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After graduating from Lincoln County High School in 2024, Hose started pursuing her career as an EMT at Motlow College at just 17 years old. Since then, she has obtained basic and advanced EMT degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Known as an EMT-B, an EMT-Basic Technician provides more advanced medical care than an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), including patient assessment and transportation. Skills include medication administration, airway management, and treatments for specific medical emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Training for an EMT-basic includes 120-150 hours, with additional clinical hours in hospital and ambulance settings. Certification is gained by passing a certification exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) provides advanced life support (ALS) beyond the EMT-B level. Their skillset includes all EMT-B skills plus advanced airway management, IV therapy, and administering additional medications. Training includes 200-300 hours, with further clinical hours in hospital and ambulance settings. Just as an EMT-basic, an AEMT requires passing a certification exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hose said that her time in the classroom was rewarding, even though she was the youngest in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was the youngest, and the oldest was 43, so there was a big age gap between me and that person,\u201d she added. \u201cEveryone in class welcomed me. I was pretty much the person in class who got everybody excited about coming, and I just carried everybody like we were a team. I was kind of a team leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also important to point out that Hose\u2019s love for helping others and appreciation for first responders runs in the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her mother, Paige Hose, is also an EMT. Hose gives a lot of credit to her mother and refers to her as her \u201chero.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy mom has always been a go-getter,\u201d explained Ila. \u201cShe\u2019s had many different jobs, whether it be working in a little office or owning her own party business. Now she\u2019s an EMT and owns an ice cream truck. My mom encouraged me to get into this field. She said it was a different kind of work, but it was also something that was fun and something that changed every day. I call her my hero. She definitely makes me happy, and she told me that even if those who get burnt out are kind of dragging, always be the one who\u2019s going to be happy and nice to the patient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her father is Eric Hose, also a first responder who works for the Lincoln County Sheriff \u2019s Department. Ila added that her father is also an inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s shown me that you have to treat everybody with kindness,\u201d she said. \u201cGetting to see him on calls or being and knowing he\u2019s keeping our county safe is inspiring. He\u2019s also keeping me safe while I\u2019m in the ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She added that it is vastly rewarding to work alongside two people she admires who take pride in protecting and helping their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Ila begins to construct her legacy of helping her community, she said it\u2019s always the right time to make an impact and to be kind to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEven at a young age, you can still impact,\u201d she said. \u201cRemember to be kind to everybody that you meet because you never know what\u2019s going on in their life. You never know what\u2019s going to happen after you talk to them, and just being kind can do so much. The main thing is to always show up with a smile, even if it is the worst day.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE EMERGENCY Medical Service (EMS) personnel are a special breed. You could say that they are adrenaline junkies of sorts; however, it requires much more than just adrenaline. Their job requires spur-of-the-moment precision where every decision matters. Their day ends as it began: with readiness. Each call is a high-stakes puzzle: assess the scene, stabilize […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":24492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Story-1-photo1-2-1024x683.jpg\")