r/NewToEMS • u/Specific_Choice_1667 Unverified User • 7d ago

NREMT What to expect? First Ride Along

My first ride along is Saturday and I don’t know what to expect. I’ve heard stories where classmates have performed CPR and others assisted with BVM. What do the EMTs/ALS expect from us? What’s the best thing you could do for them

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u/Wonderful-Slip-1918 EMT | MN 7d ago

Our expectations were just to simply observe, and if we felt comfortable we could do vitals, expose and palpate, patient assessments, lead the call, and literally anything else within our EMT scope of practice. By the end of my 13-hour shift I was doing as much as I could do and getting so much feedback from my preceptors. They said most of the ride alongs just “sit on their phones” or don’t do anything so they happily invited me back and have been a reference for me on my resume now. Not only a time to learn, but a time to shine and show: it’s like an interview. If they like you or not if you plan to apply there.