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Comment by jimcolebank on October 11, 2011 at 12:44pm

hi my name is jim colebank  i live in NewUlm  Minnesota  56073 i will be starting school for my EMT in Jan 2012  i am a first responder now  looking foreward to becoming a EMT   we are all brothers  and sisters in the  EMS field .any advise you can give me befoe i start school would be helpfull .  you can leave a comment on my facebook page .remember i live in MINNESOTA i say that beacuse my couison is in facebook also and his name is jim colebank also . looking foreward to meeting you all  GOD BLESS YOU ALL  jim colebank

Comment by Michelangelo Francesco Nicolazzo on May 27, 2010 at 9:04pm

Hey There All! I am a proud AEMS member from Boston Massachusetts. I just saw the "group" and figured I would add myself so others who are not members hopefully consider that EMT's NEED TO BE MEMBERS of this association. As regards the intricacies of what goes on in Washington, which can be a very cut-throat dog eats dog environment, AEMS is making real changes that are and will positively affect our profession. Thanks for your time! Happy Memorial Day! Nico

Comment by K C Jones on February 2, 2010 at 8:08am

Join Us for the First EMS on the Hill Day
NAEMT invites you to join with EMS professionals throughout the nation to advocate for EMS as part of the EMS community’s first coordinated effort to visit congressional leaders and staff on Capitol Hill. This annual event will:

•Include representation from EMS organizations in all sectors of the EMS community.

•Provide a consistent message to Congress on the key issues affecting EMS and EMS practitioners.

•Encourage and promote broad participation within the EMS community.

The Hotel Palomar in Washington, D.C. has been selected as the official event hotel. The program is as follows:

May 3, 2010 (evening) — A pre-Hill Visit briefing will prepare participants for visiting their congressional leaders.
All participants will receive Hill Visit Kits and appointment schedules.

May 4, 2010 (morning-afternoon) — Participants will visit the offices of congressional leaders to advocate for key
EMS issues.

May 4, 2010 (evening) — NAEMT will host a reception for all EMS on the Hill Day participants, congressional leaders and staff, and federal agency staff.

Be there for EMS! Register online here.


NEW! To assist our full active members who are interested in participating in this event, NAEMT will provide grants up to $1,200 each to four active members to subsidize the cost of participation. The application deadline is March 1, 2010.

To apply for one of these grants, please complete the brief online application form by clicking here.

Comment by Ahed on August 19, 2009 at 10:25pm

i believe the definition will be coming from the goal of EMS ''The goal of most emergency medical services is to either provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the malady, or arranging for timely removal of the patient to the next point of definitive care''

In most places in the world, the EMS is summoned by members of the public (or other emergency services, businesses or authority) via an emergency telephone number which puts them in contact with a control facility, which will then dispatch a suitable resource to deal with the situatio

In some parts of the world, the term EMS also encompasses services developed to move patients from one medical facility to an alternative one.

In some jurisdictions, EMS units may handle technical rescue operations such as extrication, water rescue, and search and rescue.

i hope this will in-light the idea

Ahed

Comment by Dave Leach on August 6, 2009 at 2:24pm

"The EMS Professional is a licensed/certified prehospital medical practitioner...who provides compassionate and competent treatment to all injured / ill patients".

Mary / Jules....I think I read that somewhere in a Brady/Bledsoe book some 10 years ago.........

Be well. Cheers,

Dave

Comment by Mary Hill on August 6, 2009 at 6:06am

Ok, guys listen to Jules,
I have followed this discussion from the beginning, we are simply looking for a definition. Not the educational criteria it takes to get there. We all have our thoughts on if a degree is neccessary but how do we define it to the new incoming generation of EMTs. I liked....The EMS Professional is a licensed/certified prehospital medical practitioner...who provides compassionate and competent treatment to all injured / ill patients.

Just an observation.

Comment by Dave Leach on August 5, 2009 at 2:52pm

Holy crow does it really have to be this complicated...I mean really? ...Really?....A prehospital care provider in his or her heart must have integrity, and balance.......Skip, responsibility and demeanor are part and parcel to personality (you cant teach or regulate that) -Otherwise their fired.

At the end of the day things with-in EMS and the career itself are as simple as any other profession - To gain the upside of the greater good through caring for and providing forth with our communities in the prehospital setting the best emergent and non-emergent care that benefits all involved. To sustain life and sustination within being the protectors of dignity and respect, modesty and privacy.
As death is the final stage of living the goal is to meet that inevitability with calm retention of the premise we all meet that fate, whether the event is traumatic, what have you......

As Healthcare providers resolved it is our intention to meet the needs and wants of our perspective communities in the most cost effective, proficient means available,while presenting the resources necessary to help the sick, disabled and in capable citizen to reach definitive care.

Cheers Dave

Call me, some one needs counsel.

Comment by EMAD EDDINE ELOUETER on July 25, 2009 at 3:37pm

well for me and as my little experience in EMS , to define EMS we must know the total integrity of the job prescription off all Ems staff within the big medical society circle and to give a specified role for the people working as an EMT basic ,intermediate and Paramedic as long as they are a primordial part of this dynasty of saving a human life's,

Comment by Joseph Eriksen on July 24, 2009 at 6:15pm

Hey folks,new to the group. My two cents....
There are professional EMTs and Paramedics some paid and some volunteer. They share the same thing, a love of the work. Thats what makes them strive to be professional. The Profession itself is a different story. For years we coasted along, got better and more intricate, but failed to justify ourselves. We left the door open for the Fire-Rescue models to absorb us. I see it as our dumbing down. Many systems, including mine have fought the good fight, trying to remain autonomous. We are losing. The way to turn it around is through political action on state levels. The Fire Chiefs association has fought hard against two year degree requirements for Medics. It would make it harder and more expensive to put patches on the street. For us it would make better medics and elevate the profession. We in Florida as FAPEP, (Fl Association of Professional EMTs and Paramedics) have looked at Credentialing. It may not seem like a big deal for a medic to have PM after their name but it also lends toward a Profession as opposed to a profession. We have always had the ability to control our own destiny. We lacked the cohesion and underestimated the threats. The IAFF still has a lot of pull and are very organised in their agenda to absorb EMS. As many of you know, the reasons are self preservation and budget justification. Not quality care. We as an industry let it happen and only we can turn it around. I took a lot of years and public education to show we were more than ambulance drivers or litter carriers. The natural progression somewhere got lost. I would like to see state organisations like ours in every state band together along with NAEMT to work towards a plan of action. If we truly envision Paramedicine as a respected field in and of itself. we must have conviction and cohesion.

Comment by Skip Kirkwood on July 21, 2009 at 5:50am

I think we could simplify the discussion if we focused on which "part of speech" we're trying to define and work with.

If we're trying to define the noun "EMS professional" or the EMS profession then we have to do education, body of knowledge, self-regulation, etc.

If we're trying to define the adjective "professionalism" as it relates to EMS, that is easier. It's about standards of conduct, responsibility, demeanor, etc.

The latter can certainly be taught and managed, with a cooperative effort between educators, managers, and medical directors. Agree on a standard that applies across all agencies in an EMS system (school, first response, ambulance) and work at it. Not too hard, but takes time.

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