Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I am trying to be an advocate for EMS, using the skills, talents, and education that I have. Each of us do have a role to play in advocacy for EMS. Currently, the role I play is one of education and advocacy from the legal side. Yet I find my attempts stymied by know-nothings who think that the status quo is preferable to striving for excellence. You say you don't need my resume, yet you feel the need to tell me how overworked you are. Isn't this like the little boys who say that their father can beat up the other kids' fathers? Such immature ranting are among the things that doom EMS to being another " wannabe " public safety field. But since you want to go down that road, I'll ask you to compare the support that you receive on this list to the support that others receive for their views. Being alone doesn't always make you right. And you can't be a martyr if you are only sacrificing yourself for ego rather than principle. You said it -- you resent me. Do you resent my education? Do you resent that I worked hard to get where I am? Do you resent my very presence on this list? Fine. I will not go away from this list merely because I step on the toes of the complacent, the lazy, and the ignorant. I believe that this is a public forum, not just a " chat and chew " for some clowns to compare the size of their egos and how overworked they are. I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed. The blatant and frequent spelling errors show you for what you are -- a cancerous tumor eating at the heart of EMS's growth as a profession. Your lack of education and unwillingness to progress hamper EACH AND EVERY EMS professional in Texas as they seek to advance. When you are in the emergency room, like it or not, you are a representative of every other medic in Texas. Your unprofessional actions and attitudes are telling other medical professionals as well as the public that EMS is " not ready for prime time. " Mr. Young, this will be the last of your posts that I ever reply to. I only pray that my family and friends, should they ever be injured, receive more professional care than you are capable of giving. And I sincerely hope that you wake up to reality before it comes crashing in upon you like you so richly deserve. But hey, that's ok -- you don't like lawyers. God help you find one when you are a defendant. -Wes Ogilvie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Once Again wes, You have put another one on the " list " . Tom LeNeveu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I know this is strange, a doctor defending a lawyer--but, before criticizing Wes, consider his work. Wes is a lawyer (not an EMT or paramedic) who has developed a special love and interest for EMS and will find a way to be an integral part of EMS in Texas. He provides cogent, well-organized, and pertinent comments on many topics. He has assisteed me as an EMS legal expert on a JEMS article (and will be doing more). That is part of what makes the Texas list so good--you have participation from 2-3 EMS attorneys. His post on professionalism was right on. Don't shoot the messenger and avoid the ad hominen attacks--in the case of Counselor Ogilvie, trying to discredit the claim by discrediting the claimant is akin to pissing in the wind. God knows we need a dozen Wes Ogilvies, Gene Gandys and Luthers (although I would prefer them standing on my side of the court room!) You can see these three demonstrate their craft at EMStock in May. Place your silly rhetoric aside and come to EMStock and discuss this over chili and a camp fire. 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 - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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