Emergency Medical Technician Identification Report

An EMT must be able to multi task under pressure, develop good communication skills, and work as a team member to help the patient in need. A year ago, when I played basketball and volleyball for my school, I had to learn how to listen to my other teammates and the people in the bleachers cheering while still focusing on the task at hand. There were times when I had to block the ball from a really good hitter during volleyball and people depended on me to keep the ball on their side. There is also the pressure to make the last point in the game to win. These experiences are similar to those of an EMT because both must think fast in order to get the job done.

Last year during my final semester of my senior year, I was blessed to have the opportunity to be an intern in the program of study I wanted to go into. Without any doubt in my mind I chose to intern at the hospital in our town, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Once I chose my intern site, I then got to choose what area I wanted to work in. I chose to intern in the ICU, because I knew I would learn the most in that area. Almost a year later and after getting CNA certified, I got offered a job as a CNA/ Telemetry Monitor Technician in the ICU. Being a Telemetry Monitor Technician, I would watch and observe the heart rates and beats of the patients in the ICU on two computer screens. If something was abnormal in a rhythm, I would make note of the abnormality and notify the nurse.

On a typical Friday night, most of my peers are hanging out with friends, out partying or even staying home to do homework. My Friday nights aren’t quite like that. My typical Friday night could include a car accident, a cardiac arrest, and an overdose all within one twelve hour period. After I realized I could become more active and make a difference in my community, I decided to join the Thurmont Ambulance Company once I turned 16. In this organization, I respond to emergency and non-emergency medical and fire calls, participate in public safety education nights, and work fundraisers to help fund our services. This past year, I volunteered 462.5 duty hours and responded to 55 ambulance calls. The opportunities I have been offered because of this organization are amazing. I am now a certified Hazardous Materials responder and have learned basic knowledge on the use of foam for firefighting through my Protective Envelope and Foam Certification.

Over the last five years I have worked with college staff to get students more involved in campus safety and the main way was through the creation of a student patrol called Tiger Patrol. The program has been a great success and we wanted to expand it to a student EMS group that would help respond to medical emergencies on campus. Through the help of student Kyle Sansom who has done most of the work CC EMS is now up and running. The team is made up of 9 students, are all state certified and practice under the guidance of a local Doctor. They have worked several shifts and have responded to a couple medical emergencies and have worked side-by-side with AMR and CSFD. We are still testing out the program and will be working to make adjustments

In addition, as priorly discussed, while the EMS education system focuses heavily on cardiac arrest, the emphasis on other emergency cases needs to be increased; ignorance is a threat. As it stands, the public does not have the education to become fully effective in dealing with different emergency situations. For example, many citizens would not know how to handle emergency cases such as car accidents, or

Working in an emergency department for over thirteen years, I have had the opportunity to work alongside some wonderful nurses. I have also been fortunate to train some of those nurses. Providing bedside training and working together with the educators to teach the basics of emergency medicine to newer nurses entering the department. In Ottawa, there was a novice nurse program that allowed new graduates or nurse specializing in other areas to enter an intense twelve week training program. During this time they were given classroom time and mentoring time on the unit. After the program was completed they should feel comfortable enough to take on an assignment on their own. Our job was to ensure they felt ready and help with the transition

The evolution of EMS education dates back to the mid-1950s when the American College of Surgeons (ACS) established a training program for ambulance attendants. Similar courses were conducted by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS). In 1967, the fist textbook, “Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured” was published and this was followed by another text, “Training of Ambulance Personnel and Others Responsible for Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured at the Scene and During Transport”. The first curriculum to standardize ambulance attendant training was

In summer last year, I volunteered at an AlFujirah hospital in the Emergency Department. I was very exited to feel that you are a one of the important people who patients need. I was given the chance to learn certain classical procedures like physical examination, suturing, and how to be proficient working with patients and families in crisis. I never know what I will get today, so that is making me more exciting to face any situation, until that day when I saw that unconscious Asian guy on the trolley and his clothe was wet and filthy of sand of the Beach. The CPR machines on his chest and the nurses are trying to bring his pulses back, his last breath has been taken and his heart beats no more, cause of death is drowning.

