RE: Re: EMS Recruitment Video

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Might be something worth pursuing. There was another videographer on the

list--not sure what sort of equipment he has.

E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP

Midlothian, Texas

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Subject: Re: Re: EMS Recruitment Video

I have three-chip cameras, and a up-to-date editing suite. I would also be

willing to work pro-bono (sp) given certain resources. We just need a solid

cast....

Re: EMS Recruitment Video

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> I share Dr. Bledsoe's observation that the video is a mixed bag. I have

> serious reservations about appealing to mindless purient interests in

> order

> to fill our ranks.

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> Of course, the biggest problem I have with such a thing in Texas is that I

> don't see us as having such a serious problem to begin with.

> Certainly not on the order of Pittsburgh, where the video originated.

> Look

> at the numbers of personnel certified through DSHS. Anybody seen an EMT

> class that was cancelled for lack of interest lately? Nope. We're

> turning

> out plenty of wankers. The problem is not in recruitment. The problem is

> in retention. And if we continue to recruit based upon a lie, the

> retention

> problem will forever plague the system.

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> It's nothing more than the proverbial bandaid on the arterial bleed to

> feed

> a revolving door.

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> Fix the system. Recruitment and retention will then take care of itself.

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> Rob

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