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  1. What Paramedics do, and how you can help

    nyccemt-p posted a topic in General Nursing

    After reading many posts which all have the same battle, that I got sucked into also, I decided to start a new thread to answer questions about what Paramedics are, do, and why we do it. First off...

  2. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    nyccemt-p replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line...there are good nurses and paramedics, and there are bad nurses and paramedics. You have good days and bad days, we have good days and bad days. We must ALL remember what comes...

  3. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    nyccemt-p replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    WELL

  4. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    nyccemt-p replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me, no the hiarchy order is NOT RN, Paramedic, EMT. Once you call me to the scene, the hiarchy is patient, on-line med control, Paramedic, EMT, and LTC nurses on the bottom. We do NOT provide...

  5. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    nyccemt-p replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    OK, first off we do not thrive on trauma calls, nor do we have an inferiority complex. We are plain tired of ariving at LTC facilities and having the nurses not provide ANY information on the...

  6. EMT-P Question

    nyccemt-p replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Most EMT courses are at least 6 months long. Most Paramedic Programs are AAS. In NY an RN can take a bridge course to be a Paramedic if they have ER/ICU experience, and have been an EMT for a year....

  7. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    nyccemt-p replied to Dinith88's topic in Emergency

    In NY, RN's are only allowed to assist EMS, they are not allowed to be incharge of patient care, including interfacility transports. To help deal with the lack of critical care training in the...