There are many titles emergency medical physicians can have: ER Physicians, ED Physicians, and Emergency Medical Specialist. The main responsibility of someone in the field of emergency medicine is “the medical specialty with the principal mission of evaluating, managing, treating and preventing unexpected illness and injury’’ (Schneider 1). ER physicians are often categorized by specialty. Cardiovascular, orthopedics, and neurology are just a few. The level of education needed is a bachelor’s degree and medical school. After these tasks are completed, 4 to 7 years of a residency program are usually attended to

EMS originated from military medics helping wounded soldiers on the field during the civil war, this migrated to the civilian world slowly and the first ambulance was used in Cincinnati during 1865. Although there were some advances in the EMS field in the late 1800’s-1920’s, after World War II, EMS saw an increase in rescue squads, joint efforts with the fire stations and funeral homes as well as more private ambulances.

As a health, safety, and environmental manager, I will have to write several kinds of documents like resumes, business letters, and research papers. I order to advance in my profession I will have to put together a good resume so that my supervisor can evaluate it decide and decide whether I qualify for a promotion or not. The more professional my resume is, the more likely my supervisor will consider me as qualified for an advancement within the company. Another document that I will have to prepare is a business letter in order to communicate with other professionals and allow my writing to represent how professional I am. An additional document that I will have to write is a research paper. Because my profession requires me to gather

I have worked in various areas of healthcare, and gained numerous transferable skills. Particularly working at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, I have gained experience of collecting ECG readings, blood pressure, pulse and temperature. On the contrary, whilst shadowing in the emergency department, I witnessed a life changing experience involving a 47-year-old male in a state of cardiac arrest. I observed the emergency care performed by the multidisciplinary team who worked together to successfully resuscitate the patient back to life, which was a remarkable spectacle. Thus, I began to recognise the physical exertion needed in critical care – conversely, to achieve greatness entails difficulty and dedication and I am willing to strive.

For many years, since the time of the Triumviri Nocturne and the Vigils, many lives have been saved by some form of an emergency medical service, and since then it has evolved into what it is now a complex life-saving system that has saved many more lives. From the origin of medical responders to the creation of paramedics, people have risked their lives for others, and in between is what is known as an Emergency Medical Technician or EMT.

Emergency medical services has 4 levels of certification. Emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, and paramedic. Progressing at each level you gain more skills, responsibility, and knowledge, but all of which are within emergency and urgent care. Some people get tired and burned out faster than others. Putting Community Paramedicine into the mix adds another level as well as provides opportunity for paramedics that have twenty plus years under their belt to slow down and

During this period, groups of physicians began to emerge who had left their respective practices in order to devote their work completely to the ED. The first of such groups was headed by Dr. James DeWitt Mills who, along with four associate physicians; Dr. Chalmers A. Loughridge, Dr. William Weaver, Dr. John McDade, and Dr. Steven Bednar at Alexandria Hospital, VA established 24/7 year round emergency care which became known as the "Alexandria Plan". It was not until the establishment of American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the recognition of emergency medicine training programs by the AMA and the AOA, and in 1979 a historical vote by the American Board of Medical Specialties that EM became a recognized medical specialty. The nation's first EMT's were from the Alexandria plan working as Emergency Care Technicians serving in the Alexandria Hospital Emergency Room. The training for these technicians was modeled after the established "Physician Assistant" training program and later restructured to meet the basic needs for emergency pre-hospital care. On June 24, 2011, The Alexandria Hospital Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Alexandria Plan. In attendance were three of the nation's first ECTs/EMTs: David Stover, Larry Jackson, and Kenneth Weaver. In the United States, EMTs are certified according to their level of training. Individual states set their own standards of certification (or