I don't care if I come across condescending with an attitude or not. Seriously, it takes years of providing first-aid to be a good medic? Get real. Thank God no other medical profession requires such non-sense. If one is so limited in intelligence that it would take "years" of experience to grasp an understanding to master basic care, then really should we want that person to attempt to move upward? A 10’Th grade textbook and limited skills and one cannot master that, if they go through a respectable program.
Again, assumptions are alike the first three letters of the word. Read my posts before making non-rationale statements. I never said EMT's are worthless, rather should be re-classified as first responder role and not within the EMS role. The "training" is not enforced enough to meet today’s standards as a health care provider.
Unfortunately, alike many other EMT's they love to gripe and whine but do nothing as that would take assertiveness. So yes, I go and attend meetings and make proposals and research... (hint) that is the way progress is made. Oh, I still respond on emergency calls, probably more in one week than many that acclaim to be hero's that post here in a year or if ever.
You’re a student ... that's it. Just like a student nurse or CNA attempting to inform a RN about the role of nursing... yeah. You are supposed to be learning and really what educated and factual opinion do you have to offer? In the real world of professionals, most would not even be allowed to speak or definitely be considered valid. As most medical students are informed and told while in medical school, you don't the information yet as to make an informed one or the privilege to fully understand.
p.s. No, I don't get paid to attend to go to meetings as it is presumed in the real world of a professional that it is an obligation to be active. Remember, I purposely took a cut in salary to return to EMS to better it. Realistically, what I and others can get accomplished will not directly affect us but those such as you entering the profession, as it will take 10-20 years to implement. So why do it? Again, it is just part of being a professional. In regards to as having Chief experience: what type of service would place the lowest level in charge of a program?
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