Recent content by EMTKhrys

Thanks everyone! I am trying to stay calm and plan on going around to some places in our responding area next week when I have time so I can familarize myself a little more. In the meantime, I am just trying to learn as much as I can, ask questions and review my maps and materials. I think it's...

911. We have map books, and I went over it the other night for the first time. I'll be studying it a lot.....

I finally got the EMT-B job that I had been hoping for. I couldn't be more excited! And nervous. And anxious. And overwhelmed. I've now worked 4 shifts as a 3rd rider and supposedly after 3 more, I'm supposed to be cut loose as the 3rd wheel and just have a partner. I don't feel ready. At all. I...

Just applied, again, after two supervisors have called me telling me to do so. This process is the most frustrating. I applied two weeks ago and obviously no one got my app then, so will they even get it now?

I did update my app (over 2 weeks ago), i supposedly had to before even getting considered again. But the funny thing is, I actually ran into the guy tonight, and he asked if I applied after I had left a message telling him I did.

They couldn't hold the first position for me so they filled it right away. They said if another position was open by the time I could try again (30 days), then I could go ahead and do the lift test again. There is a position open, and the guy even told me about it a few weeks ago. I applied and...

So, i was offered an EMT-B position at a local hospital (the best in the area) and was pretty stoked about it. But i had to pass the lift test, which i failed because my hand cramped right at the end and i kept drooping the backboard and couldn't get it back on the cot. I was pretty upset. They...

Mine was similar - walk a 120-lb dummy up 6 steps and back down 3 times, all while manuvering around corners, then carry a 220-lb across the room and back, and this was done with the dummy on the stretcher. I passed all the other elements prior to these two, but failed the end of the steps when...

Im female, 150 lbs and 5'5" and took a fit/lift test yesterday and passed everything but carrying the stretcher with a 220 lb dummy and then a 120-lb dummy up steps and back down 3x. My hand cramped up right at the end, which made the next task hard because my hand was still cramped a little. Im...

Took the test last Thursday and results were up by 2 pm that afternoon. I passed!!! 122 questions.....whew!

Yay! Tats! I have 10 now, but no great pics yet. Maybe later....Oh, and im also new to EMTLife so i guess i'm a probie, huh? I just got my EMT-B!