Hello. Flata told me to come post here. I was an EMT in California, and I'm now in Paramedic school in Ontario.
I am of the opinion that EVERYBODY who is capable of handling the course should become an EMT in the states. The EMT course is inexpensive, short, easy, and a ton of fun, and it makes you a valued member of society.
Being an EMT gives you an incredible sense of security about yourself and those around you. Say you were walking down the street, and a lady pushing a baby carriage starts screaming that her baby suddenly stopped moving... I would want to be one of the people who knows how to help, not one of the people who stops and stares.
My advice is to go to EMT school. Whether or not you end up working on an ambulance is irrelevant; the vast majority take the class and simply apply it to their lives.
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I am of the opinion that EVERYBODY who is capable of handling the course should become an EMT in the states. The EMT course is inexpensive, short, easy, and a ton of fun, and it makes you a valued member of society.
Being an EMT gives you an incredible sense of security about yourself and those around you. Say you were walking down the street, and a lady pushing a baby carriage starts screaming that her baby suddenly stopped moving... I would want to be one of the people who knows how to help, not one of the people who stops and stares.
My advice is to go to EMT school. Whether or not you end up working on an ambulance is irrelevant; the vast majority take the class and simply apply it to their lives.