Would you stay in EMS ?

[Acosell]

If there was a Federal mandate tomorrow, not allowing EMS to have lights, sirens. Disallowing EMS personal from wearing patches, pins, stickers etc.. & allowing EMT's only to identify themselves as "Health Care Provider" only.

Would you stay in EMS ?

Please, be honest.. I even prefer no comments

Thanks ,

Ridryder 911

Yes, I would stay.

My service doesn't have patches, pins or stickers, we already identify ourselves as health care providers, and I think I've used the siren once all year. The only thing we do use on a regular basis is lights, and we could probably get by without those.

[Punisher]

Our department is rural, so most of our responses are without lights and sirens (although the airhorn will get deer out of the way ), we have uniforms but we only wear them for parades, funerals and conventions, and I am a health care professional first and foremost, so I will always be in EMS until the day I am forced out by failing health.

[weasel 108]

Yes I would stay. The only question I have is ,"could I wear a hawaiian shirt ,shorts,and sneakers instead of a uniform"? The sirens give me a headache anyway.Maybe I'll make a new uniform that says "CABULANCE DRIVER" on back of shirt. :wink: