Field Medic

Hey thanks for the information, especially about some of these courses. I have inquired about team position for a medic with PD and the SO dept. They use the county EMS sitting in a truck a few blocks back. Their idea of a team medic and what I used to do are worlds apart. I enjoy having the the ability to call a Doc. now, but I do not like having to with hold treatment that I would normally give; simply because some one didn't put it in the protocols. This really sucks the big one! In the system here every one uses the same protocols in the surrounding 5 counties. They are basically load and go with some limited ALS and go faster. From speaking with most of the younger medic, the majority really don't know what's wrong with the patients, they just follow the protocols (like robots). I am looking to get into a job with some more autonomy, I know my limits as a medic and when to shout for help, but this is no thinking involved.

Hello every one, I just joined the chat room and it came to this subject when I logged in. I agree with the first writer, there are a lot of wannabee hard people out there. They have the time and the money to attend these expensive courses to put it on a resume, so they can talk trash and sound "cool"! They have never seen or been on the business end of a weapon in the hands of some one committed to it's use; let alone look through the sites of one and return fire. I am currently working as a medic on a government project. I retired from the Army 3yr ago. My MOS was 91B and they told me I was a 91W (due to being a paramedic) when I got out. I served in jump units, medic in SOF units and as flight medic (Medevac/MAST Mission, supporting El-Paso, TX and the surrounding communities) as the only flight service. Here's my question, How to get back into harm way and practice tactical para-medicine?