10-52-EDP

EDP, don't take this the wrong way, but you're a moron when it comes to the whole ALS vs. BLS thing. First off, as my esteemed colleague from Texas pointed out, a paramedic IS in charge, ALWAYS (in lieu of a physician) when it comes to patient care decisions. If the Mensa medic thing went through, it would be a real case of medic says, EMT does, without question, because if they didn't, it would be disobeying a direct order, which would result in charges, termination, flogging, etc. Secondly, exactly what is the problem with EMS spending money on ALS equipment? I mean, are you one of the holdouts for flying ambulances? Before you post next time, do a couple of steps, such as taking a deep breath, THINKING, maybe actually reading up on what the hell you are talking about, turning your caps lock off, and THEN trying to put together something that is somewhere near a coherent sentence. Okay?

I THINK STICKING A MEDIC WIT AN EMT IS NOT REALLY A GOOD IDEA MOSTLY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE HAVIC -THE MEDIC WILL ALWAYS FEEL LIKE HE/SHE IS IN CONTROL -THE EMS ACADEMY WOULD HAVE TO BE LONGER FOR EMT'S TO SEEK EXTRA TRAINING -DISPATCH WOULD HAVE TO TRIAGE CALLS A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENTLY -AND ON TOP OF THAT THERE ARE MORE EMT'S THEN THERE ARE PARAMEDICS IN THE SERVICE SO THERE WOULD BE A HIRING FRENZY AND THE NEWBIE PARAMEDICS WILL PUT A STRAIN ON THE DEPARTMENTS BUDGET SALARY WISE -PLUS ITS GONNA COST FOR MORE ALS EQUIPMENT

Here in New York you don't have to have an associates degree to become a paramedic. but here in NY its a little bit different instead of having idiots become paramedics we have inexperienced people that rush into becoming a paramedic for the $money$. some haven't even mastered the skills of CPR or doing work as EMT-B. if you have an associates degree its good for promotions in the future i think instead of having a degree it should be based on your experience as an EMT-B.

What if FDNY*EMS was to break-up units and have one EMT and one PARAMEDIC as one unit WHAT IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN ?