I think we probably approached the issue from different angles, while I looked at it from a hypothetical angle, you looked at it in the more practical sense, directly applicable to EMS presently. I probably would have been better off using multi-quote for clarity.
My point was that if...
I disagree, psychosomatic pain and drug addiction both require treatment, and that treatment is not simply to narc them up. Ultimately the question that must be answered is: Is the educational foundation present to allow providers to make decisions with regards to differential diagnosis of pain...
B.Sc. in psychology (double minor in biology and environmental science), diploma in primary care paramedicine, M.Sc. in health research, and a graduate certificate in healthcare eduation. As my current partner once said, "If I wanted to be done with university quickly, I would have become a...
That would be correct. In order to do all the things you mentioned, they would have to take the two year course and write the exam; something I imagine alot of them are unwilling/unable to do.
It does seem that fire services are reducing the number of medical calls they attend, especially...