Zack Barresse
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IT'S OFFICIAL! Received my card in the mail today. I passed my EMT-Intermediate class!
For those who may not know:
EMT = Emergency Medical Technician. Fixing people in the back of an ambulance. There are three levels to it. 1) Basic, 2) Intermediate and 3) Paramedic. Most people automatically think Paramedic, but that's not the case.
With the Basic & Intermediate courses, you are not required to have a college degree for those; Paramedic does require that, it's a 2-year AAS (Associates of Applied Science). Well, for those of us already in the workforce with kids and a full-time job, that isn't realistic, to drop everything and go back to school. So we have the Basic and Intermediate courses that can be done a couple nights a week for 6-7 months.
I've been a Basic for about 4 years now. Good stuff, and I've helped many people. But there are just some things that I cannot do. So I took the Intemediate class, another 6-7 months of 2 nights a week, three hours a night. Took the written test in August (must have a 75% or better for passing) and the Practical examinations October 8th.
The Practicals were comprised of 4 stations, 5 tasks:
1) Airway Management: CombiTube placement
2) Cardiac Arrest (aka Dynamic Cardiology)/AED: Run a "code" (cardiac arrest)
3) Trauma Assessment: Handle a FUBAR
4) IV Therapy & IV Bolus Meds: test the needle and drug skills/knowledge
#4 is two parts, to make the 5. But they have requirements for each station, they are individually proctored and timed. Pretty rigid requirements. I know some people that I tested with who failed some of those stations. It wasn't easy.
But today is a good day, as I have my card and am 100% legally certified.
Just wanted to share the good news with everybody - it made me ecstatic!
For those who may not know:
EMT = Emergency Medical Technician. Fixing people in the back of an ambulance. There are three levels to it. 1) Basic, 2) Intermediate and 3) Paramedic. Most people automatically think Paramedic, but that's not the case.
With the Basic & Intermediate courses, you are not required to have a college degree for those; Paramedic does require that, it's a 2-year AAS (Associates of Applied Science). Well, for those of us already in the workforce with kids and a full-time job, that isn't realistic, to drop everything and go back to school. So we have the Basic and Intermediate courses that can be done a couple nights a week for 6-7 months.
I've been a Basic for about 4 years now. Good stuff, and I've helped many people. But there are just some things that I cannot do. So I took the Intemediate class, another 6-7 months of 2 nights a week, three hours a night. Took the written test in August (must have a 75% or better for passing) and the Practical examinations October 8th.
The Practicals were comprised of 4 stations, 5 tasks:
1) Airway Management: CombiTube placement
2) Cardiac Arrest (aka Dynamic Cardiology)/AED: Run a "code" (cardiac arrest)
3) Trauma Assessment: Handle a FUBAR
4) IV Therapy & IV Bolus Meds: test the needle and drug skills/knowledge
#4 is two parts, to make the 5. But they have requirements for each station, they are individually proctored and timed. Pretty rigid requirements. I know some people that I tested with who failed some of those stations. It wasn't easy.
But today is a good day, as I have my card and am 100% legally certified.
Just wanted to share the good news with everybody - it made me ecstatic!
