What made you decide to work in EMS?

[lissa304]

Just bored and curious! What made yall decide to work in EMS?

 

[SeeNoMore]

I wasn't sure if I wanted to go to Nursing School. Once I became an EMT I thouht being a Paramedic would be pretty cool. Now I'm in Nursing school. What can you do.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Money, hot babes, respect, and more money.

In reality I wanted to go fire. For my area you have to be at least an EMT to get hired at a fire department. Took the class and liked it. Got hired at an ambulance company. Going to medic school right now possibly followed by fire academy or some kind of police academy.

 

[drl]

Planning on eventually attending medical school and becoming a doctor, and I felt EMS was a great way to develop my patient assessment and interaction skills. Especially in 9-1-1, EMS providers face the challenge of doing the best for patients with unique presentations in unpredictable situations.

 

[cprted]

This guy

 

[WildlandEMT89]

This guy

No joke, this was my favorite show as a kid

 

[NomadicMedic]

These guys.

Seriously.

 

[LACoGurneyjockey]

These guys.

Seriously.

Quite possibly the best show on television. So what if they called base for NS, it's still JOHNNY AND ROY!!!

 

[Angel]

lol, ive never seen any of those shows h34r:

for me it was something to get me started to PA school (i changed my mind several times)
EMTs couldnt DO a lot and when i finally got an EMT job it was IFT and we REALLY didnt do anything so the next logical step was Medic, was dead set against fire until my internship. Now I'm going the fire route but will likely pick up tons of medic shifts because I love it.

PA is on the back burner for now, if not forever. Nursing is always a possibility too...last last resort though

 

[TransportJockey]

Nursing school was full...


Actually, I got suspended from my university for grades, and decided to take something that would be really easy and fun. so I took EMT-B. Liked it and decided I wanted to stay in it and try to help advance this vocation

 

[planetmike]

These guys.

Seriously.

Triple agree. KMG-365

 

[Drax]

I always had admired firefighters and medicine.

When I found out they went hand in hand, there was no doubt about what I planning to do with the rest of my life.

 

[STXmedic]

Fourth generation firefighter. Kinda had to...

 

[Handsome Robb]

Fourth generation firefighter. Kinda had to...

What he really means is nowhere else would hire him.

I fractured my C2-3 spinal processes in high school along with a solid concussion and was transported by ambulance. That peaked my interest then I did an internship for high school my senior year and haven't looked back.

 

[Drax]

Fourth generation firefighter. Kinda had to...

I wish I was a fourth generation firefighter! What a legacy!

 

[STXmedic]

I wish I was a fourth generation firefighter! What a legacy!

Meh. Trying to get out of it. Aspirations to become a physician.

 

[Drax]

Meh. Trying to get out of it. Aspirations to become a physician.

Could see myself going maybe PA after retiring from the service. That said, I don't ever see myself leaving it.

 

[Fire51]

I have several family members that are paramedics, when I was 15 I decide to join a volunteer FD then I join the rescue rig and loved the ems/medical part. I got my basic then got my Advaned so that I could get on a 911 ambulance where I applied. My goal is to get my medic and hopefully do this for my whole career. Probably go to fire, but not sure I am still early in my career.

 

[johnrsemt]

Did it as a volunteer EMT-B for a large city volunteer FD while I was working retail management.
After a couple of years I realized how much more I was enjoying EMS than retail, so I quit Retail and went to work FT IFT, and continued PT at fire dept.

 

[Household6]

This guy:

I knew I had to be a part of this..