Posted on May 13, 2019
Where can I get NREMT certified on the civilian side so that I can skip phase one of 68W? What are some good websites to help me prepare?
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I just re-enlisted to reclass to 68W. HRC gave me a class date of 10/2019. The course is going to be given at Fort Indiantown Gap, which means it will be a 7 week course.
Do anyone know where I can get "NREMT certified" on the civilian side so I can skip phase one? Or any great study sites that will aid in learning and taking the exam on my own?
I have already complete ALC for this MOS, granted, this MOS is dying and will be merged with 25S. In result of that, in ALC we strictly whenever Leadership Development criteria, nothing technical. I haven't got clear answers for my senior NCOs, so will i have to redo ALC for 68W?
What are some other additional medic certifications should I be striving to achieve to make the most out of this MOS?
Do anyone know where I can get "NREMT certified" on the civilian side so I can skip phase one? Or any great study sites that will aid in learning and taking the exam on my own?
I have already complete ALC for this MOS, granted, this MOS is dying and will be merged with 25S. In result of that, in ALC we strictly whenever Leadership Development criteria, nothing technical. I haven't got clear answers for my senior NCOs, so will i have to redo ALC for 68W?
What are some other additional medic certifications should I be striving to achieve to make the most out of this MOS?
Advanced Individual Training (AIT) - 68W
68W: Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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You cannot take the NREMT on your own due to the necessity of a psychomotor skills evaluation and accredited clinical hours. Look into community colleges that may offer an EMT course as a head start, but know that you’ll be using AEMT and paramedic skills in 68W. Study well in class and work hard in clinicals, any knowledge is a boon.
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SGT (Join to see)
I had that same thought too but the 3 community colleges around me dont offer it, or they have already started. Now I'm trying to find a alternative becasue I spoke to the school NCO up at Gap, they squeeze of of the NREMT material into 2 weeks. Yes, it's possible to accomplish in that time, but I would like to use these 5 months of waiting to give myself the best chance of passing.
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SPC Brionna V.
SGT (Join to see) In that case, look into getting an account with JBLearning and securing a textbook for civilian EMT. The account and book will cost a bit, but they offer spectacular NREMT-style practice tests that can help a lot with learning how to answer in the “best way,” plus having up-to-date learning materials will be a good resource. The skill sheets for your psychomotor are available online if you look it up and there are tons (TONS.) of videos on Youtube demonstrating each skill. Pay particular attention to your patient assessment scenarios for medical and trauma - they’re run like clockwork, you just have to adapt your care to fit the scenario you’re given.
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SPC Brionna V.
As an afterthought, any course that claims to push ALL material required for the exam into two weeks when most civilian courses take 2-4 months will result in you dumping knowledge as soon as you’ve got the cert. Everything you learn in medicine is cumulative, and you can’t afford to forget much of anything if you want to be an efficient, independent practitioner. Take notes, find lectures and podcasts, devour knowledge from civilian paramedics because they’re trained in literally a bit of everything and can improvise from nothing. Getting started on cardiology and pharmacology will be massively helpful as well once you’re comfortable and have consistently passed skills checks and practice tests at the EMT-B level.
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Aw man thanks!!! I spent all day researching, finding, and trying to decipher what was important or not lol...I appreciate it!! SPC Brionna V.
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You cannot 'skip' it. The way the Army does Medicine while very much the same, we do things which a lot of civilian medical personnel would be horrified at.
Licensed only as an EMT-B in the civ world, I can only do what is in my scope of practice. I can get sued if I don't do it well or over my SoP. In the military, you get through AIT and learn the basics. After that, is it up to your unit to train you on advanced techniques asap. I'm not going to stand there and do nothing when I DO have the skills all b/c of some idiotic red tape and people in suits who have zero experience dictating whether someone lives or dies.
As a EMT-B, you can give IVs, administer meds, and put on a tourniquet. Civ EMT-Bs cannot do venous cutdowns, clamp off an artery, plug a bullet wound effectively with a tampon after making sure where all the holes are, or many other things. I'm not sure 100% of the standard but I know I wasn't tested nor trained on those examples until I got to my first unit.
After my 1st deployment, we got a guy who was a Paramedic and a good one. He could not skip ANY of AIT but I don't think he had to take the NR-EMT test b/c he had an active license.
Your instructors will first give you classroom and hands-on instruction as per NR-EMT standards for the civilian world. That will 'appease' that org and then you go on to learn how the Army does it. Upon graduation, you should get your EMT-B cert with license number(Civilian equivalent) and a "Healthcare Specialist cert(Army equivalent. It is your PL's responsibility to make sure you do things to turn in to stay certified since it lasts only 2 or 3 years. If you have a high-speed PL he/she will make sure you get recert or at least enough CEU credits to recert after you leave if that is your plan.
Licensed only as an EMT-B in the civ world, I can only do what is in my scope of practice. I can get sued if I don't do it well or over my SoP. In the military, you get through AIT and learn the basics. After that, is it up to your unit to train you on advanced techniques asap. I'm not going to stand there and do nothing when I DO have the skills all b/c of some idiotic red tape and people in suits who have zero experience dictating whether someone lives or dies.
As a EMT-B, you can give IVs, administer meds, and put on a tourniquet. Civ EMT-Bs cannot do venous cutdowns, clamp off an artery, plug a bullet wound effectively with a tampon after making sure where all the holes are, or many other things. I'm not sure 100% of the standard but I know I wasn't tested nor trained on those examples until I got to my first unit.
After my 1st deployment, we got a guy who was a Paramedic and a good one. He could not skip ANY of AIT but I don't think he had to take the NR-EMT test b/c he had an active license.
Your instructors will first give you classroom and hands-on instruction as per NR-EMT standards for the civilian world. That will 'appease' that org and then you go on to learn how the Army does it. Upon graduation, you should get your EMT-B cert with license number(Civilian equivalent) and a "Healthcare Specialist cert(Army equivalent. It is your PL's responsibility to make sure you do things to turn in to stay certified since it lasts only 2 or 3 years. If you have a high-speed PL he/she will make sure you get recert or at least enough CEU credits to recert after you leave if that is your plan.
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SGT (Join to see)
Great info...Thank you, I plan to embrace the tedious things and amplify the small details.
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SPC Brian Mason
SGT, IMO it's best to go through this MOS AIT completely. You'll get in sync with the others and your instructors instead of skipping part of it. IMO, it results in better learning for you and for them to make their judgement on how you are in the classroom and the field.
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I recommend going to 68w school, especially because you are prior service. The EMT portion is easy enough, and you'll be in a prior service platoon, and generally immune from 80% of the bullshit that the IET trainees go through. The Army doesn't require psychomotor testing, and if they do, they provide it.
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SGT Jeffrey Dennis
You will still go through the EMT course with IET soldiers. You''ll serve as NCOs to them during EMS class. Other than that, you'll be in a platoon that's all E-4s and. E-5s, and get released for personal time
The IET guys will be in formation for about 90 more minutes.
The IET guys will be in formation for about 90 more minutes.
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SSG (Join to see)
The army does require psychomotor testing. I am a current instructor on the EMT side. The ONLY way you bypass the emt portion is if you are already an emt certified by nremt, and not state certified. I currently have a paramedic in my class but he is state certified, so he had to go through the whole course
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