![]() ![]() In my area ALS is provided by paid paramedics (EMT-P) that are based at local hospitals. If there is a life-threatening situation, then ALS will be dispatched additionally. The Minute Men (and most other towns' ambulance squads) provide BLS. EMS (Emergency Medical Services) is divided into two categories - BLS (Basic Life Support) and ALS (Advanced Life Support).In my town The Minute Men is not affiliated with the fire department, but is completely independent. ![]() ![]() Some have paid EMTs, and some have volunteers at night, and paid during the day. Most first aid squads are affiliated with a town's fire department.This causes a huge amount of confusion and I blame the US Post Office, since they have people who live in Morris Township address their mail as Morris Plains, Morristown, Convent Station, etc. The Minute Men cover the Township of Morris (which surrounds, but does not include Morristown) and Morris Plains. The all-volunteer Morristown Ambulance Squad does this. The Minute Men do not cover Morristown.The Minute Men is a very busy squad compared to most - last year there were over 2500 calls taken.Many patients are surprised to find that no bill comes when the Minute Men take them to the hospital. The Morris Minute Men First Aid Squad is a all-volunteer organization founded in 1941, providing first aid and rescue to Morris Township and Morris Plains, New Jersey (USA).For this reason I've created an EMT exam tips web page with just such advice. I get a lot of email from people asking for tips in taking the EMT class, and passing the exam. If you like 911 and want to do it as a job, then I'd check out Atlantic Ambulance or Jersey City EMS. But it's a large portion of paid EMS and a way to get a check for riding an ambulance. I've never tried that, and I'm not really interested in it. A lot of paid services do non-emergency transport. If you're running on a paid service in suburbia, then you won't even see that. The only difference in Newark was the higher percentage of assaults, sickle cell, HIV and asthma calls. In suburbia you still get the hairy CHF emergencies, motorcycle crashes, calls to the local jail and frequent flyers who really don't need an ambulance. With all that said, the types of calls aren't that different. It is pretty thrilling to get a big check for doing something you've been doing for free. Doing it every day instead of once a week is exhausting. Having a "boss" threaten you if you haven't filled out paperwork completely (there is so much paperwork) or other details really takes some of the fun out of it as well. Running calls to homes in suburbia is different then running calls in the projects with gang members and drug dealers all around you. Newark runs two-person crews and The Minute Men have three or four people in the ambulance. So you see a lot more and therefore learn a lot more running paid. I would average about 16 911 responses per shift in Newark, vs three at the Minute Men. Yes, I can say, they are very different experiences. When you're done working a shift as a university "blue-shirt" you know you earned your pay!Ī lot of people ask me about working paid versus volunteer EMS. It wasn't a good fit for me (it was too much since I already have a full-time day-job in computers), but if you have the chops, then UH-EMS is an amazing place to work. It's hard work in an exciting and dangerous city. You can count on a shooting and stabbing (or three) most nights in Newark. In a 12-hour shift there each ambulance answers 12-25 calls, making them the busiest ambulances in the US - probably in the world. I also did a three month stint at the elite University Hospital EMS in Newark, NJ. I respond to an average of 430 calls a year on the Minute Men and I've become the Assistant Captain. I spent the Summer in a 125 hour training course and got my EMT certification in August of that year. Why? It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but thought I didn't have the time (or the stomach) for it. In May, 2003, I joined the Morris Minute Men First Aid Squad. That is why the author Jamie Montoya, an EMS professional, developed the EMT Study Guide! This edition contains hundreds of practice questions, from all categories of the exam.Mark Wintle's New Jersey EMS page Mark Wintle's EMS page Thus, thorough preparation cannot be overlooked. The NREMT only allows a max number of six tries to pass the test. It is normal to have some anxiety about taking this test. However, the truth is that the NREMT is a challenging computer adaptive test, meaning the difficulty of the questions are adjusted based on the responses you provide. You are no doubt a busy student with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to read your EMT textbook in preparation for the NREMT Exam. If you want to pass the NREMT Exam but don’t have a lot of time for studying keep reading. ![]()
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