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Except that we work in health care, police officers and firefighters don't, so the comparison isn't really valid. When you compare the length and depth of the average EMT-P program to that of an RN or an RT, you see where we stack up ...
They simply have a larger education because they do long term care. I see my patients for a mere 15 minutes 30 minutes max and thats it. Nurses care for patients for hours, days, weeks and months. Several nurses simply can not do street medicine. My wifes a nurse and she has little to no understanding of what we do and how we do. Throw a nurse into an ems position give them little tools and see how they fair. Some ducks can't swim on rough waters. The thing that is missing is the information and education to the public and other healthcare professionals on what we are capable of doing and what little we have to make due with.Except that we work in health care, police officers and firefighters don't, so the comparison isn't really valid. When you compare the length and depth of the average EMT-P program to that of an RN or an RT, you see where we stack up ...
You can't criticize a Nurse for not being a competent Paramedic given they have no training as such. Kind of like criticizing a fish for not being able to climb a tree.Throw a nurse into an ems position give them little tools and see how they fair. Some ducks can't swim on rough waters.
This is my point. If you want to be taken seriously you should be pushing for more education and knowledge. Deeper understanding of the patho, etc. The 'I don't need to know that cause either way I'm going to take them to the hospital,' mantra is one of things things holding back EMS from being respected as a health care profession.They simply have a larger education because they do long term care. I see my patients for a mere 15 minutes 30 minutes max and thats it.
I agree to a point. But in terms of being respected by other health care groups, more training and education is part of that. If Paramedic was a three or four year degree, like it is in a lot of other places world wide, that would make huge inroads to being respected. Other than a few pockets of rural Canada, I can't think of any other first world country where someone with the training of an EMT-B is allowed to work on an emergency response ambulance.The thing that is missing is the information and education to the public and other healthcare professionals on what we are capable of doing and what little we have to make due with.
Yes BUT with larger education comes higher pay which means higher cost on company's which in return means higher charges to patients. It's all an uphill battle. I'm all for higher education as long as the resources such as that afforded to nurses is available to ems.You can't criticize a Nurse for not being a competent Paramedic given they have no training as such. Kind of like criticizing a fish for not being able to climb a tree.
This is my point. If you want to be taken seriously you should be pushing for more education and knowledge. Deeper understanding of the patho, etc. The 'I don't need to know that cause either way I'm going to take them to the hospital,' mantra is one of things things holding back EMS from being respected as a health care profession.
I agree to a point. But in terms of being respected by other health care groups, more training and education is part of that. If Paramedic was a three or four year degree, like it is in a lot of other places world wide, that would make huge inroads to being respected. Other than a few pockets of rural Canada, I can't think of any other first world country where someone with the training of an EMT-B is allowed to work on an emergency response ambulance.
This is what the original blog is getting at.
If Paramedic was a three or four year degree, like it is in a lot of other places world wide, that would make huge inroads to being respected. Other than a few pockets of rural Canada, I can't think of any other first world country where someone with the training of an EMT-B is allowed to work on an emergency response ambulance.
This is what the original blog is getting at.