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tatersalad
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sign of the times I guess. No reason to expect people to be responsible....
LucidResq
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One of my coworkers and a former member of my SAR team served with SEMS while they were in undergrad.
I think it's generally a good idea, as long as there is no hesitation in calling in ALS and/or transport when necessary. Obviously these students are fairly limited in what they can do - they're all EMT-Bs (although many have IV approval - meaning they can start peripheral IVs and give NS, LR, D5W, D50; Narcan intranasally).
Another concern is the lack of experience. These EMTs are mostly full time college students who have no little-or-no EMS work experience. In my opinion, however, having an inexperienced EMT-B there is better than nothing; at the very least you have a sober person with some training focused on keeping things safe.
I think it's generally a good idea, as long as there is no hesitation in calling in ALS and/or transport when necessary. Obviously these students are fairly limited in what they can do - they're all EMT-Bs (although many have IV approval - meaning they can start peripheral IVs and give NS, LR, D5W, D50; Narcan intranasally).
Another concern is the lack of experience. These EMTs are mostly full time college students who have no little-or-no EMS work experience. In my opinion, however, having an inexperienced EMT-B there is better than nothing; at the very least you have a sober person with some training focused on keeping things safe.
el Murpharino
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Sounds like a glorified campus rescue, which many college campuses have nowadays. Cornell University, for example, has a rescue that shows up on every call we have on their campus, but even with them being EMT's, they don't have the authority to transport unless the patient refuses first - so you'll still need an ambulance (and most likely fire, if it's a severe call). I see this as more of a "feel-good" measure, although in rare cases you will see someone go overboard to the point that they'll require more than placing them in the recovery position and preventing aspiration. I don't see it saving any lives.