Titles, respected or not?

[clibb]

The only title that has any say to me is "Doctor".

 

[Veneficus]

Our system has lt.s capt. cmdrs, etc. Each of these have earned their respect and titles, and are constantly being sent to leadership courses to better themselves as leaders. They do a great job of not micromanaging us and concentrating on the operational aspect of the shift.

redacted, sorry, read it wrong. I am going to have some coffee now.

 

[cmetalbend]

The only title that has any say to me is "Doctor".

My wife calls me "Dr.Love" but it's not certified though. LOL

 

[DrParasite]

Quite frankly, given the low education level associated with EMTs, I would not expect much more until you have proven yourself.

Funny, I feel the same way about paramedics, resp therapists, nurses, and a doctor or two.

Clinically, an EMT's education is less that all of the above titles. However, if an EMT has an MBA, ran a successful business for 10 years, and decided to change careers and get into EMS, would he be a poor leader?

Contrary to the belief of some providers on here, just because a person is an EMT doesn't mean they are a poor leader, no more than if a person is a paramedic means they will be a great leader.

Operationally, an EMT's education has no impact on leadership ability. What other education does he or she have besides the initial EMT certification? 5 years in the business, a college education, management courses, supervisory experience prior to EMS career, add this to an EMT certification and you might have a good supervisory EMT for an EMS system.

But in order to understand that, you need to get over your bias that only paramedics should be in EMS systems and EMTs have no place in this world.

 

[JPINFV]

Clinically, an EMT's education is less that all of the above titles. However, if an EMT has an MBA, ran a successful business for 10 years, and decided to change careers and get into EMS, would he be a poor leader?

Contrary to the belief of some providers on here, just because a person is an EMT doesn't mean they are a poor leader, no more than if a person is a paramedic means they will be a great leader.

It depends on what the person is leading. Take an MCI for an example (MCIs are good because of how many leaders there are needed on scene). Should an EMT be leading the medical branch over a paramedic? Not just "no," but since the medical branch leader is helping to evaluate patients and make clinical decisions, an unqualified, "Hell no."

Could an EMT be leading the transport branch over a paramedic? Sure, why not. This branch is more logisitic than clinically orientated.

In regular practice, can an EMT supervise paramedics? Sure, provided the it's not clinical oversight. A supervisor who is an EMT is not unqualified to make sure that station duties are performed and people are conducting themselves properly. However, the same supervisor is not appropriate to, for example, determine the legitimacy of a paramedic's destination decision or other treatment and transport issues of a clinical nature.

But in order to understand that, you need to get over your bias that only paramedics should be in EMS systems and EMTs have no place in this world.

To change this point a bit, there's too much short man syndrome in EMS period, be it at the paramedic or EMT level.