Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 This list is a curious thing. One can use the ratio of new subscribers to folks unsubscribing as a gauge of interest in a particular hot topic. This NSoP discussion is a perfect example. At first there were several new subscribers, many of whom have posted opinions. To me this indicates an enhanced level of interest in the topic. Now, after literally dozens of posts on the subject we see folks unsubscribing like rats departing a sinking ship. Wonder what that tells us? Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P ~~ Ridiculum sum, ergo sum ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20 - 22, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Mr. , I am a new subscriber and am very interested in this topic, however, if I miss a day at work my computer is swamped with 200 emails. Our network people are not real happy. I very seldom voice my opinion, but, as a licensed paramedic in a frontier area of Texas, being an RN/CEN, and working on EMS and in the ER,here are my comments: My medical director allows me to utilize my skills in the field. If I understand the NSoP, this would inhibit my care for patients in the field unless I have a BS. Currently I am an ADN. Several of you have addressed how this would change the rural/frontier EMS paramedical care. I can tell you from experience...if we are not allowed to use these skills because of a lack of a degree, patient care will suffer, and excuse me...improvement of patient care is why I became a paramedic. I have really learned a lot from reading the comments on this listserver....Thanks Louise Whitson, RN CEN LP Trauma Program Mgr. Kimble Hospital QAPI Dir. Kimble County EMS How Texas EMS feels This list is a curious thing. One can use the ratio of new subscribers to folks unsubscribing as a gauge of interest in a particular hot topic. This NSoP discussion is a perfect example. At first there were several new subscribers, many of whom have posted opinions. To me this indicates an enhanced level of interest in the topic. Now, after literally dozens of posts on the subject we see folks unsubscribing like rats departing a sinking ship. Wonder what that tells us? Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P ~~ Ridiculum sum, ergo sum ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20 - 22, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Let's heat it up and melt it! It may be worth more as recycled material ! " D.E. (Donn) " wrote: Ms. Whitson, I'll address both of your concerns. Firstly, if you wish to not receive so many messages you can set your Yahoo preferences to receive a daily digest. That would mean only a single message daily. Secondly, I think we have all pretty much agreed that the NSoP as it is currently drafted would be a bad thing for Texas. Our task should be to heat it up and hammer out a better draft. Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing-the rest is mere sheep-herding. " ~~ Ezra Pound ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20-22 2005 ________________________________ From: Louise Whitson Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:27 AM To: Subject: RE: How Texas EMS feels Mr. , I am a new subscriber and am very interested in this topic, however, if I miss a day at work my computer is swamped with 200 emails. Our network people are not real happy. I very seldom voice my opinion, but, as a licensed paramedic in a frontier area of Texas, being an RN/CEN, and working on EMS and in the ER,here are my comments: My medical director allows me to utilize my skills in the field. If I understand the NSoP, this would inhibit my care for patients in the field unless I have a BS. Currently I am an ADN. Several of you have addressed how this would change the rural/frontier EMS paramedical care. I can tell you from experience...if we are not allowed to use these skills because of a lack of a degree, patient care will suffer, and excuse me...improvement of patient care is why I became a paramedic. I have really learned a lot from reading the comments on this listserver....Thanks Louise Whitson, RN CEN LP Trauma Program Mgr. Kimble Hospital QAPI Dir. Kimble County EMS How Texas EMS feels This list is a curious thing. One can use the ratio of new subscribers to folks unsubscribing as a gauge of interest in a particular hot topic. This NSoP discussion is a perfect example. At first there were several new subscribers, many of whom have posted opinions. To me this indicates an enhanced level of interest in the topic. Now, after literally dozens of posts on the subject we see folks unsubscribing like rats departing a sinking ship. Wonder what that tells us? Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P ~~ Ridiculum sum, ergo sum ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20 - 22, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Let's heat it up and melt it! It may be worth more as recycled material ! " D.E. (Donn) " wrote: Ms. Whitson, I'll address both of your concerns. Firstly, if you wish to not receive so many messages you can set your Yahoo preferences to receive a daily digest. That would mean only a single message daily. Secondly, I think we have all pretty much agreed that the NSoP as it is currently drafted would be a bad thing for Texas. Our task should be to heat it up and hammer out a better draft. Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing-the rest is mere sheep-herding. " ~~ Ezra Pound ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20-22 2005 ________________________________ From: Louise Whitson Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:27 AM To: Subject: RE: How Texas EMS feels Mr. , I am a new subscriber and am very interested in this topic, however, if I miss a day at work my computer is swamped with 200 emails. Our network people are not real happy. I very seldom voice my opinion, but, as a licensed paramedic in a frontier area of Texas, being an RN/CEN, and working on EMS and in the ER,here are my comments: My medical director allows me to utilize my skills in the field. If I understand the NSoP, this would inhibit my care for patients in the field unless I have a BS. Currently I am an ADN. Several of you have addressed how this would change the rural/frontier EMS paramedical care. I can tell you from experience...if we are not allowed to use these skills because of a lack of a degree, patient care will suffer, and excuse me...improvement of patient care is why I became a paramedic. I have really learned a lot from reading the comments on this listserver....Thanks Louise Whitson, RN CEN LP Trauma Program Mgr. Kimble Hospital QAPI Dir. Kimble County EMS How Texas EMS feels This list is a curious thing. One can use the ratio of new subscribers to folks unsubscribing as a gauge of interest in a particular hot topic. This NSoP discussion is a perfect example. At first there were several new subscribers, many of whom have posted opinions. To me this indicates an enhanced level of interest in the topic. Now, after literally dozens of posts on the subject we see folks unsubscribing like rats departing a sinking ship. Wonder what that tells us? Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P ~~ Ridiculum sum, ergo sum ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com May 20 - 22, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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