POWNAL RESCUE 7

That is total BS!!!!!!!, I would flip out on someone if that happened to me!! :evil: .Good luck and I hope you guys get to take the test! .

As I've said before, we don't have a shortage of EMT's and paramedics- we have a shortage of GOOD EMT's and paramedics. When I was a shift supervisor we had no problem finding people who had their certifications and a pulse (all that is required in many places to work as an EMT), but finding people who I was willing to send out in good faith to treat the public and potentially my family and friends was exceedingly difficult.

Maintaining the status quo is not going to remedy the "shortage" we are currently experiencing and therefore the argument about compounding a supposed shortage is a moot point because as was said in one of my previous posts is that if you concern is simply to keep warm bodies on the rigs, expect to see a steady number (or God forbid an increase) of cold bodies coming out of them when they get to the hospital.

I agree 110%!!!!!

omg!!!! thats all about my town!!!!!

Very interesting, I agree, as a NREMT-B I feel we are very poorly trained!!, We are playing with people's lives, not working on the family lawn mower!!!!!!. The bar must be raised!!!