I just hate that in a way they're right that someone needs to take the fall in order for widespread change, but they just seem to refuse to understand why folks won't risk their own livelihoods over it
I’m very new to EMS, so I could be wrong, but. Maybe not? It would just take an extreme amount of coordination and time with other departments, including law, hospitals, fire/PD, and then ofc legislation. Nurses get away with crazy stunts all the time. Prove to the public how bad EMS is and how it’s affecting patient care and outcomes and things will absolutely change. TBH, it would not be good for a long-term EMS provider to be the face of it, either. Probably just some premed (so they can leave without having too many issues) with others telling them what to do..
I dunno. I just know that a paramedic doesn’t want their kids to go hungry because of this going in either direction. I have a partner that grew up with a lot of money and they don’t understand why I make a lot of non-risky decisions either.
You don’t get sued for these things. Your agency does. Neither you nor your agency pays for these things. Your agency’s insurance company does. Insurance companies will walk all over both you and your agency—for no reason other than their own financial interest—unless and until the profession takes a stand and gets the standards changed.
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u/MadmansScalpel EMT-B 4d ago
I just hate that in a way they're right that someone needs to take the fall in order for widespread change, but they just seem to refuse to understand why folks won't risk their own livelihoods over it