Re: Too funny (Part II)

["MICHAEL SMITH" <msmith_01@msn.com>]

Can't we all just get along?  In Ohio a medics scope is directed by their
medical director. If your medical director wished and trains you and you
keep up on Continuing education then you will do well with any modality or
skill.  On my air medical job the nurses and medics are interchangeable,
granted we all have our own roles and expertise, but we all do the same job.
Does that make me a nurse. no.? I Intubate, run a vent, listen to breath
sounds, monitor SpO2 & CO2 and give breathing treatments. does that make me
a RT. no.  I have sutured, given medical advise, and written a script
(didn't sign it) does that make me a Physician. NO.

I'm a Paramedic a very good one and very proud, just like every medic on
this list.
is there any question why people got their hackels up.

Just one medics opinion.
Mike



----- Original Message -----
From: "steve white" <stevewhite19@hotmail.com>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: Too funny (Part II)


> OK...i gotta hop into this. Gary I think you are sure..and you do know why
> this got defensive because when you asked for input on "what to do when
> things go bad", you were doing it from a 'holier than thou' stance.  You
see
> expanding scopes as threatening to your 'holier than thou' job and that's
> obvious.  You may disagree but it's obvious that you feel threatened and
> look down on the role of paramedics, perhaps because of something that
> happened when you were a practicing medic?  What happened to the patient
in
> all these discussions?  We must do what is best for the patient.  Some
> services may have expanded scopes based on their transport times.  Others
> may have extremely pro-EMS medical directors that allow them to perfom new
> and up to date procedures.  Whatever the case, we're not just rouge medics
> out there slammin drugs that make no sense to us.  Anyone will tell you
that
> there is a good amount of education and training that goes into
implementing
> a new drug or procedure followed by a regular schedule of continuing
> education.  Does this happen to meet your requirements?  Or shall I give
up
> my job and go to RT school to feel important?
>
> steve
> EMT-P (proud of the P)
>
>
> >From: GDJollyGrog@aol.com
> >Reply-To: flightmed@flightweb.com
> >To: flightmed@flightweb.com
> >Subject: Re: Too funny (Part II)
> >Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:24:37 EDT
> >
> >Again, its too funny, we have gone from any paramedic can use it, it's as
> >safe as can be, to its your own problem got over it. At least your now
> >admitting
> >that it's not meant to be used by EMT-P's. That's a start.
> >
> >Im not sure how or why, but this could have been a good arena for talk,
too
> >bad it got so defensive when I asked for your thought on what to be done
> >when
> >things go bad...
> >
> >Going Flying now, cheers...
> >
>
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