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I don't know how many of you follow "The Most Interesting Ambulance Crew In The World" on Facebook, but I've been perusing their posts and I've come to the startling conclusion that we're screwed as a profession unless we manage to get past the "hero, guts'n'glory, RNs (and anyone else for that matter) suck!" mentality. (I know. We knew that, here on the City. Right? But, I was surprised, as I'm so used to our intelligent discourse, to see what happens on the other side...) It's interesting. Post anything challenging any part of what's posted, and people begin calling you all sorts of names... I won't link to it, as I don't want to advertise, but if you get the chance, search for it and take a look at some of the posts. There's almost a slavish "yeah, that's right!" attitude towards anything said... lots of jokes, (which are great) and now tons of RIP posts. Desperate for heroes? Indeed... seems some people are. Just because someone happened to be a paramedic/EMT/FF and they died doesn't mean they were a hero, nor that they should be massively, publicly mourned.... I like what we do here on the City, where someone who knows them posts, and we send each other some love and good thoughts and prayers, and then we move on... Anyone else? Thoughts? Seems like we're going to need a HUGE culture change if we want anything to change in our lifetime... Wendy CO EMT-B RN-ADN Student