Re: Ping:Hawki

Fortunately in Virginia, as an intermediate EMT I can do everything
that a fully certified paramedic can do except RSI (anesthesia prior
to intubation) and a surgical cric. I can intubate, IO insertion, Intubate
full medication protocol without an order etc. I am just a volly medic
though, if I did it as a profession I would bankrupt. It is enjoyable
but tough.

I did see something on an EMS listserve today that I thought might
be appropriate here. "95% of the calls we run in EMS are not
an emergency where life and death decisions are made, so it can
be said that in EMS we are 95% successful"..... I guess the same
can be said for the docs we all come into contact with, it is the
5% of the time where they are really making critical decisions that
sets them apart from the rest.

--
Patrick

Patrick H. Mason MS, OHST, EMT-I

A delusion shared by many is a culture; shared by some is a cult;
shared by 2 is love; but a delusion held by one is psychosis.

"ZombyWoof" <Zomby-Woofdogs@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:hujpo1l5ussc1ao5e1pnooo22i6mv6rkmo@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:32:24 GMT, "hawki63" <hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> <snip>
>
> >actually you were RIGHT ON and your reply was far more detailed than
perhaps
> >I would have taken the time to do..
> >
> >
> >as for MY respecting other members of the health care team....I have
always
> >tried to do that...as we are all parts of a whole..and need to work
together
> >in all situations to make the parts INTO a whole..
> >
> >as for YOUR speciality...EMT's have always been very close to my
> >heart...seeing them swarm into my family room when my hubby had a near
fatal
> >MI..was SOOO reassuring...knowing their breadth of knowledge etc...I felt
so
> >secure that even if he had arrested etc..they would have taken care of
> >it...we are Lucky that our tax dollars here support a fulltime EMT
> >staff..also that wee are 3 miles from the local fire station...they were
at
> >my house in less than 3 minutes...
> >
> I would hazard a guess that EMT's have saved far more lives then any
> old Dr ever has. Saved my Pops, and my Grandpops on two different
> occasions.
>
>
> --
> Zombywoof
>
> Si vis Pacem, Para bellum


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