Comments on: The Next Paramedic Shortage http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris#2 http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-9707 Chris#2 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:20 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-9707 I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine. I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine.

]]> By: Chris#2 http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-5762 Chris#2 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:20 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-5762 I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine. I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine.

]]> By: Chris#2 http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4636 Chris#2 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:57:20 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4636 I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine. I think the real problem lies in the outcome of the chosen path. For example, look at when you want to be am M.D., you know in advance of the opportunity and the oncome levels. When you take Paramedicine you get what? Low pay, low appriciation, and more schooling. Most people would look at this option as simply not worth the trouble. I hate to look at it that way, but I believe it is true, and I feel the only way to begin branching out would be better funding into the field for things such as school, exquipment, training, and pay rasies. Don't get me wrong, EMS 2.0 is a definate possibility, but i feel only after other issues are addressed there will be more interest in advanced Paramedicine.

]]> By: Another UK-USA exchange | Firegeezer http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4627 Another UK-USA exchange | Firegeezer Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:02 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4627 [...] “Life Under The Lights”  Kaiser, co-creator of the EMS 2.0 concept with Schorr, flew out to the Saturday Tweet-up.  He may have lost the arm wrestling contest with [...] [...] “Life Under The Lights”  Kaiser, co-creator of the EMS 2.0 concept with Schorr, flew out to the Saturday Tweet-up.  He may have lost the arm wrestling contest with [...]

]]> By: What Direction for EMS Education? | Firegeezer http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4511 What Direction for EMS Education? | Firegeezer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:58 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4511 [...] The Next Paramedic Shortage [...] [...] The Next Paramedic Shortage [...]

]]> By: EMS 2.0 – Momentum Building – Life Under the Lights http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4194 EMS 2.0 – Momentum Building – Life Under the Lights Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:27:30 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4194 [...] http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 [...] [...] http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 [...]

]]> By: EMS as a Profession. | The Happy Medic http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 EMS as a Profession. | The Happy Medic Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:35:46 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4191 [...] Mike Ward mentions in his apparently ever growing post “The next Paramedic Shortage” the focus seems to be on getting undergraduate and graduate degrees.  I agree 100%.  if [...] [...] Mike Ward mentions in his apparently ever growing post “The next Paramedic Shortage” the focus seems to be on getting undergraduate and graduate degrees.  I agree 100%.  if [...]

]]> By: Mike "FossilMedic" Ward http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Mike "FossilMedic" Ward Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:54:34 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4149 Ckemtp, thanks for the feedback. In my day job I am surrounded by physician-educators ... it is a different experience. <br><br>It is nice to hear from a fan of the site!<br><br>Mike Ckemtp, thanks for the feedback. In my day job I am surrounded by physician-educators … it is a different experience.

It is nice to hear from a fan of the site!

Mike

]]> By: Ckemtp http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4146 Ckemtp Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:54:36 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4146 I had a talk with my brother, Captain Lk today who's a volunteer fire captain. His "Real" job is as an engineer with PE cards in Mechanical and Fire Protection engineering. <br><br>He's an avid reader of you, Mr. Firegeezer.<br><br>I brought up how you described Engineering as struggling to find themselves as a "profession" in the 70's as you posted. I said it with the assumption that he would think of engineering as a profession as it has progressed since that time. <br><br>He doesn't. He describes a lot of the struggles that I think that EMS is facing. They're a lot more advanced in the process, but still not where they want to be. At least they have solid academic educational standards and set their own professional guidelines.<br><br>We've got a long way to go. I had a talk with my brother, Captain Lk today who's a volunteer fire captain. His “Real” job is as an engineer with PE cards in Mechanical and Fire Protection engineering.

He's an avid reader of you, Mr. Firegeezer.

I brought up how you described Engineering as struggling to find themselves as a “profession” in the 70's as you posted. I said it with the assumption that he would think of engineering as a profession as it has progressed since that time.

He doesn't. He describes a lot of the struggles that I think that EMS is facing. They're a lot more advanced in the process, but still not where they want to be. At least they have solid academic educational standards and set their own professional guidelines.

We've got a long way to go.

]]> By: Mike "FossilMedic" Ward http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/16/the-next-paramedic-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-4131 Mike "FossilMedic" Ward Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:58:17 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=16171#comment-4131 Now that Ambulance Driver has joined <a href="http://FireEMSblogs.com" rel="nofollow">FireEMSblogs.com</a> I have added a link to his item.<br><br>Also did a little editing and formatting. Now that Ambulance Driver has joined FireEMSblogs.com I have added a link to his item.

Also did a little editing and formatting.

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