ems week - Page 2

edgerider2002 · #16 05-16-2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by klinger86

never heard of it

it just must be a local thing lol

was going to get my emt this fall but between work and that class i would have no life so i dont think im going to get it now. maybe later down the road.

klinger86 · #17 05-16-2011, 08:52 AM

you may be able to check at some of the ambulance services out your way they normally have classes that last right around 3 months....

edgerider2002 · #18 05-16-2011, 09:08 AM

the ambulance company here their class is 6 months. twice a week at nights and i already work the pm shift at the hospital.

FireRanger · #19 05-16-2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dvrich

I know I will get blasted for this but saluting people for doing jobs they are WELL compensated for doesn't cut it in my book.
Our non commissioned military personel are making below the average national wage and are in harms way......they deserve it.
Roofers and linemen have much more dangerous jobs than EMTs and there was never a day or week honoring them.

Actually smart guy, most EMT's and firefighters in the USA are volunteer. Their compensation package consists of... nothing other than gratitude. You're welcome.

And FYI, the rather small percentage of career EMT's and firefighters are paid quite low and have to work excessive amounts of OT or a second job to compensate for it.

If the electrical power industry wants a week, they're more than welcome to make one. Nobody is stopping them. Pretty sure there are lots of already existing ways that our military service members are recognized.

klinger86 · #20 05-16-2011, 09:37 AM

the main reason why the national average payfor emt's is spo high is because there are so many private services in the country that can pay more than county services... if you take private services out of the equation the national average for emt pay would drop by atleast half... private services mostly dont offer benefits.... county services you get killer benefits... volunteer services either get a thank you or a good feeling ehwn they find out that the person that they hauled to the hospital is doing good... even though they thought they werent gonna make it....

HazardousRanger · #21 05-16-2011, 09:37 AM

no one is ghonna answer my question on post 12?

klinger86 · #22 05-16-2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HazardousRanger

how often do emt/ems face death? im just wondering, ive seen two people dead from an accident before and it definitely was thought provoking but i remeber this the most:

my dad and i were drivbing home from a fishing trip going sorta slow cuz the road was hella twisty, i was around 15 i guess so anyway this guy on a motorcycle passes us (legally) i wave at him and he waves back....he was gone

15 mins down the road, traffic has slowed down to a stop.....someone ripped out of a driveway and hit him, he lay there dead and the car who hit him left (found him later but it was very hard since the guy whho sold him the car didnt take info)

it was just so fucked up and really tauught me that it can happen at anytime

as far as faceing death in the ems/emt profession we face death on every call that we go on... reguardless if we are running lights or not.... when we run lights the percentage almost doubles.... we are trained as highly as we an be to get there and back as safely as possible... but it's the idiots on the road that screw it all up...

HazardousRanger · #23 05-16-2011, 09:47 AM

i know! yesterday i was driving and a cop was coming and one person didnt pull over! wtf
i cannt hear the sirens unless theyre realy close to me so sometimes NOT VERY OFTEN ill be one of those people slowing them down for a few seconds before i see them in my mirror but its only happend once and they came outta nowhere so they were not behind me for more than 5 seconds lol

klinger86 · #24 05-16-2011, 09:50 AM

it's really not the ones like your describing... the ones that really get on our nerves are the ones that act like they cant miss their turn and stay infront of us for a mile or so without moving... and the ones that see you and then slam their brakes on in front of you... had this happen once.... didnt hit them but i dont think you could have fit a sheet of paper between the bumpers when i finally stopped...

FireRanger · #25 05-16-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HazardousRanger

no one is ghonna answer my question on post 12?

It's not something we all love talking about so don't expect a huge outpouring of details.

There is no "how often do we face death". The answer to that is "it depends". The answer to that is as infrequently as possible so long as we can help it. Shit happens when it happens and we can't predict or quantify it. It just happens.

I'll tell you that no matter how many times it happens, there is no getting used to or forgetting about kids dying on your watch. Regardless if there is anything you could do about it or not.

klinger86 · #26 05-16-2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by FireRanger

Actually smart guy, most EMT's and firefighters in the USA are volunteer. Their compensation package consists of... nothing other than gratitude. You're welcome.

And FYI, the rather small percentage of career EMT's and firefighters are paid quite low and have to work excessive amounts of OT or a second job to compensate for it.

If the electrical power industry wants a week, they're more than welcome to make one. Nobody is stopping them. Pretty sure there are lots of already existing ways that our military service members are recognized.

i've actually got a friend that leaves his house early monday mornings and doesnt go back home til saturday afternoon.....

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here's a story about one alabama ems station that ran calls while their building was being destroyed by the storms that hit there....
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...rms%2F&h=ed7c6

Orange Gold · #27 05-16-2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dvrich

I know I will get blasted for this but saluting people for doing jobs they are WELL compensated for doesn't cut it in my book.
Our non commissioned military personel are making below the average national wage and are in harms way......they deserve it.
Roofers and linemen have much more dangerous jobs than EMTs and there was never a day or week honoring them.

Dude, i make 10 bucks an hour as an EMT....

HazardousRanger · #28 05-16-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FireRanger

It's not something we all love talking about so don't expect a huge outpouring of details.

There is no "how often do we face death". The answer to that is "it depends". The answer to that is as infrequently as possible so long as we can help it. Shit happens when it happens and we can't predict or quantify it. It just happens.

I'll tell you that no matter how many times it happens, there is no getting used to or forgetting about kids dying on your watch. Regardless if there is anything you could do about it or not.

ur so right man, sorry for being insensitive, i know it cant be an easy job at all so thanks to everyone becausue u guys could easily save my life one day

klinger86 · #29 05-16-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Orange Gold

Dude, i make 10 bucks an hour as an EMT....

i make 9.18 an hour

Fightinirish157 · #30 05-16-2011, 11:38 AM

I have a lot of respect of EMT/EMS or whatever you want to call them, and they as our military are under paid, but I also agree that no one really thanks or says anything to EMT/EMS as much as we do our military, they have some sort of remembrance in just about every month... Hears to the EMS/EMTs thanks for all you do...I am thanking all of them but one...he deserves no thanks and its my ex-brother in law...I can not and will not every thank him for what he does...long sorry but I had to put it in there for my own sake...again EMT/EMSs thanks for all you do...I know that you saved my sons life when he was a week old, and I will never be able to thank them enough!