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Soon to be EMT, and I've realized you can't be a quiet person at all working in EMS.
Did anyone else have issues with being vocal at a scene, and taking charge when you first started? Along with being confident while at a scene. Any advice would be great.
 
It's not that you can't be quiet. I know at least one quiet tech, but you can't be SHY on scene. There's a difference.
Think: Seriously, what reason is there to be? Those people called for you. They expect the billions of questions you're going to throw at them. They know it's coming. They're looking for your help. After all, you went through the training.
I don't know about confidence issues, but something similar is pure nervousness. On my way to my first solo light-and-sirens, I had very little info to run off of and ran through as many scenarios as I could think up. Once I got on scene, everything sort of just kicked in.
You know what to do. Git-r-done :)
 
Wish we had a few quiet ones. I wish more of our EMTs would shut the #$%& up on scene ... in the truck ... in the station ... :glare: Usually the banter is funny and stress relieving, but a couple of them just flap their gums for no reason and should be smacked.
 
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It comes with experience, you don't have to be loud to take control of anything including a scene. Matter of fact the loud ones will usually be tuned out. Your service should be allowing you to learn from more experienced providers. Stay calm, make eye contact, be deliberate in your actions, you don't need to raise your voice, the more confidence you exude that you have control over what's going on the more confident other providers and the patient will have in you. This comes with seasoning. One of the most overlooked aspects of this job is controlling chaos, you don't have to be yelling, screaming and running around like a chicken with his head cut off to achieve it. Smooth, level headed approach, know the aspects of your job and how too relate them to your patient and soon people will be looking to you to run the show.

Good luck.
 
It's not at all about volume. It's about PRESENCE; how do you occupy the space? This includes how do you mobilize others to do what you need to get done?
 
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