DFIB Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Another question: What do you do to control your anxiety in front of your class and instructor for the practical practices? And what do you think or say to yourself? Imagine them naked!
Lone Star Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 First off, stop looking for problems where there are none! Second, it looks like you're already looking for 'shortcuts'. If you want to 'get a jump' on your classmates, take the A&P courses, Medical Terminology....better yet, go for the 'gusto' and get an associates degree (minimum) in Allied Health. The key to remember here is that you're trying to get into a position where the higher up the 'food chain' you go, the easier it's going to be to kill someone with your lack of knowledge. As an EMT-B, it's no major issue to get flustered, lose your place in your assessment/treatment routine and simply holler "Do over!" and pick up where you started to veer from the routine. Anything you might do wrong can usually be undone by an EMT-I or Medic. When you reach the EMT-I level, a Medic can still 'undo' your mistakes, but will have to work harder. As a Medic, you say 'Oops!" and someone potentially dies for your mistake...
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