"Sometimes evacuating the pt to the ambulance is not feasible and treatment has to begin right away at the pt's side. While I'm a big fan of the LP 15 and have had no trouble bringing it in with me on every call, I understand the weight…"
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"Quickest and Easiest"
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A conversation I had the other day left me feeling frustrated and I thought it would be beneficial to post it and see if my fellow forumites might have some good insights and a positive…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Skip Kirkwood May 5.
A question regarding scholarship opportunities
Hi everyone I'm a practicing Paramedic in North Carolina and I'm preparing to go back to school to finish my Bachelors degree. I've been looking for scholarships and was wondering if anyone had…Continue
Started Jan 9
Does anyone have information about EMS in the Chapel Hill area?
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Hi all The fiance just got accepted into a Phd in public health program at UNC Chapel Hill so it looks like I'm going to be relocating. I was wondering if anyone had good information about…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kyle Czarnecki Mar 10, 2012.
Can anyone tell me about Massachusetts EMS?
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Hey all My girlfriend and I are talking about moving to Boston area (she's pursuing a Phd) and I was wondering if anyone knew who to contact (what agency) for a Massachusetts Paramedic license.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sean Fiske Apr 29, 2011.
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Kyle Czarnecki replied to Thrawn's discussion Looking for Agency policy - Do not carry cardiac monitor inside (leave in truck)
Skip Kirkwood replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I'm just trying to make the logical connection. Feds don't have the authority to build public safety or public health systems in states - it's not a constitutionally-delegated power, so it belongs to the states. That the…"
Chris Azevedo replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""Well, the fact that 2/3's of present EMS systems were built up as highway safety projects that SPECIFICALLY put licensing and educational decisions to the states to begin with--and then dumped responsibility for most of the funding on them in…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I don't think the structure has much to do with it (except to serve as an excuse for inertia). Decisions about licensing and educational standards are all made at the state level, and most are made in state HEALTH departments. But…"
Chris Azevedo replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""It's all in the structure. Like I said, it's the way it is because of how it was first set up--and it hasn't changed. EMS is beyond highway safety projects and "Accidental Death and Disability." You want…"
dr-exmedic replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I wonder if the folks at NREMT have the degree thought in the back of their heads, or at least the CoAEMSP folks do, seeing as how one of the requirements for accreditation is affiliation with a post-secondary school (or hospital/armed service…"
Scott Lancaster replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""Don't get me wrong Skip, I blame state regulators probably more so then the NREMT here. I would have like to see them float the idea though, maybe in a position or white paper - perhaps saying something like "By 2020, the goal of paramedic…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""That would be a good thing - regional systems, like the Institute of Medicine recommended.
I do think the NREMT went as far as they could with accreditation. Even that resulted in a lot of push-back, and they stood firm. Anything more…"
Kyle Czarnecki replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I support the NREMT and think while not without it's problems is a great start. The issue of volunteer political clout is pretty new to me. I guess I never really gave much thought to how much power the volunteer community has."
Nathan Stanaway replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I think volunteers and their political action groups are one of the biggest issues holding down the pay rate of EMS. There are other even bigger issues with the educational side of things...."
Scott Lancaster replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""The NREMT didn't go "as far as it could", although I do applaud their push for accredited programs; the NREMT could have mandated 2 year, college based accredited programs with this change, they failed to do so. The NREMT is now…"
Jeff replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""We have that now. The NREMT gives a test similar to the USMLE and NCLEX. We have the EMS Education Standards that I assume are similar to the foundations for medical school and nursing school. This issue we face now is that…"
Skip Kirkwood replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""It's all driven by the politics of the volunteer community. Raise the standards and they pitch a fit, threaten the politicians, and pull the "babies will die" thing...."
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A conversation I had the other day left me feeling frustrated and I thought it would be beneficial to post it and see if my fellow forumites might have some good insights and a positive discussion. I'm a full time Paramedic with a part time job in the service industry (bar tending), at this part time job we are hiring and I was doing an interview with a potential candidate. I noticed on her application that she was enrolling in the local community college's Paramedic program. I…See More
Jason Merrill replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""I tend to agree with the good doctor on this one: minimum education standards are something that should be uniform across a wide area. If a locality requires a bachelor's degree to become an EMS practitioner, but the rest of the country only…"
dr-exmedic replied to Kyle Czarnecki's discussion "Quickest and Easiest""Actually, I would love a "top down" solution, rather than the variety of policies we have now, at least in terms of what constitutes appropriate education for each level of provider. All 50 states use the exact same education standards and…"
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