8) Howdy guys - Listen, i've been in the EMS business for ten years now,both-( private and 911 ),and i have learned that we are part of a family that provides a service of care for people who need it at one level or another. We are professionals none-the-less.I have worked with different techs - emt-b,emt-i and, paramedics--they all have their way of doing things.I try to learn how everyone prefers to do things so that i can help in keeping our relationship-tech between tech, a good one, and making a good experience as possible for the patient. The little things that we do for and with each other do help - ( i.e...how we lift the strethcher, being there when our partner is receiving a patient report from a nurse or family member just in case he/she may have missed something, preping iv set-up, documentation etc.,etc... ). Let's learn to work with each other in spite of our differences. Let's respect and appreciate each others opinions. Remember - the communities in which we work are expecting us to provide them with the best care that we can at what ever level that crew may be-BLS, ALS OR, ACLS, and whether we are the local 911 service or a private service - we are professionals-so let's behave as professonals -even with each other.
Let's educate , not bash each other.We get plenty of that from people outside of the EMS service.
Thank You. your brother in EMS ,
gods_ medic