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[foundinlv]

On 1/21/2014 10sluvr said:

that good, interesting info. did the co. you called, send the right people? do they charge less? i have mom in a wheelchair and always wondered what to do in "lifting" emergency.

Medicare paid for it. Many times they sent 8 people all great big men and I never understood that when I made it very clear what we needed....they had been there before, knew my dad (he lost a lot of weight when sick) and knew that I was taking him back and forth to his chemo doctor. It was very frustrating.

[foundinlv]

On 1/21/2014 tansy said: Interesting...I thought the two terms were interchangeable.

All are emts but not all are paramedics.

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

Found, I JUST read the O.P again (slowly) and realized we posted some of the same things in different words...

I want to say that EMT-B's in Chicago DO learn airway management and the difference in tube sizing..

Also, you are not alone.. MANY bystanders in these situations are worried and hope someone else takes the lead...

[foundinlv]

On 1/21/2014 hennypenny said:

I certainly didn't think that this was any kind of slam. It is important to know the difference and to be able to request the type of service needed. Several of my son's friends are EMTS and they do fabulous work.

Yes, I agree....very important although sometimes they sent too many people and I felt very bad for those who were also calling 911, waiting for them.

[foundinlv]

On 1/21/2014 EMTHeart13 said:

Found, I JUST read the O.P again (slowly) and realized we posted some of the same things in different words...

I want to say that EMT-B's in Chicago DO learn airway management and the difference in tube sizing..

Also, you are not alone.. MANY bystanders in these situations are worried and hope someone else takes the lead...

Thanks, emt.

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

On 1/21/2014 ~foundinlv~ said:

On 1/21/2014 hennypenny said:

I certainly didn't think that this was any kind of slam. It is important to know the difference and to be able to request the type of service needed. Several of my son's friends are EMTS and they do fabulous work.

Yes, I agree....very important although sometimes they sent too many people and I felt very bad for those who were also calling 911, waiting for them.

If you place a call to 911, you shouldn't have to REQUEST anything...??

[foundinlv]

On 1/21/2014 EMTHeart13 said:

On 1/21/2014 ~foundinlv~ said:

On 1/21/2014 hennypenny said:

I certainly didn't think that this was any kind of slam. It is important to know the difference and to be able to request the type of service needed. Several of my son's friends are EMTS and they do fabulous work.

Yes, I agree....very important although sometimes they sent too many people and I felt very bad for those who were also calling 911, waiting for them.

If you place a call to 911, you shouldn't have to REQUEST anything...??

That's the part I found confusing. If I didn't go into detail about what he needed, they would transport him again to the hospital where they would poke and prod him yet again.

[151949]

On 1/21/2014 EMTHeart13 said:

Noel. I JUST edited because I saw HH's definition which is also WAY off, at least in Illinois...

The B's go through EXTENSIVE schooling, ambulance rides, and E.R time crammed into 3 months...and HAVE TO B E CERTIFIED...

In our classes the students HAVE to keep an 80% or they are out because the testing at state level is HARD!

I just googled this for Pa since you essentially just called me a liar and in pa you have to complete a course that is generally offered at the Community college - and recieve an AD - then you have to take a test to become CERTIFIED. I honestly do not know if there is any differece between being certified and being licensed but that is the word they used.

[medicgirl]

Good thread. I started out an EMT-Basic, advanced my training to become an EMT-Paramedic, and then advanced it more and now I am a Flight Paramedic on a rescue helicopter. I agree that each level has own challenges and difficulties. EVERY level of EMT is challenging because at every level, we are trained to save lives. I've often said the only difference between me and my fellow "ground medic" providers is the vehicle we arrive in. Yes, I have several more advanced skills and more responsibility as a flight medic, but I respect each level as I travelled that road to get where I am today and is was not easy. But it is WORTH it. I still cringe when I hear someone refer to an EMT as an "Ambulance Driver" Yes, that is part of it, but there so much education behind the person wearing that patch, whichever initials follow the title "EMT" I'm glad for the most part, that is recognized here. We are the people who show up on your worst day. We strive to give you another day, a better day.

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

On 1/21/2014 medicgirl said: Good thread. I started out an EMT-Basic, advanced my training to become an EMT-Paramedic, and then advanced it more and now I am a Flight Paramedic on a rescue helicopter. I agree that each level has own challenges and difficulties. EVERY level of EMT is challenging because at every level, we are trained to save lives. I've often said the only difference between me and my fellow "ground medic" providers is the vehicle we arrive in. Yes, I have several more advanced skills and more responsibility as a flight medic, but I respect each level as I travelled that road to get where I am today and is was not easy. But it is WORTH it. I still cringe when I hear someone refer to an EMT as an "Ambulance Driver" Yes, that is part of it, but there so much education behind the person wearing that patch, whichever initials follow the title "EMT" I'm glad for the most part, that is recognized here. We are the people who show up on your worst day. We strive to give you another day, a better day.

AWESOME POST!!