Remind me never to get injured in New Jersey!

TTLWHKR

TTLWHKR

Forum Deputy Chief
Messages
3,142
Reaction score
5
Points
0
8229824_l.jpg


http://groups.myspace.com/stopvolunteers


The people who set this site up are a total black eye to EMS.. Their attitude toward the volunteers aside, ugh... They should be shot. :thumbs_down:
 
where did you find this???

Are you on MySpace???

I need Friends.... myspace<dot>com/jonemt
 
I found it while looking for info on how to subscribe to Gold Cross Magazine...
 
That is the most awful thing ever!

I'm on myspace jon, I'll let you be my friend; )
 
I'm on Myspace...I'll be your friend Jon.
 
Anyone else think this whole "blog" idea is going to implode on itself?? I mean how many people can have their own blogs?

Theres going to be a point when everyone gets bored reading about when everyone else eats breakfast or how much work they have to do...:rolleyes:
 
Holy crap! :omg:

I read some of the message board there, I could only get through 1 and a half topics. The language and the attitdues, they are a disgrace to the title EMT. If I heard or saw my preceptors act like that I might have left EMS all together. I guess my mistake is that I hold EMS, Fire and Deputies to a higher standard, apparently I was wrong, at least in Jersey.:(
 
I agree Wingnut. I also got through about 1 1/2 topics and yep, due to the profanity and put down of others, I clicked on the "X".
 
VinBin said:
Theres going to be a point when everyone gets bored reading about when everyone else eats breakfast or how much work they have to do...:rolleyes:
Click to expand...

My blogs are interesting. I hardly ever mention what I ate for breakfast :P
 
They do have a point, which is that in SOME PARTS of NJ, Volunteers aren't recognized by the state, and do not have to be. Paid-staffed ambulances, however, must be Jersey-Certed, and the NJ DOH's inspectors are the Friggin' Gestapo of DOH agents - they OFTEN set up at an ER or 2 and spot-check rigs, as well as certs and DL's of EMS providers.


Jon
 
MedicStudentJon said:
They do have a point, which is that in SOME PARTS of NJ, Volunteers aren't recognized by the state, and do not have to be. Paid-staffed ambulances, however, must be Jersey-Certed, and the NJ DOH's inspectors are the Friggin' Gestapo of DOH agents - they OFTEN set up at an ER or 2 and spot-check rigs, as well as certs and DL's of EMS providers.


Jon
Click to expand...


Jon I'm not trying to bash your point, BUT, if they're doing thier jobs then the spot inspections really shouldn't be a big deal and neither should thier being cert/ rather than vollies. If they like this job, then they'll do whatever they have to...griping about it is extremely immature and does not become any person let alone those who work in our field.

But then again from what I read, I can't make out what they are actually pissed about.
 
MedicStudentJon said:
Volunteers aren't recognized by the state, and do not have to be.
Click to expand...


Really?

Geez... That sounds almost barbaric! Do they have to be inspected, or at least checked to make sure they have proper equipment?

I know when I was a kid, the ambulances didn't have to be licensed, but they had to have so much, or certain pieces of equipment. I.e. Oxygen, traction splints, long boards, OB kit, etc. But they didn't enforce it as they do now. Like the "Voluntary QRS" thing, they called it "Voluntary Ambulance Licensure". That was around 85 or 87 maybe.

I saw that they made some interesting points.. But their execution was a bit off. I'm a paid provider, and a member of a union; but they don't tell us that volunteering is bad. and I have never met someone that wished death upon them. Even in the city, the IAFF members didn't act like that towards the unpaid stations. Probably because their canteen and rehab crew were volunteers from around the outskirts of the city.. and they made the best cup of coffee... ever.. ; )
 
seems i've been a volly longer than some of those out to berate me have even been on this rock, and i gotta tell ya's it really makes me feel like a dinosaur

but i suppose it's all part of the nation authoritarian fetish we've endured since 9/11 , it attracts class A personalities, and many class A's simply get off on being a leg up on anyone else on their turf

perhaps i shall exact my revenge on such sorts by being one of those borderline frequent flyers not quite ready for the fossil home, yet calling every 3 a.m. because i've fallen and can't get up?

"buzz off sonny, i want the girly medics!"

~S~
 
Stevo said:
perhaps i shall exact my revenge on such sorts by being one of those borderline frequent flyers not quite ready for the fossil home, yet calling every 3 a.m. because i've fallen and can't get up?

"buzz off sonny, i want the girly medics!"

~S~
Click to expand...




lmfao :regular_smile:
 
Yea ok,, & there is NOT much in New Jersey anyway. Sorry but these people are seriously screwed in the head, or their brains are wired wrong.
 
Well I have to say that I hope for anyone of you that lives in NJ that these clowns are not typical of EMS. I had to keep reminding myself that it was not a Truckers web site.... :rolleyes:
 
They make a "Truckers Website" look like a GirlScout Sing-a-Long group. I was going to respond & ask "what" their main problem is with Volunteers, mainly to point out the issues, but then re-thought & decided againist it (for now).
coloradoemt said:
Well I have to say that I hope for anyone of you that lives in NJ that these clowns are not typical of EMS. I had to keep reminding myself that it was not a Truckers web site.... :rolleyes:
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top