medic417
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I should have placed a poll I guess. Seems based on responses most including myself oppose paramilitary style of EMS.
I do agree with the need to be in shape but that can be done w/o acting like we are military. I have heard of a service that requires you to exercise 1 hour per shift paid. Your ambulance is sent to the gym and you are allowed to work out. Others have actually had contests to motivate. And there is nothing wrong with saying if you are to out of shape to do the job you will be fired, if that doesn't motivate nothing will.
As to the we've always done it this way it has been shown in many topics that much of EMS is based on traditions that have continued despite scientific evidence against. For example back boarding all trauma, proven bad yet many still argue it is better to err on side of caution.
I do agree with the need to be in shape but that can be done w/o acting like we are military. I have heard of a service that requires you to exercise 1 hour per shift paid. Your ambulance is sent to the gym and you are allowed to work out. Others have actually had contests to motivate. And there is nothing wrong with saying if you are to out of shape to do the job you will be fired, if that doesn't motivate nothing will.
As to the we've always done it this way it has been shown in many topics that much of EMS is based on traditions that have continued despite scientific evidence against. For example back boarding all trauma, proven bad yet many still argue it is better to err on side of caution.