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That's why I said, "In any case, I believe that this "paid volunteer" status necessitates strict professional behavior and some form of coherent leadership. It's a slippery slope for those out there motivated by money." Why did you have to buy your own medical supplies? Is that not unorthodox?

Sometimes companies want one to get approval before working for other EMS organizations. One I worked for specified that we were not allowed to work for company X, as company X needed extra part time employees when bidding for lucrative standbys. However, I worked for another company at the...

The state of Montana has had some issues with volunteer departments being "paid" volunteers while taking some of the special EMS volunteer benefits. Some departments were paying strange things like $50/hour during transport, but still claiming the volunteer benefits given by the state. I...

It does not address the foundational lack of correct valuation of healthcare.

That's why I posited that it must be solely based upon ER admittance rate post-911 call. I suppose that the only in a perfect world would such a "perfectly efficient" be truly so. Ah, and I forgot that this does reduce the number of patient-provider contacts.

This is quite simply not a problem at all, in my opinion. Regarding the ATC incident, I've seen some pilots have a hissy about is, but most think that it's not too much of a big deal. Having flown many places, I've had ATC joke around and seen mistakes made, but this doesn't seem to be a...

This started off as an interesting topic, but it seems that it is turning into some catchphrase-ridden morass of sophistic, partisan conclusions based almost solely around certain users' political and psychological ingroupings. That is certainly not a competent style of communication...

Which do I prefer? It depends on their competence and personality.

I once lost two rear tires to some prankster with a two large knife blades. Worthless people use their energy so creatively.

This will boil down to personal decisions from other people. I know one guy that did worse; because he was young, and made an excellent impression on the Board, he was given licensure. Another person, with a far smaller issue, was rude and slovenly; he was denied. You won't be able to get...

I've seen a lot of bad "educators." Most of them had no formal education in medicine, and no formal education in education. That's why I am pursuing/completed both. I think that educators should understand things such as zones of proximal development. I also highly recommend a good...

So that webinar yesterday... Quick question for R/r or someone with knowledge: When writing questions, when we move to the ESs and away from the NSC, what references are going to be used for the test writing. Kathy Robinson said something to the effect of, "The ES will replace the NSC...

Eh, poor attitude...the profanity wasn't professional and seemed unneeded, much the same as the one before it.

I'm not out for approval, but I felt I should mention that when our ambulance utilized the lane, we never slowed down or blocked any traffic. Of course, we only ever did it at that one particular store, and it was in Montana, where the skies are big and the parking lots empty... However, I...

No. Had a dead one dragged up to me once.

I've done this often with one particular ambulance company I worked with. We were lucky enough to have stations-though not usually lucky enough to have the time to use them-and they were usually close to grocery stores. We would venture out and one of us would go in with the radios and a...

Smallest, cheapest piece of junk you can buy, and I'd be an incessant pain in the butt about such an absurd policy. You know what you're getting yourself into with such a thread...ever thought about one of those light-up bike reflectors? ;)

I haven't read every reply in this thread, so forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I used to sleep on a very hard bed. One night, I woke up, and my arm was completely numb. It was dark, but I rolled over and grabbed my hand with my good arm, and sure enough, it was completely...

Drama's no fun once you're past grade 10. Sent via PM to keep the thread on track. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming...

I hope it goes well for you. Professional ethics should not be sacrificed simply because one person is a jerk. From my experience, the states and NREMT are more than adequately helpful in these matters.