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I want to thank everyone who responded. I will think about what you guys have said. I will still do the EMT refresher to save my license, but most likely move on and find something else I will be a better fit at.

I am just sharing my point of view and what my opinions are. As for dismissing advice, I have not dismissed anyone in this thread. True dismissal is not replying to someone or not giving an adequate response to why you think that won't work for you. I have gone to great detail to explain my...

I only shadowed a dispatcher for about an hour. What I took from the short experience was that they look at multiple screens in a dark room, and are very good at multi-tasking. You have to be sharp and be able to talk really fast. In my opinion EMT requires less multi-tasking ability...

Dispatch would be even worse for me because it involves multi-tasking.

I'm not sure, I think if I practice the hand skills I could succeed but my driving will always be around the same. I think if I get in better physical shape I could do better without sleep. I am still affected by things in my personal life but I have gotten stronger. I feel like being in EMS has...

I was only an EMT for 6 months. And I am ashamed to say I did not prepare well for the job. I took an EMT course offered at my University and was able to get the EMT license but I did not give serious time for my preparation. I treated it as a college class where I just tried to get the A but...