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Education is important, but how about we just get our coworkers not to act like tools? Toning down the "lifesaver" bit we have in our current education would help tremendously in m view.
But... but... I've saved 2 lives in the past 3 months! Legit ones too, not fudging of the definition of "save"!!!
Yeah, but you can't even play the "lifesaver" card to successfully pick up the fairer sex...so we revoked it
Yeah, but you can't even play the "lifesaver" card to successfully pick up the fairer sex...so we revoked it
I start Paramedic school in august at PPCC and I don't think the standards are lax. I had to take A&P I and II which are both 4 credit hour classes there plus the HOBET V, Psychology, have my IV cert and pass an interview.
Well C Springs is a bit of a different animal than Denver. There are a large number of ALS services in Denver including FDs that demand lower standards so that firefighters can make it through the program faster. In C-Springs, AMR is really the only ALS game in town and so there is no drive for programs to lower standards to increase enrollments. And those requirements are impressive, and were the same at the better programs here in Denver until this year when they were lowered. I too had to complete A+P 1 and 2, HOBET, and EMT and EKG exams with 1 year of EMT experience to apply, but now the requirement has dropped from a year of A+P to a semester long intro to A+P class. Its just sad that such great schools are making it easier to get in.I live in Colorado Springs and am just getting into the field and therefore am not an expert but I must say that I don't agree with everything you've said. I start Paramedic school in august at PPCC and I don't think the standards are lax. I had to take A&P I and II which are both 4 credit hour classes there plus the HOBET V, Psychology, have my IV cert and pass an interview. I have only been a EMT for a year but being an Airborne Ranger didn't hurt my chances of getting in. Plus it was always my understanding to that Paramedic school itself will weed out the real nimrods not neccesarily just the acceptance process.
Its not hard to find a job in Denver, I have consistently been hired at any private I applied to. It just sucks to watch medics loose their jobs for the sake of FD jobs. Especially when the service that was taken over by the FD was very well respected.Secondly, I completely understand your frustration with the ambulance companies losing contracts. I think that having dedicated companies that strictly do EMS and transport is excellent for the community and provides a far better level of care. Not that fire medics are bad, they are usually excellent, its just hard to keep up on firefighting tactics and knowledge AND EMS as well. Here is the point I guess I will make in the end. The economy SUCKS. There arent jobs ANYWHERE. It's not just EMS that is affected it's every profession. Try to keep that in mind when you look at the negative when it comes to keeping jobs in EMS. You said there was NO job security in EMS....the sad fact is there no job security anywhere right now. Try to keep your head up man. I will be right there with you next may when I graduate from P school, so hopefully things will improve. Who knows we could work together some day. Good luck.
And it is true that the job market in EMS is very fluid, its just a frustrating fact for those of us that would like some stability.
Thus why I'm a er tech now, better pay, better hours, ability to do more interventions but I miss running the streets.