How can I learn to be a paramedic in one day?

Question

I filled out an online job application and within two hours I received a phone call and a job offer. I didn't expect such a quick response and thought I had time to at least take a first responder course before hearing back from anyone. I sorta lied on the application by telling them I had three years experience in another city, but I really need the job! I don't want to be a baker my whole life. So now they want me to fill an E.M.T. position starting tomorrow.

Answer 1

Injure yourself so badly for u to be delivered in an ambulance to the hospital's emergency room and study how those paramedics work and u will find out with the use of ur mind. ok! good luck! but dont die!

Answer 2

So...do you work in law enforcement, or are you a baker? You are obviously lying about something. Another question you posted said you worked in law enforcement. Do you just lie about everything, or just what you do and what you are (in this case are not) certified to do?


You can't. they will need to see a National Registry certification and/or a state license. EMT takes a month, and after you take that, it is a year long school to become a paramedic. As an EMT or Paramedic people look up to you as a highly trained medical professional, and whether someone lives or dies will be up to you, so you need real training.

Working as an EMT or paramedic is not an easy job and not something that should be taken lightly. In this job you see the worst things that can happen to people, and you put your self in danger every time you leave the station to respond to a call. Every time the lights and sirens are turned on you are at a very high risk for a fatal crash, and every time you respond to a call there is a chance you can be hit by a passing car or shot. In 2005 26 EMTs and Paramedics were honored by the National EMS Memorial Service for In the Line of Duty deaths, and that is only those who's names were submitted to the service. This is a stressful job where you are expected to preform at 100% for 8, 12, 24, or even 48 hours at a time, sometimes without sleep, and do your job the best you call all the time. There are no set lunch breaks, bathroom breaks, or coffee breaks. You eat, pee, and caffeineate when and were you can.

Answer 3

Wow! You sure are in trouble! I'm a nationally certified paramedic, and it took me a year of training plus a 500 hour internship to learn the job. There is far more to being a paramedic than what you see on TV. Even if you managed to take a first responder course, you wouldn't be capable of paramedic level skills, and your new boss would see through your facade immediately! Your new boss will require proof of paramedic or EMT certification before they put you on an ambulance, anyway.
If you want to become a paramedic, there are lots of training courses available, but there is absolutely no way that you can learn to be one in just one day. Have you really thought about what you would do if they actually believed you, and you were called to a cardiac arrest on your first day (believe me, it happens)? What would you do? What would happen is that you would be unable to treat the patient, they would die, and you would find yourself in jail for a very long time on manslaughter charges!
Do yourself a favor, call your new boss, apologize and say that you can't take the job. Then go to school for something that you really want to do. There are lots of night, internet courses, and part time classes on a wide variety of subjects.
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I don't even know where to start. Between EMT-Basic and EMT-Paramedic I was in school for 2 years and doing clinical time (working for free) the whole time, plus another 6 months after classes were finished. Then there are the exams (written and practical). If you think you can learn in one day what it took me 2 and 1/2 years to, when I have a 132 IQ, you can just ___________ (fill in the blank with your wild imagination). I work my butt off during 12 hour shifts with little or no sleep, and I earned the right to do that, because I am certified. I hope I never eat at your "bakery". I might have to treat myself for food poisoning.

Answer 5

Lying on an application for ANY job is a VERY BAD IDEA. I know at least two people who got fired because of that.

It's worse when people's lives are depending on you.

Take the needed courses. And you might want to level with the people that hired you. You might still lose the job, but at least you won't also be dealing with manslaughter charges if someone should die because you did the wrong thing.

Good luck.

Answer 6

EMT Class is about 16 weeks long. Then usually after a year or so experience you cna take the paramedic class for at least 18 months. Lieing on your application will cost you.

Answer 7

What's the saying... "what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice do decieve".

You are seeing now how lying can bite you in the butt. Paramedics don't learn their trade in one day.

Get the proper training/schooling/experience before you apply for a position. That way you won't have to worry about being put on the spot...you're dealing with people's lives (or would be) in the position you want to fill...would you want someone with NO experience or knowledge if it was your or your loved ones life at stake?

Answer 8

You sure opened a bee's ness here. One day Paramedic? With class time , Ride time and hospital time your looking at 18 months just to take the exam in my region.Then theres the 6-8weeks waiting to get test results back. This is after you went through 12 week bacis EMT course.Take a CPR course and be ready to help someone who goes into a MI when you tell them what interest rate your bank is going to charge them for the loan they applied for.

Answer 9

EMT is a 12 week course, Paramedic is about a year. Call them back and say you can't take the job.

Then go to school.

You lied on a job application, that is not a good thing.

Hey guys, this person seems to like making things up, he has several questions like this.

Answer 10

tell them you can't take the job right now explain to themthe reason and that you are going to take the class ,if you really are going to, when you finsh taking the classes that you would still be intereasted. they might hire you later or not but at least they would seen that you can own up to your mistakes. i know that in my town the volunteer dept. they get training and then go to the classes but they have to take the EMT class and firefighter 1 so maybe you can work something out where you just be a driver until you take the classes and that way you are still working but not actually working on anyone that you could....um... kill.

good luck