Newcomers opinions

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I am not a newcomer to the site (I'm what most would

consider a " lurker " ) but I am posting for the first time so allow me

to introduce myself before I begin. My name is Amber Anaya. I'm a

paramedic, both state and national certifications, and I am a

relative `newbie' to EMS having only had a certification for about 5

years. I have been around EMS for about 15 years now. I know that

some of you have been in the business since its conception, but I'm

not naming any names. *wink*

I wanted to share my thoughts on some of the subjects that have been

brought up here on the discussion board. Maybe some of what my

grandfather called " young `uns insight " might help us gain a new

perspective on things. I certainly have after reading many of your

posts.

On EMSAT – I agree that our strength is in numbers and that

organization is the only way that we will overcome some of the

obstacles ahead of us as a profession. The problem I see is that I'm

unsure how many people know of this as the way to achieve this goal.

I myself had never heard of EMSAT until joining this list just over a

year ago. This boils down to the need for education or maybe it is

more properly termed advertisement. I plan to join EMSAT at the

conference this year. You ladies and gentlemen are good salespeople.

On NREMT – Having only taken the NR exams, both basic and paramedic

level, I have no basis of comparison as far as the actual test goes.

I can only tell you about my experience. I was irritated having to

pay two different entities for one right to work in my home state. I

realize that with NR I can move to another state but surprisingly,

some bordering states already offer reciprocity for Texas card

holders, Arkansas for example.

On education – I can only state and state again, education is our

foundation. Without a solid foundation, the structure crumbles. I do

not now nor will I ever understand the statement, " You don't need to

know that. " There is no such thing. There is only, " You don't want to

teach me that. " I do understand the need to restrict classroom time

to what is on the lesson plan however restricting someone's education

and hunger for knowledge is unacceptable to me. As for Bob with

the 3rd grade reading skills, he should fail the course. I know this

seems contradictory to what I just stated but spending all of your

classroom time on Bob because he can't read the word

hemodynamic is detrimental to the rest of the students. Just as in a

MCI, sometimes you have to black tag a few people as much as it pains

you to do so. Bob can still receive education in remedial

courses until he is up to the level.

I think that by now it has become obvious that education and

advancement of the profession are my passions. I also think that one

cannot happen without the other. Now, I'm ready for opinions but

please, be gentle. Remember, it's my first time. *wink*

Amber Anaya, NREMT-P, AAS

[Guest guest]

Amber, welcome to the list. Your comments ARE insightful and I think it helps

all of us OLD dragons out here to hear the younger " whipper snappers' " comments.

LOL Welcome.

One point before you get too far into this is this. There will be conversations

on here that you JUST don't want to read or be a part of. Learn to use your

delete key when you identify those threads, and your life will be so much more

pleasurable. There are some extremely GOOD conversations and information passed

on this list too, so read wisely. LOL

Jane Hill

To: texasems-l@...: aanaya453@...: Sun, 4 Nov 2007

05:45:44 +0000Subject: Newcomers opinions

Hello everyone. I am not a newcomer to the site (I'm what most would consider a

" lurker " ) but I am posting for the first time so allow me to introduce myself

before I begin. My name is Amber Anaya. I'm a paramedic, both state and national

certifications, and I am a relative `newbie' to EMS having only had a

certification for about 5 years. I have been around EMS for about 15 years now.

I know that some of you have been in the business since its conception, but I'm

not naming any names. *wink*I wanted to share my thoughts on some of the

subjects that have been brought up here on the discussion board. Maybe some of

what my grandfather called " young `uns insight " might help us gain a new

perspective on things. I certainly have after reading many of your posts.On

EMSAT – I agree that our strength is in numbers and that organization is the

only way that we will overcome some of the obstacles ahead of us as a

profession. The problem I see is that I'm unsure how many people know of this as

the way to achieve this goal. I myself had never heard of EMSAT until joining

this list just over a year ago. This boils down to the need for education or

maybe it is more properly termed advertisement. I plan to join EMSAT at the

conference this year. You ladies and gentlemen are good salespeople.On NREMT –

Having only taken the NR exams, both basic and paramedic level, I have no basis

of comparison as far as the actual test goes. I can only tell you about my

experience. I was irritated having to pay two different entities for one right

to work in my home state. I realize that with NR I can move to another state but

surprisingly, some bordering states already offer reciprocity for Texas card

holders, Arkansas for example.On education – I can only state and state again,

education is our foundation. Without a solid foundation, the structure crumbles.

I do not now nor will I ever understand the statement, " You don't need to know

that. " There is no such thing. There is only, " You don't want to teach me that. "

I do understand the need to restrict classroom time to what is on the lesson

plan however restricting someone's education and hunger for knowledge is

unacceptable to me. As for Bob with the 3rd grade reading skills, he

should fail the course. I know this seems contradictory to what I just stated

but spending all of your classroom time on Bob because he can't read the

word hemodynamic is detrimental to the rest of the students. Just as in a MCI,

sometimes you have to black tag a few people as much as it pains you to do so.

Bob can still receive education in remedial courses until he is up to the

level.I think that by now it has become obvious that education and advancement

of the profession are my passions. I also think that one cannot happen without

the other. Now, I'm ready for opinions but please, be gentle. Remember, it's my

first time. *wink*Amber Anaya, NREMT-P, AAS

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