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ITT: Anyone here work in EMS or know someone close to them that do?
I've always been really interested in folks who work in EMS (emergency medical services), even though it sounds like one of the most challenging professions. I know a few people who've worked in EMS and the stories sound like one's experience can be simultaneously incredibly fulfilling and rewarding but also incredibly horrifying and harrowing.
Was just wondering if anyone here worked in EMS or know anyone close to them that do? I have lots of respect for these people. I've found myself reading Reddit EMS posts from time to time to aware myself and gather insight on what that experience is like. Some of the stories I read are difficult to read, let alone living them. I've also been working on increasing my own knowledge on how to snap into action should anything around me happen. I really don't want to be the bystander that stands there clueless when every second counts in an emergency situation. Going to take a more specialized first aid course soon. I just want to feel competent.
Sharing stories of emergencies you lived through and how you handled it are also welcome, by the way. Will spread my reps around to fellow good human beings ITT
Was just wondering if anyone here worked in EMS or know anyone close to them that do? I have lots of respect for these people. I've found myself reading Reddit EMS posts from time to time to aware myself and gather insight on what that experience is like. Some of the stories I read are difficult to read, let alone living them. I've also been working on increasing my own knowledge on how to snap into action should anything around me happen. I really don't want to be the bystander that stands there clueless when every second counts in an emergency situation. Going to take a more specialized first aid course soon. I just want to feel competent.
Sharing stories of emergencies you lived through and how you handled it are also welcome, by the way. Will spread my reps around to fellow good human beings ITT
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my brother worked as an emt for many years and just recently got his medic license
you definitely see both the good and the bad with ems like any other first responder job
especially in a smaller community and having grown up in it you will be subjected to seeing people you know od, commit suicide, be killed in accidents, etc. which i think can have a tendency to rattle people up more than complete strangers who you have no personal connection with
you definitely see both the good and the bad with ems like any other first responder job
especially in a smaller community and having grown up in it you will be subjected to seeing people you know od, commit suicide, be killed in accidents, etc. which i think can have a tendency to rattle people up more than complete strangers who you have no personal connection with
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
I can definitely see that. It must be so incredibly difficult to respond to a call of someone you're attached to personally.my brother worked as an emt for many years and just recently got his medic license
you definitely see both the good and the bad with ems like any other first responder job
especially in a smaller community and having grown up in it you will be subjected to seeing people you know od, commit suicide, be killed in accidents, etc. which i think can have a tendency to rattle people up more than complete strangers who you have no personal connection with
you definitely see both the good and the bad with ems like any other first responder job
especially in a smaller community and having grown up in it you will be subjected to seeing people you know od, commit suicide, be killed in accidents, etc. which i think can have a tendency to rattle people up more than complete strangers who you have no personal connection with
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got emt cert in the summer between high school and college, worked as a student emt for campus events, was teaching assistant for the emt course taught on campus, cpr instructor and cofounder of an initiative which certified all student athletes and all incoming students in cpr, worked for a local rural fire department ambulance and private ambulance company in one of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the us.
it was incredible experience, and i would definitely recommend everyone take it upon themselves to learn at minimum the basics of first aid/response, that should be an easy extrapolation for the many people on this board who are 2A types like myself as well, having a med kit is one thing but knowing what to do with it, and more importantly having the experience that allows you to be calm under duress can keep yourself and those around you above ground.
im no longer an emt, not for about a decade at this point, but i the skillset continues to be invaluable - just in the last 2 years ive performed cpr on a pedestrian collapsed in the street, controlled arterial bleeding for a friend who filleted her entire forearm from elbow to wrist after falling off a pitbike, pulled a friend from the middle of a lake who was near drowning (this one i was almost going down myself, but having learned and practiced the importance of communication in emergency i was able to instruct others in the water to get to shore and toss a rescue surfboard to us, there were about 9 of us in total, 4 in the water, nobody else had even registered the rescue equipment by the lakehouse on shore) and ive lost count how many times its been useful to know how to use steristrips and dermabond at the roller hockey rink.
