DesertMedic66
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And now this topic is posted once again on PoF and on EMS1.
Going Beyond The Minimum: Paramedic or Ambulance Driver?
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Rocket, you really know how to poke the hornets nest! It was interesting to read kelly's take on it though. The question is how do we turn ems from a vocation to a profession? I know the fire unions will battle any change to the emt b. IE making it an AA or something.
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In order to make EMTs have an AA then medics need to also have at least an AA.
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I was thinking EMT poof! AEMT an AA and Medic a BA (or BS). How can we get past the "we can train them" mentality and have more of the we can educate them mentality? I really see the "50 years of tradition uninhibited by progress" coming into play. And how will us becoming a profession impact how EMS is delivered? What changes will occur and how can we bring management on board?