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Health- you realize what you are saying doesn’t make sense. According to you EMDs are what’s needed, but they have no medical knowledge to tell a person what to do before EMS arrive. Basically EMDs are glorified telemarketers.
Bk613- actually that statement is false. According to the protocol you have to call telemetry (medical control) with that doctors name and license number if they give permission then he can stay otherwise you tell him to kindly leave the scene.
Remember EMTs and paramedics are used to improvising with the equipment we have. Most doctors are used to having more equipment available, and it being in a controlled environment.Health- according to what your saying every call taker should not only be an EMT they should be at the very least a CLI (that’s an EMT instructor for those that don’t know). How can someone explain what to do when they technically can’t do it themselves?
I’m not part of hatzolah I’m single nor do I want to be, I like my job and saving people but not enough to do it for free.
Avram in MD- absolutely not however if someone says to me on a scene “I’m a doctor” I say what kind of doctor and what’s your license number otherwise get off my scene. (For all practical purposes I would trust EMTs/paramedics faster than the docs on scene because that’s the training we do while doctors are in a more controlled environment.)Besides all you fall back on is they are not EMDs but then you say you have no clue how the dispatch works. All you are doing is bashing hatzolah.
If you want some real reasons to bash there are plenty but be honest.I know it’s been a while since someone last commented on this thread, but I feel I must set the record straight about NYC EMS and hatzolah. (I work 911, not hatzolah). To start: @health you obviously have no knowledge of how the dispatch system works of either hatzolah or the 911 system. The 911 system has something called call takers (who answer the phone, take the info) and input that info onto the call board. The dispatcher from there dispatches the units as needed. Hatzolah has two EMTs who are both trained (yes in house, however still trained to some degree in both call taking and dispatching.
Second @health according to your statement that most of hatzolah are lousy you by default are saying the 911 system is lousy too. I have plenty of friends who work 911 and volunteer in hatzolah.
What kind of HCP are you? CNA, PCT, LPN? Clean up at the tear entrance!