got into it because i had a near death experience in high school and the surgeon who took care of it was a bmw guy and i was like, huh, cool dude, i wonder if maybe id like to do this when i grow up. fast forward and the experience was well worth it, but it took getting accepted to medical school to realize i didnt want to be a physician, or have anything to do with healthcare, i also would not recommend a 'career' as an emt. theres a lot of cool stuff going on as we send more doctors or doctor-adjacent providers into the prehospital setting though. i wound up seeking something with better work/life balance and am in cybersecurity sales now
it was incredible experience, and i would definitely recommend everyone take it upon themselves to learn at minimum the basics of first aid/response, that should be an easy extrapolation for the many people on this board who are 2A types like myself as well, having a med kit is one thing but knowing what to do with it, and more importantly having the experience that allows you to be calm under duress can keep yourself and those around you above ground.
im no longer an emt, not for about a decade at this point, but i the skillset continues to be invaluable - just in the last 2 years ive performed cpr on a pedestrian collapsed in the street, controlled arterial bleeding for a friend who filleted her entire forearm from elbow to wrist after falling off a pitbike, pulled a friend from the middle of a lake who was near drowning (this one i was almost going down myself, but having learned and practiced the importance of communication in emergency i was able to instruct others in the water to get to shore and toss a rescue surfboard to us, there were about 9 of us in total, 4 in the water, nobody else had even registered the rescue equipment by the lakehouse on shore) and ive lost count how many times its been useful to know how to use steristrips and dermabond at the roller hockey rink.
got into it because i had a near death experience in high school and the surgeon who took care of it was a bmw guy and i was like, huh, cool dude, i wonder if maybe id like to do this when i grow up. fast forward and the experience was well worth it, but it took getting accepted to medical school to realize i didnt want to be a physician, or have anything to do with healthcare, i also would not recommend a 'career' as an emt. theres a lot of cool stuff going on as we send more doctors or doctor-adjacent providers into the prehospital setting though. i wound up seeking something with better work/life balance and am in cybersecurity sales now
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I could never be an emt, imagine seeing people in their worst state. Especially car accidents and suicides. I imagine you become desensitized to it over time, but I'd rather not have that chit floating in my subconscious
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Originally Posted By stegosaurus⏩
Great post srs, thanks!got emt cert in the summer between high school and college, worked as a student emt for campus events, was teaching assistant for the emt course taught on campus, cpr instructor and cofounder of an initiative which certified all student athletes and all incoming students in cpr, worked for a local rural fire department ambulance and private ambulance company in one of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the us.
it was incredible experience, and i would definitely recommend everyone take it upon themselves to learn at minimum the basics of first aid/response, that should be an easy extrapolation for the many people on this board who are 2A types like myself as well, having a med kit is one thing but knowing what to do with it, and more importantly having the experience that allows you to be calm under duress can keep yourself and those around you above ground.
im no longer an emt, not for about a decade at this point, but i the skillset continues to be invaluable - just in the last 2 years ive performed cpr on a pedestrian collapsed in the street, controlled arterial bleeding for a friend who filleted her entire forearm from elbow to wrist after falling off a pitbike, pulled a friend from the middle of a lake who was near drowning (this one i was almost going down myself, but having learned and practiced the importance of communication in emergency i was able to instruct others in the water to get to shore and toss a rescue surfboard to us, there were about 9 of us in total, 4 in the water, nobody else had even registered the rescue equipment by the lakehouse on shore) and ive lost count how many times its been useful to know how to use steristrips and dermabond at the roller hockey rink.
