Come on mate, stop smoking crank as it is making you embarass yourself by saying silly things.
As we all well know, American EMS has the lowest education and professional standards in the developed world and its just plain sad.
Brown will once again point out that ....
New Zealand and Australia require a Bachelors Degree for Paramedic (ILS) and a Post-Graduate Degree for Intensive Care Paramedic (ALS)
The UK requires a proper two year University FDSc for State Registered Paramedic (ALS) not a two year half-Paramedic, half useless gen-ed class "associates" degrees down at the local college
South Africa requires a two year Degree/nCert for Emergency Care Technician (ILS) and a four year Bachelors Degree/BTech for Emergency Care Practitioner (half ALS, half CCT)
Canada requires three years of education for Advanced Care Paramedic
Yet in the US it is possible to become a "Paramedic" in twelve weeks in Houston, Texas and about fifteen weeks at some patch factory in Idaho. Most programs run about 8 months to one year and very few have any real knowledge and experience as a pre-req.
Then there are the non-education side of system design and delivery; look at working conditions, pay, clinical modalities and dexterious independant practice, continuing clinical education, funding and a host of other isssues .... and it just makes Brown sad.
As we all well know, American EMS has the lowest education and professional standards in the developed world and its just plain sad.
Brown will once again point out that ....
New Zealand and Australia require a Bachelors Degree for Paramedic (ILS) and a Post-Graduate Degree for Intensive Care Paramedic (ALS)
The UK requires a proper two year University FDSc for State Registered Paramedic (ALS) not a two year half-Paramedic, half useless gen-ed class "associates" degrees down at the local college
South Africa requires a two year Degree/nCert for Emergency Care Technician (ILS) and a four year Bachelors Degree/BTech for Emergency Care Practitioner (half ALS, half CCT)
Canada requires three years of education for Advanced Care Paramedic
Yet in the US it is possible to become a "Paramedic" in twelve weeks in Houston, Texas and about fifteen weeks at some patch factory in Idaho. Most programs run about 8 months to one year and very few have any real knowledge and experience as a pre-req.
Then there are the non-education side of system design and delivery; look at working conditions, pay, clinical modalities and dexterious independant practice, continuing clinical education, funding and a host of other isssues .... and it just makes Brown sad.