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For anyone interested.... I spent some time today speaking to some services. Spoke to the EMS director at a municipality near by, as well as with someone from a private company. Great conversations, and they were able to answer many of my questions... The short version in regard to this...

I will be honest - it is brutal. The first two weeks taking the course, I tried numerous methods of study, and with very mixed results. I have finally settled on a very, very simple approach - one chapter/module at a time, as quickly or slowly as needed, reading, practicing, memorizing, until...

Thanks for the replies. I do agree, this is certainly NOT an easy way to do this at all. And, I am working very hard to learn everything inside and out, not just enough to pass a test. I think the true telling will be once I get to the hands on portion and clinicals - if it is not enough...

Hello all, First, a little background on me. I have recently enrolled in an EMT-B course with trainingdivision.com based out of Texas. This is a mainly online, self paced course, with a 7 day hands on portion at the end of the course, with clinicals set up in the Dallas area. My reasons for...

Thrills If I want thrills, I will go skydiving... or maybe mistakenly call my girlfriend by her sister's name at a very intimate time. Talk about hearing a siren.... :P I agree though - this is a job, and an important one, and should be treated as such. P

Being prepared AJ, Makes sense. I will be honest - the thought of going out on calls, to someone who is sick or hurt, without as much training as possible (at least medic level), makes me very, very uneasy. Ok, I know most calls are non-life threatning, but what about the one that isn't? At...

That brings to mind another question that I have not been able to answer. I have been through the textbook for EMT-B, and have begun researching topics on my own to expand my knowledge in areas that I think it lacks. But EMT-B does not seem overly challenging or difficult. What I do not know...

Emt-i It is funny you have mentioned that. I have looked at other training courses, and noticed several have EMT-B, then straight to a Paramedic program. Browsing through job openings, I have found -B and Paramedic positions, but very rarely anything even mentioning -I. A friend of mine (EMT-B...

Aj.... Thank you - that is one of the clearest responses I could have asked for. Before I delve into what you wrote, a quick question, if you know or can explain further. You had written the following: Training Division provides a good quality of training for the well disciplined. So does...

Hello all, I have been visiting and reading here for several months now, and finally decided to register for an account. A big thank you to everyone who posts here, as it has been great insight into the challenges and day to day of what you all do. I will try to keep it brief - I am 36...