got into it because i had a near death experience in high school and the surgeon who took care of it was a bmw guy and i was like, huh, cool dude, i wonder if maybe id like to do this when i grow up. fast forward and the experience was well worth it, but it took getting accepted to medical school to realize i didnt want to be a physician, or have anything to do with healthcare, i also would not recommend a 'career' as an emt. theres a lot of cool stuff going on as we send more doctors or doctor-adjacent providers into the prehospital setting though. i wound up seeking something with better work/life balance and am in cybersecurity sales now
it was incredible experience, and i would definitely recommend everyone take it upon themselves to learn at minimum the basics of first aid/response, that should be an easy extrapolation for the many people on this board who are 2A types like myself as well, having a med kit is one thing but knowing what to do with it, and more importantly having the experience that allows you to be calm under duress can keep yourself and those around you above ground.
im no longer an emt, not for about a decade at this point, but i the skillset continues to be invaluable - just in the last 2 years ive performed cpr on a pedestrian collapsed in the street, controlled arterial bleeding for a friend who filleted her entire forearm from elbow to wrist after falling off a pitbike, pulled a friend from the middle of a lake who was near drowning (this one i was almost going down myself, but having learned and practiced the importance of communication in emergency i was able to instruct others in the water to get to shore and toss a rescue surfboard to us, there were about 9 of us in total, 4 in the water, nobody else had even registered the rescue equipment by the lakehouse on shore) and ive lost count how many times its been useful to know how to use steristrips and dermabond at the roller hockey rink.
got into it because i had a near death experience in high school and the surgeon who took care of it was a bmw guy and i was like, huh, cool dude, i wonder if maybe id like to do this when i grow up. fast forward and the experience was well worth it, but it took getting accepted to medical school to realize i didnt want to be a physician, or have anything to do with healthcare, i also would not recommend a 'career' as an emt. theres a lot of cool stuff going on as we send more doctors or doctor-adjacent providers into the prehospital setting though. i wound up seeking something with better work/life balance and am in cybersecurity sales now
Originally Posted By thursdayParty1⏩
Yea, I wonder. I imagine you'd acclimate to the trauma somewhat. I know lots of EMT's have a dark sense of humor but it isn't because they're callous or anything, it's a coping strategy. You can make light of an extremely dark and seemingly hopeless situation with humor.I could never be an emt, imagine seeing people in their worst state. Especially car accidents and suicides. I imagine you become desensitized to it over time, but I'd rather not have that chit floating in my subconscious
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I don't think I could do it either. On the one hand, I'm sure it's incredibly fulfilling to know that you can be a beacon of light and hope in someone's darkest day. On the other hand, having to try to save the life of a child and not succeeding must be the heaviest of burdens. I can't even imagine the horror of having to disclose to a parent that their beloved baby didn't make it, that you tried everything, and that you're sorry. Pretty sure their reaction right there would make me quit that job instantly.
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
the acclimatization is weird, and sometimes paradoxical. for example i never have had any problem with blood or bodily fluids before or during the time i was exposed to it regularly. it wasnt until i was no longer working in that capacity and no longer exposed regularly that i developed hemophobia. its really odd, i can remember the first time it happened i was working in a lab at the time and for some reason we got a shipment of blood samples. all of a sudden i got really warm, lightheaded, and felt like i was gonna puke or pass out, went outside the room and lay down on the floor put my legs up on the wall (trendelenburg) to keep from going to sleep. and then i noticed later on when i would read the word 'blood' in a book or see it discussed in text id start having this weird reaction like feeling my skin was paper thin and fragile like any wrong move and im bleeding out. funny thing is it only ever would happen like that if i was totally relaxed state like being confronted with blood at that point with guard down would throw me for a loop. its never made me uncomfortable in any type of emergency situation like just over the weekend i took a stick to the face at roller hockey, busted lip, gash on bridge of the nose, bled pretty heavily, just skated calmly to my car got my first aid kit stuffed some gauze in my rt nostril, styptic powder on the gash, taped it, and played another 2 hours. reading a story that mentions blood when im not expecting it though and im retracting my head into my shoulders like a turtle receding into its shell. its weird.Yea, I wonder. I imagine you'd acclimate to the trauma somewhat. I know lots of EMT's have a dark sense of humor but it isn't because they're callous or anything, it's a coping strategy. You can make light of an extremely dark and seemingly hopeless situation with humor.
