mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
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I am shocked at your statements that EMT's have, "Absence of responsibility and decision making," AND do not have patient care as a goal. Gee, what IS their goal then? Wow, you have got to be kidding. Ever consider SAR EMT's? Or Wilderness EMT's or lifeguards? maybe you're thinking of your transport only basics but there are basic's providing patient care in backcountry and extreme wilderness making limb and life decisions many paramedics will never be exposed to in their clean rigs. Trust me, I respect the knowledge and additional training of the medic, but not their ego trips.
The EMT part is supposed to follow protocols. The SAR, Tactical, or whatever part is a whole 'nother world. Those issues are not medical ones, although they impact the medical aspects.
I think folks get that point but the hyperbole puts them off.