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Let me preface my comment by saying that I disagree with the more... ummm... long-winded... posters on this thread. I have a firm belief in God, the Bible, and creationism. I will not debate it simply because it would be an exercise in futility... you WON'T change my mind and I doubt I'll change yours... That said, I'm going to borrow a quote from an older, wiser firefighter that made the following comment, which I have found to be true... "I've never met an atheist inside a structure fire... especially when the floor gets spongy and the roof starts creaking and screaming..."

I, for one, say go for it... As said before... you never know if you'll have a chance like this again... in this line of work, we are all too familiar with the fact that "tomorrow isn't promised to us"... Now don't get me wrong... I'm not sayin run up to him and give him a big hug and a wet kiss on the cheek... Meet the man, get to know him just like somebody you met on the street... see who he is... if he's somebody you want in your life... worst case, you walk away being able to put a face to the name "Dad"... We only get 2 parents, why write one off without giving him chance to atleast be "a friend"??? Just remember... Don't loan him large amounts of money... Don't loan him your car... Don't give him your house key... At least till you really know the type of man he is... Basically, be wary but, don't pass it up...

"Medic53... respond into Newton, the Sussex County Jail for the lower GI bleed... <pause>... traumatically induced"

I thought the key principle of evolution was "survival of the fittest"... you know... that natural selection thing... As a profession... we are responsible for doing our damnedest to save the weak links!! :roll:

I thought the key principle of evolution was "survival of the fittest"... you know... that natural selection thing... As a profession... we are responsible for doing our damnedest to save the weak links!! :roll:

My wonderful volunteer fire department has decided that instead of going to paid EMS, we'll just lower training standards to keep the ambulance rolling with volunteers. Currently they require CPR, Bloodborne, O2 Administration (just added), and basic first aid. I started out as a firefighter that wanted nothing to do with the ambulance (who said young = stupid!). Under these training requirements, I found myself in the back of the bus alone, trying to treat a sick, SICK patient, with no ALS units available. Thankfully our patient pulled through. At this time I decided that I was going to seek the highest level of training I could... now here I sit 5 years later with 4 years as an EMT and waiting for Medic school starting in September. No matter how many times I tell others in the department that this training standard is WOEFULLY inadequate... we're in NJ and we're volunteer (not a first aid council squad) so we're not regulated by the state... scary ain't it??? :roll: Mike