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I have been an EMT-B for 4 years now. I've got exactly 1 month of classroom time left and around 500 clinical hours left to complete for my Paramedic school.
About 3 of my years as an EMT have been spent on a BLS truck, and I normally get stuck working with new employees since I work the weekend. Because of this, I've become use to being the person in charge on scene and have become comfortable with running 911 calls. I still get the adrenaline rush on codes and unresponsive patients, but am confident in my very limited scope of practice as an EMT-B.
Now, with the prospect of becoming a Paramedic getting closer and closer I'm starting to get those worries all over again. Scared that I'm going to run a call and have absolutely no idea what to do.
Did anyone else have these worries when going from Basic to Paramedic?
I'm hoping that as I complete my clinical time I'll become more comfortable with making a field diagnosis and implementing a treatment plan, but right now it scares the :censored::censored::censored::censored: out of me!
Thanks!
About 3 of my years as an EMT have been spent on a BLS truck, and I normally get stuck working with new employees since I work the weekend. Because of this, I've become use to being the person in charge on scene and have become comfortable with running 911 calls. I still get the adrenaline rush on codes and unresponsive patients, but am confident in my very limited scope of practice as an EMT-B.
Now, with the prospect of becoming a Paramedic getting closer and closer I'm starting to get those worries all over again. Scared that I'm going to run a call and have absolutely no idea what to do.
Did anyone else have these worries when going from Basic to Paramedic?
I'm hoping that as I complete my clinical time I'll become more comfortable with making a field diagnosis and implementing a treatment plan, but right now it scares the :censored::censored::censored::censored: out of me!
Thanks!