Controversy in the field of EMS

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ok heres the deal, I have to write a persuasive essay on something that interests us for my college composition class. And of course i picked EMS but im not sure what i should write about. Please help me out on picking a topic!!
 
im sure you will think of something. Possibly how many people think we should be able to do more medically advanced things in the field, or the fact that every state in the U.S. has differetn certs. only one common is emt/emtparamedic. I Hope this helps. Good luck!
 
The efficacy of supplemental oxygen or spinal immobilization would be 2 choices.
 
The growing body of evidence that supports Paramedics disposing of patients other than to ED
 
Lots of controversy lately in re: advanced airway, check out Jems about 3 months ago to help get started.
 
Why do people enter a field with an average burn out period of FIVE years?
 
Source for average burnout in 5 years? Does that count people who leave, but aren't burnt out?
 
JPINFV said:
Source for average burnout in 5 years? Does that count people who leave, but aren't burnt out?
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Good catch, let's say average shelf-life...I'll see where that came to my attention from.
 
fortsmithman said:
Yeah Volly vs paid threads have a nasty habit of getting locked. Whereas threads regarding education levels are less likely to get locked.
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Not a whole lot less likely, cause those also usually turn into volly or paid arguments :P
 
fortsmithman said:
Yeah Volly vs paid threads have a nasty habit of getting locked. Whereas threads regarding education levels are less likely to get locked.
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So true,

but I never understood the volly vs paid argument. Simply put, if there is no money to pay people, they do not get paid people.

If they have the money but don't want to pay people, they will get the level of service and proficency of equal value.

There is no way to force people to value medicine enough to pay for it. There is no way to force people to value EMS either.
 
Veneficus said:
So true,

but I never understood the volly vs paid argument. Simply put, if there is no money to pay people, they do not get paid people.

If they have the money but don't want to pay people, they will get the level of service and proficency of equal value.

There is no way to force people to value medicine enough to pay for it. There is no way to force people to value EMS either.
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I think the problem a lot of people have with volunteers is that, while you can't pay people if there's no money, similarly, it's hard to meet appropriate education requirements for EMS if EMS is something you do on the side of a real job and family. It would be like someone going through medical school just because they want to volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, and then complaining that medical school is too hard and expensive while holding down a full time job.
 
JPINFV said:
I think the problem a lot of people have with volunteers is that, while you can't pay people if there's no money, similarly, it's hard to meet appropriate education requirements for EMS if EMS is something you do on the side of a real job and family. It would be like someone going through medical school just because they want to volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, and then complaining that medical school is too hard and expensive while holding down a full time job.
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Nobody stops EMS providers from creating higher education levels.

Nobody stops employers from demanding more than just the 12 week medic mill certificate.

Nobody stops medical directors from granting higher scopes of practice to more capable providers than ones who meet the minimum criteria.

At the same time, nobody forces medical directors to sign off on various procedures for people who do not meet a reasonable level of education, competence, or experience.

In fact I remember reading somewhere it was the medical director's responsibility for ensring those operating under direction were competent.

I think we would both agree to give more standing orders and a larger scope to a paramedic with a BS in a healthcare related science than a volunteer who went to how fast can we teach the registry test academy?

Am I wrong?

I know most systems in the S don't work that way, but honestly, the only things stopping it are apathy and laziness.
 
I recently wrote a research paper about CPR for my comp 2 class.

I began with its creation, then cited its evolution through the years, and finished with possible upcoming changes.

Heck, I even got to include the new 2010 guideline changes :P

My professor is a first aid nut, so I thought CPR would spark his interest. Try not to forget your target audience. Think of something your professor would enjoy and write accordingly.
 
MrBrown said:
The growing body of evidence that supports Paramedics disposing of patients other than to ED
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I've always thought the side of the road was a good place to dispose of certain patients, but unfortunately, dispatch keeps track of our calls, so I'd never get away with it... :P
 
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