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One of the other people mentioned something that had me thinking.. in EMS they take just about anyone into an EMT class...as long as you have the cash.. they'll give you the education..
I think they need to make entrance exams into EMT and Paramedic a MUST...and if you arent maintaining a passing grade during the course.. you get booted.. and testing needs to be much more stringent.
Too many times do I see a paramedic student fail his final.. to have his instructor sit down with him, tell him what he got wrong.. and then pass him because he was "remediated" or give him the same exact test and tell him to retake it. EMS isn't supposed to be a feel good thing... where anyone and everyone can get into it, regardless if they can pass the courses and material... its a profession, and should be treated as such.. seeing as how lives are at risk, and the public trusts us as professionals to know what we are doing.
I think they need to make entrance exams into EMT and Paramedic a MUST...and if you arent maintaining a passing grade during the course.. you get booted.. and testing needs to be much more stringent.
Too many times do I see a paramedic student fail his final.. to have his instructor sit down with him, tell him what he got wrong.. and then pass him because he was "remediated" or give him the same exact test and tell him to retake it. EMS isn't supposed to be a feel good thing... where anyone and everyone can get into it, regardless if they can pass the courses and material... its a profession, and should be treated as such.. seeing as how lives are at risk, and the public trusts us as professionals to know what we are doing.