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Haha, we’re good bro. The handful of medics I learned the most from worked different systems. Some fire-based (LACOFD fire-based) with limited “toys”, some who had more in the kit. The one thing that they shared in common (I now know all these years later) that I saw as badass was their verbal...

I’m not subscribing to the anti-fire medic trope. A good medic is a good medic is a good medic. Regardless of system or service. End of story. @FiremanMike it was never about bragging about being the only ALS provider to me. What it was about was being able to think critically on that level...

This. Plain and simple. A respectable division of such departments. But, you need buy in from fire and EMS people within the department equally as well. Heh? Funny, almost like we need to figure out a co-existing model not whose it better…

Or, because there’s still no fact-based evidence stating that more = better.

@Jim37F here’s one for you: I’m driving on the freeway to work and see not one, but two Honolulu EMS ambulances oncoming in the opposite direction. A bit out of their jurisdiction? Super rando.

Humility, sometimes it’s required of us.

Plus 1 for the Dad Joke. @MrCurious I kindly suggest you work on your delivery because as others mentioned you’re coming across as a bit condescending to a group you’re wanting to learn from. I think the irony in all of this is that you have something in common with @ffemt8978 and not just...

I fully expected you to be chief by now.

100%. My (1st) back injury was not on the job, but because of it.

Fair enough, but you have to admit, intentional or not, there is a bit of connotative baiting in the air with the OP.

No. I can instruct just about any layperson to press 1.5-2” in depth while humming “Staying Alive” or similar to a 100-120 beat/ minute cadence. And I am not, nor have I ever been a CPR instructor. I would argue, that this is the easy part. Your thread is chocked full of seasoned providers...

Elmer’s or Gorilla?

Have swept numerous objects (mostly foods) out of our four kids mouths over the years then smacked them on the backs. Ended buying the Missus a LifeVac for when I’m not home, but yes, if it’s serious enough we’d call 911. Minor burn care is another one in our household. Plus three on the soft...

Good intel. I was told different by an educator. I’ll do that next cycle.

Whoa, this got super deep, super quick. Again, I don’t “hate” NR. It serves its purposes, but it does leave a lot to be desired. @Rubicon Bob to your point, yes, there is no other better organization, or one really that we have, in a position to advocate for EMS in general. But that is a...

Clarifying: NR helped me lop off the paramedic part of my degree pathway. The degree itself is helping with the rest. The organization itself, IMO after being “nationally certified” for this long leaves much to be desired in the way of a professional organization. I do believe it can and...

By honoring the most amount of college credits for my NR. That coupled with the small amount of college transcripts I was able to transfer even after a long layoff allowed me to cut my program in half. Otherwise, I may have gone with a program closer to my home state that had a wider range of...

And, they would mandate a 2-year degree program for “entry-level” paramedics, and a 4-year degree for advanced providers (flight/ crit. care/ community/ administrative paramedics). Yes, i know…a broken record. That said, I’ve kept my NREMTP for nearly 20 years. It helped, a lot, with choosing...

@MMiz I think this what is often meant by being more of a practitioner than simply a technician.

Surprised @Jim37F didn’t beat me to this. Still the most admirable generation in our Country. Resilience and endurance were not optional.