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You hardly need half an EMT course to learn when to call 911. Those 160 hours include a lot of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, etc.

• FireBeyond 9y ago
  Where's the meter? Average citizen should be able to "know when to call 911". What would be the training to recognize "when to call 911" beyond that? And very specifically, if you're talking about wanting to "recognize acute medical emergencies", the half the EMT course I'd be looking at would be exactly the opposite half you mentioned, and more things like "symptoms of acute coronary syndrome", "respiratory distress" and the like. Yes, a non-urgent transport would likely have no need of A&P, etc.
  • GavinMcG 9y ago
    You say that the average citizen should be able to know when to call 911, which is exactly why I'm confused that you'd expect to need 80 hours of training for recognizing imminent life threats.
    • FireBeyond 9y ago
      I'm just trying to figure out what training would fit between lay person and > I'd also expect that drivers would be specially trained ... in recognizing imminent life threats And trying to consider what that might look like.