Guest guest Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I am judging from the Texas Panhandle. The local college has a Paramedic program and a RN program. The paramedic program turns out almost as many paramedics as the RN program does nurses. This causes an overload of medics, thus lower pay. The nursing program has stated that they will limit the number of graduates to keep pay rates high. There are several times as many positions for nurses as there are for medics, therefore there is a shortage of nurses and medics looking for jobs. I am not in a position to affect this kind of change, but it is one solution. Pat Fitzpatrick Article The following is a link to an article I wrote in the March issue of EMS magazine (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Pay.pdf). Any off-list feedback appreciated. Please respond off-list to bbledsoe@... or make entry in comments section of web page (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Comments.htm). Thanks BEB Bledsoe, DO, FACEP Midlothian, TX Ours is a useful trade, a worthy calling: with all its lightness and frivolity it has one serious purpose, one aim, one specialty, and it is constant to it--the deriding of shams, the exposure of pretentious falsities, the laughing of stupid superstitions out of existence; and that whoso is by instinct engaged in this sort of warfare is the natural enemy of royalties, nobilities, privileges and all kindred swindles, and the natural friend of human rights and human liberties. -Mark Twain Don't miss EMStock 2004! http://www.emstock.com <http://www.emstock.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I think the paramedic program is. They say the nursing program is, but it takes three years to get done. I do not have numbers on each, but my friends going through the nursing side struggle to get in. I think they only accepted about 60 into the first semester of clinicals and a large percentage of those will not finish. Re: Article Just curious, is this a two year program? FF/Lic-P Vernon College FIRE/EMS Training Program 4105 Maplewood Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 Office ext. 3233 Fax agarcia@... Article > > > The following is a link to an article I wrote in the March issue of EMS > magazine (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Pay.pdf). Any off-list feedback > appreciated. Please respond off-list to bbledsoe@... or make entry > in comments section of web page (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Comments.htm). > > Thanks > > BEB > > > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP > > Midlothian, TX > > > > Ours is a useful trade, a worthy calling: with all its lightness and > frivolity it has one serious purpose, one aim, one specialty, and it is > constant to it--the deriding of shams, the exposure of pretentious > falsities, the laughing of stupid superstitions out of existence; and that > whoso is by instinct engaged in this sort of warfare is the natural enemy of > royalties, nobilities, privileges and all kindred swindles, and the natural > friend of human rights and human liberties. > > -Mark Twain > > > > Don't miss EMStock 2004! > > http://www.emstock.com <http://www.emstock.com/> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Just curious, is this a two year program? FF/Lic-P Vernon College FIRE/EMS Training Program 4105 Maplewood Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 Office ext. 3233 Fax agarcia@... Article > > > The following is a link to an article I wrote in the March issue of EMS > magazine (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Pay.pdf). Any off-list feedback > appreciated. Please respond off-list to bbledsoe@... or make entry > in comments section of web page (http://www.bryanbledsoe.com/Comments.htm). > > Thanks > > BEB > > > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP > > Midlothian, TX > > > > Ours is a useful trade, a worthy calling: with all its lightness and > frivolity it has one serious purpose, one aim, one specialty, and it is > constant to it--the deriding of shams, the exposure of pretentious > falsities, the laughing of stupid superstitions out of existence; and that > whoso is by instinct engaged in this sort of warfare is the natural enemy of > royalties, nobilities, privileges and all kindred swindles, and the natural > friend of human rights and human liberties. > > -Mark Twain > > > > Don't miss EMStock 2004! > > http://www.emstock.com <http://www.emstock.com/> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 From Popular Science Hope on the Horizon for Artificial Eyes Restored vision might be in the future for the 3 million Americans who suffer from blinding retinal damage. By Harald Franzen Posted 04.11.2002 at 2:58 pm 0 Comments Illustration by Garry Marshall: VISION OF THE FUTURE Artificial ceramic cells that replace damaged rods and cones in the retina might restore vision in some blind people. (1) 100,000 ceramic cells on a 1mm-square polymer strip are implanted inot the retina. The polymer dissolves. (2) Light falls on the photocells, which creates a voltage differential. This triggers other cells in the retina to relay the electrical signals to the brain, where they are interpreted as vision. Illustration by Garry Marshall Restored vision might be in the future for the 3 million Americans who suffer from blinding retinal damage. Ignatiev and his colleagues at Houston's Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center have developed ceramic photocells to replace damaged rods and cones-the millions of specialized cells in our eyes that convert light into electrical impulses. These signals are then interpreted by the brain, allowing us to see. Other researchers have tried similar implants using silicon-based cells, but because silicon is toxic, it must be insulated from the retina. The ceramic cells, on the other hand, can be implanted without insulation and can communicate directly with surrounding nerves. Animal tests have shown that the operation is safe, but how well the implants improve vision remains to be seen. If the procedure does work, Ignatiev expects people who once had sight to respond better than people blind from birth. So far, he has gotten more than 200 inquiries about participating in the first human trials that are slated to take place early next year. Lynn n8lxk@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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