EMTs and Paramedics heavily recruited

[bdunndchi]

At my department they are HEAVILY recruiting paramedics. Paramedics don't even have to go to the full training that non-paramedics do because they are trying to get more applicants. Is this happening everywhere?

[lifestar]

HI

Paramedics are realy scares these day`s all over the world,the difrence between a trained paramedic and a non- trained paramedic..... well the result wil be seen on the road.(not refering to emt`s)

I have recently had a uge fight with such a paramedic and learned one thing:the person conciderd to be a paramedic and working as one without proper training are SSCCAARRYY!!!!

cheers

[DrParasite]

ok, how can a non-certified person operate as a paramedic? how can an untrained person be a paramedic? are you saying there are people performing tasks that are beyond their levels of training?

[ksfireman82]

ok, how can a non-certified person operate as a paramedic? how can an untrained person be a paramedic? are you saying there are people performing tasks that are beyond their levels of training?

I belive (but could be wrong) that they are talking about the same type of medics I have the displeasure of working with. They are those that have the license but you have to wonder how they managed to get it as they can't perform even the most basic of skills (to include simple BLS skills). It's amazing how much of a gap there can be between the school education and license testing.....and using those skills on the streets.