Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 , Good point! Volunteers are asked to give a great deal of themselves as well as cost to keep volunteering. Cost of an organization at $20.00 would be much more appealing to them. Bledsoe wrote: > How many members are there in EMSAT? > > What is preventing membership? > > Is there too big a push on lobbying? > > What benefits are offered? > > I pay ACEP membership dues of $750.00 per year and give $250.00 a year to NAEMSP. Even volunteer first responders should be able to come up with $20.00 for an organization. If Wisconsin EMS can do it for $20.00, we can too. > > BEB > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, EMT-P > Midlothian, Texas > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Other orgs related to EMS in Texas? Which ones? It's time for you, representing EMSAT, to *act* like a professional and *act* like a president of the only state EMS organization should. That, or for your board to censure you. Agree, disagree, love, hate - just do it *professionally*. Mike :/ > Re: EMSAT > > > , > We have an associate membership class with EMSAT. You are > welcome to join, come to our meetings and find out in person > all the questions we can answer for you. So if you want > something to work, come join, and help us make it work, in > the proper place at our meetings. If you don't want to there > are other associations you can get involved with I'm sure. Thanks, Ron > > EMSAT > > > Ron: > > I do not think there was any particular bashing of EMSAT. > There was criticism of Texas EMS Associations in general. It > started with a post I made about the TDH Conference and the > TDH Magazine with references I made to the Wisconsin EMS Association. > > The primary question remainsL > > There are: > 676 licensed EMS providers in Texas > 468 licensed First Responder organizations > 48,863 licensed or certified EMS personnel. > > With EMSAT membership running between 400-900 members (that > is less than 1-2% of the Texas EMS community), the Board > should be asking what is wrong? > > Is it apathy in the big Fire Departments regarding EMS as > they may consititute a significant number of Texas EMS personnel? > > Is EMSAT unknown to most? I asked 10-20 local EMTs and > paramedics and they had never heard of EMSAT? > > Is EMSAT seen as a " good old boy " organization? > > Is the focus and goals of EMSAT based upon what Texas EMS > needs or what a few feel that Texas EMS needs? > > How can an organization that only represents 1-2% of the > community be perceived to speak with authority by > politicians, rule makers, and industry personnel? > > Does the juvenile tone of the President's post (i.e. " years > of talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, jaw flap, > jaw flap, critizism, critizism, criticism, belly aching, > belly aching, belly aching, whinning, whinning, whinning, > help me, help me, help me, help me, we need a state > organization, we need a state organization, how to run EMSAT, > how to run EMSAT, how to run EMSAT, yada, yada, yada, " ) do > much to improve the professional credibility of the organization? > > Valid questions. I am not anti-EMSAT in the least. I just > want something to work. > > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, EMT-P > Midlothian, Texas > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 I just joined this group a couple of days ago and was thrilled there were so many members from across this great state of Texas. I then saw the post in regard to the EMSAT meeting coming up. I looked at the web site to get more info. By the time I got back to reading mail later in the day, there was another post from the " president " of this group with all the " talk,talk,talk,blah, blah, blah " stuff in it. I almost unsubscribed from the group and was going to send a letter of complaint to TDH. We are EMS PROFESSIONALS and should act like one day in and day out. These groups are open to anyone that finds them...not just Texas. We in the South get enough of a bad wrap as it is without this kind of thing going on. I often hear people talking about how little respect EMS personnel receive. They don't realize what goes on in the back of a truck. I had a nurse just the other day that didn't know we carried medications on board. I understand the need to bring EMS to a higher level, but there is an appropriate way of doing it. As far as coming to a meeting to see what EMSAT is all about, I would love to, but I'm not traveling to Austin to hear more of what was sent in THAT email. I'm also not going to join an organization that I know nothing about. Why can't some information be posted if you want us to join? The leaders of organizations are supposed to set examples for others to follow and not let their personal feelings override. I apologize for the soap box here. I am so tired of EMS being treated like " meat haulers " and when one of our own acts like that, well...I'm embarrassed to be involeved in it. EMT-B Paramedic student Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2002 Report Share Posted May 18, 2002 AMEN!!!!! AJ MArtin EMT-P Beaumont jules6593 wrote: > I just joined this group a couple of days ago and was thrilled there > were so many members from across this great state of Texas. I then > saw the post in regard to the EMSAT meeting coming up. I looked at > the web site to get more info. By the time I got back to reading > mail later in the day, there was another post from the " president " of > this group with all the " talk,talk,talk,blah, blah, blah " stuff in > it. I almost unsubscribed from the group and was going to send a > letter of complaint to TDH. > > We are EMS PROFESSIONALS and should act like one day in and day out. > These groups are open to anyone that finds them...not just Texas. We > in the South get enough of a bad wrap as it is without this kind of > thing going on. I often hear people talking about how little respect > EMS personnel receive. They don't realize what goes on in the back > of a truck. I had a nurse just the other day that didn't know we > carried medications on board. I understand the need to bring EMS to > a higher level, but there is an appropriate way of doing it. > > As far as coming to a meeting to see what EMSAT is all about, I would > love to, but I'm not traveling to Austin to hear more of what was > sent in THAT email. I'm also not going to join an organization that I > know nothing about. Why can't some information be posted if you want > us to join? The leaders of organizations are supposed to set examples > for others to follow and not let their personal feelings override. > > I apologize for the soap box here. I am so tired of EMS being > treated like " meat haulers " and when one of our own acts like that, > well...I'm embarrassed to be involeved in it. > > > EMT-B > Paramedic student > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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