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He worked odd jobs, later as an EMT, and used his GI bill and took out student loans to go to Hampden-Sydney for two years, going to paramedic school when …

By: Kamagra

Kamagra — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:24:00 +0000

A Level I HazMat and EMS Plan I were called about 1:40 pm at Julian High School at 103rd and Elizabeth, according to Fire Media Affairs. Eight students were

By: Austinpace

Austinpace — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:31:00 +0000

I completely agree, I am a sophmore in high school and at 15 achieved my national registry first responder and regularly run calls under supervision of EMT-Bs, EMT-Is, and EMT-Ps as an explorer, but in addition to that we recieve extra training and such as basic water rescue, landing zone set up, and IV set up to name a few.

However my county is fortunate enough to have a great EMS service and professionals so explorers do not need to respond to calls from school. My point is though I have seen and had to deal with things on calls that some EMT students several years older than me have never encountered until they start working professionally.

By: Acidburnhacked

Acidburnhacked — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:55:00 +0000

I don’t think that if you are under 18 you have the legal responsibilities of an adult. Therefore, I agree with a “cadet” program, but for goodness sakes, there is no reason why a kid should be in the back of an ambulance on their own.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:02:39 +0000

Please read my post lower on the page as I would just like to see what your thoughts are on our program. Thanks.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:51:39 +0000

And one additional thing that might be one of my most important points. I have seen and learned so much. My first code was an 18 year old od on heroine. I wasn't planning on doing drugs, but after that, I don't think I could. We have a highway in our area and I have seen many bad accidents caused by using cell phones, drinking, or just plain stupid driving. Guess what I'm not doing.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:44:12 +0000

So I haven't actually read all of these posts but I'll throw my two cents in here anyway. I'm a 17 year old emt in the Pittsburgh, PA area. My high school, nor any around us, offers an emt class. Last summer however, I took an emt class through the an EMS school that teaches any level from cpr-critical care emt-p. I was 4 weeks over the age of 16(minimum age for emt-b's in PA). I was indeed the youngest person in the class, but I was told by the instructor when it was all said and done that I was one of the hardest working students that he's ever taught. I passed all the class' quizzes and tests, plus the state tests, with my lowest grade ever being in the high 80's. Through out the class I volunteered with the ambulance service that covers my town (as a third rider to I'm not driving and always in the back with the pt). About a week after the class ended I was informed that the service insurance policy had changed and the the volunteer age was now 18. Even though I was certified and passed the tests with flying colors, I couldn't go on their trucks. I started to look at other services in the area and noticed that almost all had a minimum age of 18 just to volunteer. I found one that still had an age of 16 so I singed up to volunteer with them. I have been with them for almost a year now and love it. Here's the thing: I see nothing wrong with some one like myself going on 911 calls. I'm always with the other emt and the paramedic. I'm always under supervision but still do a lot. I have been the primary care-giver on many bls calls and love to assist the medic with als interventions on those trickier calls. Plus having me allows us to keep a low onscene time because the medic has and emt, me, in the back with him to assist with whatever he needs help with on the way. I do the exact same thing as the other emts, I'm just younger. I think in general, if high school kids can pass all the tests like everyone else, keeps their grades up, not operating the vehicle, and are not acting as the only emt on the truck, why shouldn't I be allowed to go on 911 calls? Plus I do trip sheets too-which my emt partner loves……

By: Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:04:28 +0000

I was all set to be angry about this post since I am a High School teacher who teaches EMTs in a MN High School. But I end up agreeing with the entire article. The facts might be wrong here or there, but IF there is little or no adult supervision and IF these are under 18, I am full agreement. I have 16-18 year olds in class. It takes a year of 1.5 hr/5 days a week class to get them the background knowledge to start to understand what we are talking about in emergency medicine. National Registry is says we can teach them when they are 16 and they can't test until they are 18. That is what we follow.

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