience for me, I am not sure I am ready!! I am a member of a very rural volunteer fire department, and we do not have that many calls.When I did my ride time for my clinicals all the paramedics I worked with were happy with my performance. So I guess I am sitting on the fence. Do I wait awhile longer and get some more calls under my belt or do I just dive in and learn from experience? Any input would help!!

Hello. I realize that the situation that I am about to explain to you is not the same as your situation, but maybe it will help in some way. One of our mutual aid departments recently brought on a volunteer who has the use of both legs,but he needs a cane to walk. There have been several calls where this person fell.He recently expressed interest in attending a EMT class and he was told no way. The village feels that he could not perform the duties and would be a liability. My opinion is that they should have thought about that before letting him join the department. I am sorry to hear about your husband and god bless him for wanting to continue on in this field. Good luck!