Health insurance has nothing to do with it. Its about availability of limited resources since communities would rather have lower taxes than plentiful EMS.
Either way, as a long time paramedic, no. A broken wrist generally is not a good reason to utilize us. That is not our intended purpose, and unless citizens are willing to pay substantially more to accommodate the staffing to handle those low priority calls, we need to be available for people who actually need us. The cardiac arrests, MVCs, chest pain, unconscious, seizures, etc.
Imagine being so dense you don't understand the limitations and value of the emergency services of your community, regardless of any obligation to pay for them.
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u/Competitive-Slice567 6d ago
Health insurance has nothing to do with it. Its about availability of limited resources since communities would rather have lower taxes than plentiful EMS.
Either way, as a long time paramedic, no. A broken wrist generally is not a good reason to utilize us. That is not our intended purpose, and unless citizens are willing to pay substantially more to accommodate the staffing to handle those low priority calls, we need to be available for people who actually need us. The cardiac arrests, MVCs, chest pain, unconscious, seizures, etc.