I don't think I could do it either. On the one hand, I'm sure it's incredibly fulfilling to know that you can be a beacon of light and hope in someone's darkest day. On the other hand, having to try to save the life of a child and not succeeding must be the heaviest of burdens. I can't even imagine the horror of having to disclose to a parent that their beloved baby didn't make it, that you tried everything, and that you're sorry. Pretty sure their reaction right there would make me quit that job instantly.
I don't think I could do it either. On the one hand, I'm sure it's incredibly fulfilling to know that you can be a beacon of light and hope in someone's darkest day. On the other hand, having to try to save the life of a child and not succeeding must be the heaviest of burdens. I can't even imagine the horror of having to disclose to a parent that their beloved baby didn't make it, that you tried everything, and that you're sorry. Pretty sure their reaction right there would make me quit that job instantly.
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Originally Posted By thursdayParty1⏩
Totally worth it for $15 an hour and overtime that doesn’t start till 53 hoursI could never be an emt, imagine seeing people in their worst state. Especially car accidents and suicides. I imagine you become desensitized to it over time, but I'd rather not have that chit floating in my subconscious
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Originally Posted By thursdayParty1⏩
This. I used to work with a guy who's brother is a detective who's specialty is crimes against children. Basically he spends all day every day looking at people hurting kids - abuse, neglect, etc. I'd probably rope after the first day if I had to see that all the time.I could never be an emt, imagine seeing people in their worst state. Especially car accidents and suicides. I imagine you become desensitized to it over time, but I'd rather not have that chit floating in my subconscious
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worked as a EMT/paramedic for 5 years in busy city.
i've seen most of it out there.
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i've seen most of it out there.
questions?
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Originally Posted By Basedbaby⏩
its not the same in every department though.Totally worth it for $15 an hour and overtime that doesn’t start till 53 hours
emt's here start closer to $20 and get overtime over 40 hours. 1.5x base pay.
still not great, but most see it as a stepping stone to FIRE or MEDIC anyway.
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Originally Posted By kingHanley⏩
do you work on a 2 man ambulance?See sig
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how many 911 responses a day on average?
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i know a lot of EMTs. A lot go into the nursing field. As for your more advanced first aid certs, won't be able to do much beyond basic life support (as far as i'm aware) but that's already 1000x more knowledge than the general public.
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
Im already fire hence the 53 hour work weekits not the same in every department though.
emt's here start closer to $20 and get overtime over 40 hours. 1.5x base pay.
still not great, but most see it as a stepping stone to FIRE or MEDIC anyway.
emt's here start closer to $20 and get overtime over 40 hours. 1.5x base pay.
still not great, but most see it as a stepping stone to FIRE or MEDIC anyway.
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Originally Posted By Basedbaby⏩
do you work with a single partner and respond to medical 911 calls?Im already fire hence the 53 hour work week
or do you respond on the fire truck with the entire fire crew.
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
We do a 2-2 rotationdo you work on a 2 man ambulance?
how many 911 responses a day on average?
how many 911 responses a day on average?
2 shifts on the box and 2 on the fire truck.
The box is about 10-20 a day
Fire truck is 3-7 a day
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Originally Posted By kingHanley⏩
12 hour days?We do a 2-2 rotation
2 shifts on the box and 2 on the fire truck.
The box is about 10-20 a day
Fire truck is 3-7 a day
2 shifts on the box and 2 on the fire truck.
The box is about 10-20 a day
Fire truck is 3-7 a day
10-20 responses? lol
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
24/4812 hour days?
