Demographics..since SEARCH didn't reveal this

What are your confidential age and gender?

  • Female, 10 to 25 y/o

    Votes: 10 11.2%

  • Female, 25 to 35 y/o

    Votes: 5 5.6%

  • Female, over 35 y/o

    Votes: 4 4.5%

  • Male, 10 to 25 y/o

    Votes: 34 38.2%

  • Male, 25 to 35 y/o

    Votes: 14 15.7%

  • Male, over 35 y/o

    Votes: 19 21.3%

  • This poll is irrelevant.

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Total voters
    89
  • Poll closed .
mycrofft said:
how come the numbers drop off as you get older instead of easing off or staying steady?
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From what I hear, backs and waistlines tend to go out.
 
It would take major improvements in EMS for people to stay in the field long enough for their backs to go out, lol. Darn few people stay that long. I think I've known maybe two people to permanently injure their backs in three decades.
 
Roger that you guys, er, folks.

Back Injuries...there's a whole separate thread.
I didn't know any person doing old style lifts and etc for more than a year who didn't hagve twinges and little acute instances..which accumulate.
 
So EMTLIFE has 66 active members?

Not bad.B)
 
Sasha said:
I think people feel more comfortable with women, in general. OB or not.
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True, although there are exceptions. I guess you could say that women have a more calming presance then men. Look who people in horrible situations aoten call for: mom. Obviously the main reason is because they were raised by their mom, but I think the presance of a female may subconsciously remind them of their mother.
 
This would make a good thread,

Gender roles amongst EMS responders, and gender stereotyping amongst EMS "consumers" (patients).
 
mycrofft said:
It was a convenience, I know we have teenagers logging in and wanted to get them represented. I've known some fifteen year olds who could BS as well as many of the rest of us can..certainly spell as well!;)
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Hello,

I am 15 and want to work in Fire / EMS, interesting to see that there are alot more males than females in the poll.
 
minneola24 said:
Hello,

I am 15 and want to work in Fire / EMS, interesting to see that there are alot more males than females in the poll.
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WHy is it interesting? EMS started in the fire department, at the time a MALE only field. Women still haven't totally broken in. It's happening slowly.
 
Sasha said:
A vast majority on this website are male. Although women have broken in and done a kick bum job in EMS, it's still a widely male profession. At least in my area!
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Very true...sometimes I dont see another female employee for days!
 
I think it's interesting, Saph.

And there is a higher pecentage of female ambuance workers than there are male RN's in civilian practice (about 3% for the latter).
 
AJ Hidell said:
It would take major improvements in EMS for people to stay in the field long enough for their backs to go out, lol. Darn few people stay that long. I think I've known maybe two people to permanently injure their backs in three decades.
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Here in Canada we have EMS personnel who have been at it for 20 to 30 years.
 
Wee-EMT said:
Very true...sometimes I dont see another female employee for days!
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While I completely understand the problem where Sasha is, where all EMS is unfortunately fire-based, I am surprised that you don't see that many females where you are. More than half the AB medics I know are females.
 
AJ Hidell said:
While I completely understand the problem where Sasha is, where all EMS is unfortunately fire-based, I am surprised that you don't see that many females where you are. More than half the AB medics I know are females.
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Half of two is not a good sample of the general population! :P

Pretty much everywhere when you think of a Paramedic, you think of a male.

It's how we were raised! I've noticed quite often when talking to other members of this forum, even by some male nurses, a nurse is often referred to as "she" and a doctor as "he" even though it's a hypothetical doctor with no assigned gender. I think Paramedic falls into one of those "he" jobs, because the public generally doesn't imagine a woman in a dirty job that requires heavy lifting. Instead they think of women as nurses, prancing around in skirts and cute little hats.
 
With my hairline I stick the hat on with a suction cup.

and as for prancing...maybe if you fired tasers into my legs.;)

Our fire based EMS has a high percentage of females, I think due to statistics; some go there because they realize they do not want to do the grunt work firefighting mostly is, and there are amongst the majority male firefighters some who do not want to do emergency medicine. Win/win.

Interesting to see how long females registering onto this site are active, versus males. There are websites for female fighter pilots, why not for female "EMS"?
 
mycrofft said:
and as for prancing...maybe if you fired tasers into my legs.;)

Our fire based EMS has a high percentage of females, I think due to statistics; some go there because they realize they do not want to do the grunt work firefighting mostly is, and there are amongst the majority male firefighters some who do not want to do emergency medicine. Win/win.

Interesting to see how long females registering onto this site are active, versus males. There are websites for female fighter pilots, why not for female "EMS"?
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Why segregate ourselves?
 
Not segregate from males, discriminate against them!

Probably not viable since, perhaps as in my case, we chose and stay with our careers because we chose ones crowded with the opposite sex.
A thought. The webmeisters must be a little ticked I keep bringing up alternatives to EMTLIFE as it is, I'm just that way. CERT-LA is very miffed ;)
 
Eighty two responses!! Thanks so far. Poll ends...

...in about a week I think.
 
Last week for this poll.

It's free, it's private and it's in COLOR!;)
 
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Sasha said:
It's how we were raised! I've noticed quite often when talking to other members of this forum, even by some male nurses, a nurse is often referred to as "she" and a doctor as "he" even though it's a hypothetical doctor with no assigned gender. I think Paramedic falls into one of those "he" jobs, because the public generally doesn't imagine a woman in a dirty job that requires heavy lifting. Instead they think of women as nurses, prancing around in skirts and cute little hats.
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This. I grew up in an area where I never encountered female firefighters. When I later moved and ran into one, my first reaction was "Wait... women can do that?" Then I kicked myself for never realizing that EEOC covers fire too, and started wondering if that would be a good job for me.

It wasn't that anyone actually told me that women couldn't do it. It was just that I never saw it. Besides, I don't think my hometown much approves of female firefighters. They're gotten one since I moved, and people act a bit weird around her.

Fire around here doesn't segregate; every paramedic is required to take turns on the ambulances. If you don't become a paramedic, your chances for promotion aren't very good, so just about everyone tries. There are still more men than women, though. The test requires lots of upper-body strength, and the requirements are the same for everyone.
 
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