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We are hearing how he understands this as a 14 YEAR OLD. He may know only what the card issued to him but no one has told him about all the ins and outs of state and the NREMT or if his state uses the NREMT. A quick search on this forum also shows people who say they are EMTs an Paramedics but are also confused about the new levels and the NREMT or their state certs. He will learn more about the legalities of a "title" when he gets into the EMT class. Until then, you could have explained it to him without attacking him and the profanity. I have stated that the NVFC has a program and participants are "registered" with them after completing the training. New York is one of the leaders in these programs. But, unless you participate in youth programs you probably won't know much about them but that does not mean they don't exist for ages 14 - 17. My main issue here is with the bullying and abusiveness by the profanity which is directed at someone who states he is 14 YEARS OLD. Coming from those who claim to be Paramedics and EMTs, this is inexcusable. If you thought the OP was bogus, you could have chosen not to respond and report it the moderator of this forum. You did not have to engage in an attack with profanity with someone claiming to be 14 YEARS OLD. Regardless of the subject, don't use profanity at a 14 YEAR OLD and definitely not when you are an EMT or Paramedic in public or on a public forum. ERdoc, give it a rest. You have shown us you know more than a 14 YEAR OLD.

A plethora? Small towns in the US don't always have a college, a big library or lots of EMTs. Even EMTs or students in the big cities complain about their resources or seek out help on the forums. Why does anybody ask questions on the internet? Maybe he just wants to branch out a little or network to see if all EMS is just like the volunteer and maybe partially paid organization he is familiar with. I doubt if the paid EMTs have that many calls to their name in a very rural situation. Several small communities start junior EMT and FF programs to increase an interest in EMS since there are not that many other ways to gain an insight but still resources are limited. He may also have limited access to the paid EMTs if they conflict with his school hours. He even stated he was asking this to gain information from more experienced people. There are also many websites just dedicated to EMT study questions but some are good and some are really bad. Young people today also like to use the internet for meet and greet. Maybe if the discussion had be directed more towards what part of studying for the EMT he was interested in before starting in with profanity to prove a 14 y/o wrong, it might have been interesting to hear from a young person who takes an interest in EMS including the mechanical aspects of truck maintenance which is somehow overlooked by a few as the headlines have pointed out in recent months. I doubt if many 14 y/os have this much of a grasp of what EMTs or FFs do. This 14 y/o was telling you as he understood it and as he was told. A lot of paid EMTs don't understand their certifications or state and national agencies. So much for all of the teach the public stuff. How many members of the public, after seeing this discussion, would be eager to ask questions about EMS if you tell a 14 y/o to STFU?