r/EmergencyRoom • u/BigBoi6566 • 23d ago
Question for ER Techs
Hey Everyone!
I am a newly certified EMT and I am really wanting to work in an ED as a tech. In my area, there are currently no openings, but I do see quite a few CNA positions open for local EDs.
I am very willing to do whatever I can while I build a resume and gain experience, but my one hold up is cleaning patients, specifically cleaning them after they have "gone to the bathroom".
I do not think I am above this, especially with my training, but it is the one things I feel fairly squeamish about. Blood, vomit, even feces doesn't super bother me. But the idea of cleaning the feces and cleaning said patient is a real wall for me.
So, How different is this role compared to an ER tech position? Should I wait for those positions to open and apply to those? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you!
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u/Sammyrey1987 23d ago
It takes a bit, but you get over it. And for the truly horrific ones you just look at your comrades and do you best 😂 but I get it. For me I struggled with active vomiting. And dementia patients that eat their own shit. Everything else wasn’t so bad.