EMT-I - possible in one summer?

[Mac11]

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If I already have an EMT-B cert., is it possible to do all the EMT-I classes over the summer?

 

[DropkickMurphy]

It depends on the state you are in, and how many classes are involved......when I took it (several years ago) it was a single course (8 credit hrs) and from what I've heard not much has changed in EMS education in the past few years.

 

[Mac11]

It depends on the state you are in, and how many classes are involved......when I took it (several years ago) it was a single course (8 credit hrs) and from what I've heard not much has changed in EMS education in the past few years.

i live in MA, and looking through the catalogue of some cc it had like ~3 courses for EMT-I...

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Then you should ask the program director at that school. Although I do know of a member of the EMS forums I frequent (see the link in my signature), that has had problems with the Commonwealth of Massachussetts and EMT-I credentialing through no fault of her own so far as I know. Post your question over on Fieldmedics; I'm sure you will get a lot better responses than you could ever get on SDN since most of the people here have extremely limited EMS experience at best.

 

[emtcsmith]

see also bad responce...why do you want to be an EMT-I? It bothers me that my state is bringing in this midlevel as it is.

 

[Mac11]

why do you want to be an EMT-I?

i cant find a job as an emt-b, and working as an emt on campus sucks. to become an emt-p you need 1 yr experience as an emt-i...

ill probably just dump this all and go into phlebotomy.

 

[rathman]

Mach11,
My state has EMT B, E, I, and P. I just started my I class tonight, and I was told that the I level is being taken away at the National level but VA is keeping it. I think that it should just be one level; P. I trying to get through premed anyways, but I is going to be a nice thing to keep money coming in.

 

[rathman]

Is anyone considering medical school? Also, a P student told me the other day that a doctor is just a paramedic that can't handle the stress. Is that totally retarted to anyone else? 😕