Re: EMS Pay (revised)

[Guest guest]

right on ryan. you and i work in the same area and we

definately do not make alot of money. you may because

of the years make a reasonable amount. i got into ems

because my grandmother taught me to always help others

who were in need first. to treat everyone the same way

i would want to be treated. i knew when i got into

ems that the pay wasn't that great, but our FATHER who

is in heaven is the one who rewards us where we may

need it most. it may not be where we see the need,

but who else knows better our needs. (for those of

who who believe). i agree with ryan, the best reward

is knowing that you are helping those who are in need.

especially in our area where there are so many that

live in poverty. people who are trying to find a

better way of life. we get alot of calls to

residences that do not require ems, however i see it

as these people having enough faith in us to put their

lives in our hands. they sometimes think we have all

the answers. alot of medics hate and despise these

calle because " they're a waste of time " or people can

go by private vehicle, but they dont look at it from

the patient's point of view. in complaining about

higher pay for the reasons that have been stated maybe

we need to do what ryan says and evaluate our lives

and find out what things we definately need and what

our luxuries are. the answer isnt making more money

but rather not having bills. sure were always gonna

have at least a car and house payment, but what about

the satellite, customizing your car, and other such

luxeries? do we really need them? of the subject,

why do some medics have to feel superior to the emt or

emt-i? i've been to a few calls where the medic did

all the talking to patients who attempted to commit

suicide. all the while having an attitude toward the

individual. i kept quiet because the medic would have

told me to shut up because he is the lead medic and i

am the emt. he feels a need to feel superior to the

emt for some reason. all the mean while i wanted to

get on the same level with the patient and try to find

what is causing this patient to do these things.

maybe then i could have referred this patient to an

agency that would at least counsel her and help her

find the way out of whatever is causing this hurt and

pain. i used to be a preacher and i enjoyed being

there for people in need of a kind word or a little

encouragement. because of the kind of calls we go to i

think counseling should be a part of our profession.

i even went on a call where a police officer was

yelling at a 21 year old female who had just tried to

commit suicide. needless to say when we arrived

tempers were flaring on both sides. the medic sided

with pd and aggravated the situation more. i asked

him to put the female in our unit and out of the

officers line of fire. he refused saying he wanted pd

to take control of the situation. which only got

worse as the officers were yelling at the patient who

in turn ws yelling back. i reponded by immediately

taking the patient by the arm and escorting her to my

unit. i then explained to her in the unit with the

medic outside talking to pd and telling her i was

there to help her that i wasnt going to yell and that

i did not side with pd. i asked her to talk to me

about the situation in a calm manner and she did. she

commented that that was all she needed, someone to

talk to. and this girl hda very serious family

problems. she wound up being admitted to the psych

ward for a few days and then released. the medic got

pissed at me after the call saying it was his call and

he was in charge. i said bull----. this patient

needed someone to hear her out not someone to yell at

her. i told him i would do it again any day. what do

you guys think?

scapuchino

emt

do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

--- _Benter wrote:

> I hadn't checked my mail on this account for a

> couple of days (big mistake),

> and downloaded almost 200 messages from the BBS

> alone. Not that I mind, but

> its not like I read all of them either. Most of the

> messages were on EMS

> pay. I began to wonder why?

>

> When we all signed up for the ride, we knew that it

> would be wild and

> lacking in monetary compensation. I don't know what

> everyone in the state

> makes, and I'm not going to say what I make. But I

> don't have any problems

> paying my bills; I am able to save money. I may not

> drive the newest and

> greatest cars, but I'm not wanting for anything

> either. The same can be

> said for most of my co-workers. And if each of you

> who are unhappy with how

> much you take home every two weeks look around you,

> I'm sure you can think

> of things that are considered luxury items that you

> can probably live

> without just as easily as having them.

>

> What I'm driving at here is that the real payback in

> this line of work is

> emotional payback. Certainly, we have all had calls

> that are emotionally

> draining, but for each of those, I'm sure you have

> several stories of calls

> that had a good outcome.

>

> We all get tired of doing it all, and feeling like

> we are unappreciated, but

> the people that we serve are very thankful for what

> we do even if they don't

> have an appreciation of how we do it, or the

> training it takes. But is

> 10,000 more a year going to make all that much

> difference. If you are

> making 30,000 a year now, will you be truly happier

> if you are making 40,000

> a year? You may get more pleasure in the

> acquisition of stuff, but will you

> be happier?

>

> I can hear the butane hiss in the background, the

> flame torch is going to be

> lit. But before you flame the BBS with replies to

> this message, think about

> why you are in EMS. I've only been doing it for 10

> years, I'm not the big

> kahouna of EMS, one of its great instructors, or

> been doing it as long as

> some that post on the BBS. But I'm not a tender

> foot either.

>

> As I've said before, I do this for the love of it.

> Not an adrenaline rush,

> not a six figure income, but for the sake of my

> fellow human beings.

> Though, some do not need an emergency room, they do

> need the compassion that

> I can provide when I show up on their doorstep.

>

> To all the people that blazed the trail for us to do

> what we do... my

> thanks. Dr. Bledsoe, you have been the butt of many

> personal attacks on the

> BBS lately for a few jokes, or your statements. But

> I thank you, you have

> had a greater impact on the EMS community than you

> may think or many people

> give you credit for.

>

>

> Later

> " Rhino "

> ryanb@...

>

> " Attack and be certain of occupation by attacking

> what they can not defend. "

> " Defend and be certain of safety by defending what

> they cannot attack. "

> -- Sun-Tzu

> " Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for

> that is the stuff life

> is made of. "

> -- lin

>

>

>

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