5 TIPS For The NEW EMT (Avoid Mistakes)

These are 5 tips that I would give to a new EMT or a new EMT student. This EMT advice will help you excel as a new EMT working on the ambulance.

These tips will improve your patient assessment skills, scene awareness and patient communication skills as an EMT.

I look forward to seeing your EMS education success and seeing you pass your NREMT exam.

Be great,

Evan, The Paramedic Coach®

#emt #podcast #nremt

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[jennana]

I just had my first few EMT shifts this week! This is my advice and what I struggled with most:
- Giving a full report to the nurse during transfer of care was the most unexpected thing I struggled with. You basically state the name/gender and all relevant information about the patient, but that usually requires flipping through the patient care notes frantically. Try to mentally checklist all the things you want to say in the report
- Don't take rudeness from nurses/medics personally. If they're having a bad day, it gets taken out on the EMTs even if you're not at fault
- Highlighting the environmental awareness, look around not just for scene safety, but for clues on how the patient is living (are there drugs/empty alcohol bottles, cockroaches, etc)
- As part of the pre-call routine, try to come up with the situation specific questions you will need to ask. EMT school taught a pretty limited and rigid line of questioning, when in reality you usually need to ask many more questions to get a full picture of what happened. Like if someone fainted, did they hit their head? Lose consciousness? What did they feel before and after fainting? Did they do anything out of the ordinary that day? Etc etc
- Try to do palpating assessments (like abdominal exams) and get blood pressure before the ambulance starts moving to the hospital. You can do the rest/ask the chart questions while the rig is moving, but bp and palp are hard to do with all the bumps

[rockwellbortz]

Just wanted to say thank you for these videos. I passed at 70 and couldn't have done it without these

[Jackson-gudy]

Great timing—I just took my NREMT this morning and already found out that I passed! So excited to start working soon, and your videos were very helpful throughout my studying journey.

[markanderson]

You are spot on. You covered the key elements I was taught at EMT school. I've been an EMT for nine months and the points you covered apply every run. I would add, hang around in the hospital room after transfer of care to the RN and listen/watch what they do, note the questions they ask the patient. I alway try to hang for a few minutes to hear the nurse and doctor interact with the patient. Also, as an EMT you will need to brief up the RN or doc on the patient's complaint and condition. Best to have your stuff together. Asking for help is at the forefront of decision making. EMT is BLS and better to ask early than have a patient go south and you are suddenly in over your skill sets. Thanks. I'm sending your link to our training officer.

[jjpyro]

I’m going to EMS academy in the fall. Can’t wait!

[gasmask]

Passed the NREMT watching your vids. Excited!

[RickyOHD]

Passed my National last week. One and done 🎉

[Savage_Carlos]

I already know your videos are going to be informative and educational purposefully, thanks for making these!
I recently passed my NREMT and on my way to the work field. Always remembering all the tips I can from these! Thanks!

[brandtscholar]

I just passed my test today so this came at perfect time! Thank you for all your amazing videos!!

[OldRed]

Just got hired as an Emt but under a contract to get medic in 4 years I will be buying your program .

[barryg]

This video was right on target I mean spot on! So impressed with this channel and will continue to share with others!

[LizG]

I have watched a majority of your videos and they truly did help me learn many of the concepts! I was wondering though how an EMT could become knowledgeable about the procedures and medications Paramedics do and use?

[JustValiant-]

Hey Evan, Great Video! Thank you so much.

Have you ever, or how often have you been in a situation on scene, where you're just completely stuck, and you have no idea what to do?

[NickyKDChaleunphone]

On top of that if someone has a Pacemaker is an automatic ALS call.

[Dstrese]

My question, we are going lights. What if I am talking to my partner that is driving, should I be worried about distracting them driving while enroute asking questions?

[philkeyser]

I have a partner that is so bad at the pre call talk. “I know as much as you do” “We will see when we get there”. Frustrating

[chazzy]

Have you addressed in a video educating state certification vs NREMT in a video in the past. I just failed my state and I’m wondering is one harder then the other to get. Love your videos. You are the best at content EMS education