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Thanks for the reply, Dwayne and DFIB. I have decided to go first thing on Tues. to my Community College and register for the first EMS course they have in 2013. First, I am going to finish this three month class, however I don't think I will do the Clinicals. I truly don't think I will be ready in just 3 moths to go out in the field and treat people at any level. However, I cant say for sure now, I'll make that decision when its time to. So if C.C is the way to go, I'm going to go that route. This class I'm in now will just be a nice preparatory deal before I start College. The classes I was saying I thought had "nothing to do with EMS" were things like English, Math.....the general ed classes. Chalk that up to me being naive about this whole process, which I guess is what landed me at this school I am presently at. Please excuse my grammatical errors in my posts on here. When i am typing a formal letter, or taking placement tests I pay more attention to my punctuation and such. So wish me luck on Tuesday, hopefully all goes well and by the end of next week I will be registered for a proper EMS course. Thanks Dwayne/DFIB

First off...i am feeling super sorry for myself and really damn sad. I was SO freaking excited when i started this. However now, the feelings have changed Today i get the FASTEST powerpoint presentation / crash course on anatomy EVER. (I have a GED, i never took high school Anatomy) Half the slides we didnt even talk about.....i mean seriously this was a semesters worth of Anatomy and medical terms crammed into 4 hours.....and the Anatomy was only given 1 of those hours. I feel completely overwhelmed by the amount of information i am expected to learn in so little time (3 months//3 days a week). I feel like i will have to pay to take this class 3 times so that i can actually be an effective EMT. moral of the story is........i dont feel like im learning anything. Im very scared that come clinical time....i will have no f-ing clue wtf to do. I will sound like an idiot and be completely unprepared. I am TERRIFIED that im going to cause more harm than good.....and hurt somebody because i will not know how to properly do something. I am going to try and learn as much on my own at home from my book....but that just doesnt seem like how it should be done. I looked at the C.C here.....and all they have is a A.S. program and its alot more expensive. Not to mention, 3/4 of the classes had nothing to do with EMS. Is it possible that anywhere out there exists a place that focuses on quality, long-term (like a year or more) job specific training for EMT certification? I would seriously travel/relocate temporarily to do it. Seems like its either get an A.S and go broke going to a C.C while learning mounds of stuff you dont need to know OR Save a litte $$ and go to a place like i am now, where they try to cram 3 months of info into one day. I dunno, i feel stumped......thoughts???? Suggestions??? anything is appreciated.

Hey all, just found this place while doing some searches on google for EMT stuff....and the thread topics i found have been quite helpful. Im 27 and i just started taking EMT-I classes at FMTI here in Tampa. I hope i can learn from those of you who have had some experience in the field and ive got no shortage of questions for you. Hope to talk to you guys soon!!!