EMTLT1

Wish granted but you lost to much weight and are trying to put it back on

I wish that the year end audit was over

Shazam!!!! your wish is granted. And the governments computers just crashed and now you owe $69,000,000.00. You must be mistaken so you thought but your Bill Gates and you have no money left.

I wish I could help the community in the pin the tail on the donkey game...

the rural service I work for provides the uniform tee-shirts, all else is up to the emt.

I'm from a small town volunteer squad and we were given Blood born pathogen jacket and pants. Mandatory by state. Expensive yes. I carry a pair of scissors, tape, 4x4s, gauze,glucose, pen,paper and I have a medic pack in my truck at all times. Not much happens out her in the woods but when it does we are ready. hope this helps.

Hi I am a new member, just recently decided to follow my dream and went back to school. I am about to transfer to Southwestern college in San Diego for their EMS program. I am very excited but a little overwelmed. I love this site and I know that i will need all of your guys help.

Hello, I am a new member here. I have been an EMT for five years and a First Lieutenant for 3 years. I am a member of a small volunteer squad in the Northwest corner of Ct. I joined the squad after my brother was murdered in 2004, when the local fire department helped in the search for his body. Which was found 200 yards from my family home. I felt as if there was more I could do to help out our community. So I joined the squad as a driver and in one month I started taking the EMT class. I am a CNA I do private duty taking care of a quadriplegic (4 years). I am very passionate about caring for others. I have been taking pre-nursing classes for 7 years it is slow going but it is never to late to give to others. I sound like I'm going on and on but if you want to know why I'm here, well I'm interested in what other people have to say and what other think about in the EMS world. So Hello to all and I hope I get to know you all as Family.

I am extremely upset and disappointed right now.

Today was the first day of my EMT course, at the end of the day, the instructor loaded the stretcher, with not quite all of the 250 lbs we are supposed to carry...and told us to go see what it feels like to lift. Granted, I know that it was alot of weight for me, I have just started a weight lifting program to help me out. However, with my first attempt, the girl on the other end of the stretcher cranked her half way up at the count of three, I was not able to lift it that fast. Therefore, the weight was leaning down on my end, so of course I couldn't lift it from there. I tried again, she did the same thing. So, now I sit here wincing in pain as I totally wrenched my back during this. :crybaby:

I had a previous back injury from last year and it was just starting to feel better, now I'm back, no actually behind where I started from.

We are not able to go on our practicum until we can carry the weight up and down two flights of stairs. But now because I've screwed up my back, I can't start lifting weights until this subsides(likely a few weeks).

What experiences have others had with back injury? Am I kidding myself that i can do this job? I want this more than anything, but I'm scared as hell that I'll fail with the physical part of my course and waste $10,000 on a career I can't possibly do?! Do I back out now and take a course in dispatch? Any help on the issue would be greatly appreciated....I'm desperate and totally discouraged.

(Also, does anyone have clarification about the weight of a stretcher? I heard they were 70lbs alone, loaded with 4, 5gallon jugs, which i heard were 50lbs a piece-10lbs per gallon, If those calculations were right, then we were deadlifting 285lbs -as they also had a 15lbs weight on it as well. And the full weight to lift is that plus one more water jug=335lbs up and down 2 flights?!?!? What the hell? Am I wrong, or are they wrong?)

Proper body mechanics is very important. Stretching, and yes doing some weight lifting would help. I do not know the weight of a stretcher. I lift a 180 lb man 5 times a day dead weight, (quad) I have been caring for him for 4 years. I also have an inversion table, I have been a nurse for 15 years and an EMT for 5 years. It takes a toll on your back no joke but take care of your back..