emt2469

Ok then i pose another question to everyone in here. what is the difference between ems and fire why does fire have to pass a physical and physical standarts, but EMS does not? Is there an actual reason, if you can't regulate physical aspects of the EMS field then why can they in fire. I also live and work in a rural setting and sometimes we go where we are twenty min to half an hour from lifting assistance ur telling me that in that situation its right to delay pt. care because you are unable to lift a four hundred lbs pt.. I think not i know the city is different than the country but how about some standards at least for physical requirements in ems field, Fire does!!!!

There are to many problems with this. First of all i am an emt that weighs 300 lbs, i played professional football and i most certainly can lift way over 150 lbs. Also i am a college educated individual that took many womens rights classes. I believe that certain things are not done right in the ems field. In the military if a woman can't do her job because she cannot lift, or a man is overweight and cannot run they must get up to par or wash out. If you are unable to lift then why are you in a job that one half of the job is transportation and to me that includes lifting. Not being bias to men there are def men out there that are unable to perform these tasks as well. I feel as if there should be requirements same as in the fire dept.. To me If you are unable to lift a pt. thats the same as not being able to apply some kind of medical care due to a physical problem. I believe that if any person that is able to do a job and not allowed to do it have the right to rectify the problem by any means necessary. i know my company likes to put a man and a woman together because by doing that it makes it much more difficult for a pt. to claim any kind of bias, assult based on sex, etc. So in conclusion should she be allowed to work with her female friend yes if they are capable to do the lifting requirements, and that goes as well for suing the company. Although i am going to take another stance that of the company. If you want to make sure that you do not have a problem of sexual discrimination put a lifting requirement and test for it yearly its the only thing that makes sense. Not to mention you know that your company has healthy enough employees to do the physical aspect of the job. Part of EMS is Treatment of a pt. the other part is Transportation. If you as a person are incapable of transporting a pt. due to physical limitations then you are hindering your partner and your pt. Make sure that your pt. gets the best care, i know that i am capable to lift well over four hundred pounds from a ground position to my hips as a dead lift, but if i was hindered by an inner ear problem and unable to take a b/p then i could not do this job and i wouldn't press the subject. I know i have gotten off topic although i feel as if in a different light physical tests need to have a place in EMT testing. And in this area it is neccessary i feel to implement testing. Sorry once more for talking so much about something slightly off topic.