I don't know if this has been discussed before, I'm still new at this. I'm a vegan and hope to be getting an EMT-B job soon. I was wondering if there are any others out there?
We should start a vegie EMS group
I believe that has already been done ....just look for the threads on here about "Why can't I pass the NREMT?" and "This Basic Course is SOOOOOO hard". Oh, wait, you meant "vegetarians" and not "vegetative".
Brown recommends anybody interested have a look at the following documentaries
- Processed People
- Food Inc
- Fast Food Nation
- Simply Raw: Curing diabetes in 30 days
- Eat for Health and Eat to Live by Joel Furhman MD
You just don't go around screwing with 10 thousand years of human gastrointestinal evolution and give up what your body needs. We were designed to eat meat, not "Boca". I must also admit that I feel 100% better being a carnivore than I did when I was a vegetarian.
I'm a vegetarian not a vegan but here is my take on it.
Bring all your food for your shift
It can be nearly impossible to get everyone on the same page when trying to pick a place to eat (our units run with up to 4 people on board) so throwing someone into the mix with special dietary concerns is just a pain in the butt. Also if you are working late shifts it can be impossible to find a place that serves vegetarian (much less vegan) friendly food at 3am. If nothing else keep some vegan energy bars in your pocket at all times in case you get stuck at Mcdonalds.
Depending on the part of the country (or world) you work in get ready for a lot of funny looks. Overall my coworkers have been very cool with the fact that I don't eat meat 4 meals a day.
Other then that I don't see why there would be any problems with being a vegan
You just don't go around screwing with 10 thousand years of human gastrointestinal evolution and give up what your body needs.
I am not really sure that McDonalds qualifies as either animal or vegatable product. So you might be ok with it.