10-20 responses? lol
10-20 responses? lol
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Originally Posted By Basedbaby⏩
what state are you in? most emts in NJ start at like $25 an hour and you can work unlimited OT. There were emts working with my brother who were clearing 150k a yearTotally worth it for $15 an hour and overtime that doesn’t start till 53 hours
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10 years ago, they made 12 dollars per hour here. Idk how much they make now
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
google says avg EMT pay in NJ is closer to $20.what state are you in? most emts in NJ start at like $25 an hour and you can work unlimited OT. There were emts working with my brother who were clearing 150k a year
which is still top tier pay for a starting EMT in the USA.
google also says my state has the highest average EMT pay. which i was always under the impression was pretty accurate.
What state has the highest paying EMT?
Emergency Medical Technician Salary | $55,600 Yearly Salary ...
Highest Paying States for Emergency Medical Technician
Hawaii tops our list of the highest-paying states for EMTs, with receiving $55,600 per year on average. Following it is Alaska, at $51,330, and Maryland at $50,770. District of Columbia with an average EMT salary of $48,500.
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
googles wrong thengoogle says avg EMT pay in NJ is closer to $20.
which is still top tier pay for a starting EMT in the USA.
which is still top tier pay for a starting EMT in the USA.
emts are in such high demand here that nobody will work for less than around $25 an hour (ded fkn Srs)
a quick look at emt jobs on indeed in nj will show you thats the case
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
EMT's have always been in high demand, in almost every state for the longest time.googles wrong then
emts are in such high demand here that nobody will work for less than around $25 an hour (ded fkn Srs)
a quick look at emt jobs on indeed in nj will show you thats the case
emts are in such high demand here that nobody will work for less than around $25 an hour (ded fkn Srs)
a quick look at emt jobs on indeed in nj will show you thats the case
Turnover for this job will always be high. We aren't paid well for what we have to do. You need the passion to help people.
My state regularly has to shut down ambulances because lack of staffing, and that hasn't changed for over 15 years.
How does that happen in the state where EMT's get paid one of the highest?
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
i agree brahEMT's have always been in high demand, in almost every state for the longest time.
Turnover for this job will always be high. We aren't paid well for what we have to do. You need the passion to help people.
My state regularly has to shut down ambulances because lack of staffing, and that hasn't changed for over 15 years.
How does that happen in the state where EMT's get paid one of the highest?
Turnover for this job will always be high. We aren't paid well for what we have to do. You need the passion to help people.
My state regularly has to shut down ambulances because lack of staffing, and that hasn't changed for over 15 years.
How does that happen in the state where EMT's get paid one of the highest?
i think most emts are criminally underpaid for the work they do
i think that the only reason nj pays what they do is because theyre forced to
relative to the cost of living $25 an hour really isn't even that great, but the unlimited OT is what makes it great. if youre willing to work, you can make great money doing it over here in NJ
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
this is the real reason i left EMS myself.relative to the cost of living $25 an hour really isn't even that great, but the unlimited OT is what makes it great. if youre willing to work, you can make great money doing it over here in NJ
you pretty much need to work OT to be able to support a family. single? no problem.
but with all the OT you do, your'e rarely around them anyway.
oh and also, pretty much 99% of career EMS people end up with back injuries. and midnight shifts?
fk having to stay up from 12am-12pm almost every day for like a decade lol
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If you are interested in getting into the medical field its not a bad place to start to get some experience. Not exactly something I'd want to do long term unless you live somewhere they get paid well.
Paramedics around where I live make like 40-50K per year. EMT's slightly less and you start out as an EMT until you get experience.
Paramedics around where I live make like 40-50K per year. EMT's slightly less and you start out as an EMT until you get experience.
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Originally Posted By bicmane123⏩
Both but ambo more often than notdo you work with a single partner and respond to medical 911 calls?
or do you respond on the fire truck with the entire fire crew.
or do you respond on the fire truck with the entire fire crew.
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