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Simple question, do you refer to those in EMS that are not certified at the Paramedic level (EMTs, EMRs, etc.) as "medics" or do you use it more widely to refer to others in EMS, like EMTs?
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And never will if people who know better keep using the wrong term in public.Within the filed, no. But, outside the field I call everyone a medic or paramedic just because the majority of lay people don't seem to understand there is a difference between Medic, EMT, EMR, etc. or even know what an EMT is.
And never will if people who know better keep using the wrong term in public.
You fight that fight then because frankly it's such a trivial matter that it's not worth taking the time to fight.
I had to chuckle a bit imagining someone saying "paramedic and emt!" [emoji1]If I'm making entry in to a place and have to announce our presence (such as a front door left open but no one to meet us) I'll yell "Paramedics!", only because yelling "Paramedic and EMT" is awkward.
Otherwise, no.
Lol calling someone with 4 hours of training a medic?At Red Cross, we refer to our first aid members as medics. I believe this was done ironically to avoid confusion between us and city ALS.