EMT OR MEDIC WITHOUT MILITARY TRAINING

[HARLEY GIRL]

IS THAT TRUE THAT YOU CAN GO OVER AND HELP IN IRAQ AND NOT BE IN THE ARMED FORCES, BEING A EMT OR MEDIC

[JPINFV]

[Dustdevil]

LOL@turn it off

IS THAT TRUE THAT YOU CAN GO OVER AND HELP IN IRAQ AND NOT BE IN THE ARMED FORCES, BEING A EMT OR MEDIC

Define "help". Are you talking about a job, or a volunteer opportunity?

Yes, there are civilian EMTs and medics in Iraq doing a wide range of jobs. Most of the contract companies out there doing work for the military (ours and theirs) have to provide their own medical personnel to take care of their people. That includes security companies, construction companies, hi tech and communications contractors, etc... Damn few of them have any use for a basic EMT though, unless that person has some serious military medical bona fides behind them. Even EMT-Is have a hard time getting in. Mostly, it is only paramedics with a shitload of serious experience that are hired, as this is not an EMS job. They operate WAY outside of an EMS scope of practice, and way over their heads in most cases. Even those who accompany security convoys, providing combat care under fire, spend most of their time practising clinical medicine that they have zero educational or experiential qualifications for, because, after all, they're cheaper than PAs and NPs.

If this is something that interests you, I highly recommend a new book, Gimme Shelter: Fear, Healing, and Disaster in Iraq, written by one of our fellow EMT Citizens, who served a year as a civilian medic in Iraq.

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[AirForceMedic]

I heard something about that while I was at SAFB, TX....never knew anyone who did it but I can look into it and post what I find.

[jjwhynott]

Hey Dusty. Kinda peeked my interest about this. I retired from the military, and have been working EMS/TAC for 8 years. Have not heard about this. Is the info in the book or how's that work as far as the jobs/helping thing works out??? Pls advise.

[flight-lp]

http://winterharbor.net/offshore

http://www.globalmedicine.net

Two good places to get you started! 8)

[jjwhynott]

thanks. appreciate the info

[tniuqs]

LOL@turn it off

Define "help". Are you talking about a job, or a volunteer opportunity?

Yes, there are civilian EMTs and medics in Iraq doing a wide range of jobs. Most of the contract companies out there doing work for the military (ours and theirs) have to provide their own medical personnel to take care of their people. That includes security companies, construction companies, hi tech and communications contractors, etc... Damn few of them have any use for a basic EMT though, unless that person has some serious military medical bona fides behind them. Even EMT-Is have a hard time getting in. Mostly, it is only paramedics with a shitload of serious experience that are hired, as this is not an EMS job. They operate WAY outside of an EMS scope of practice, and way over their heads in most cases. Even those who accompany security convoys, providing combat care under fire, spend most of their time practising clinical medicine that they have zero educational or experiential qualifications for, because, after all, they're cheaper than PAs and NPs.

If this is something that interests you, I highly recommend a new book, Gimme Shelter: Fear, Healing, and Disaster in Iraq, written by one of our fellow EMT Citizens, who served a year as a civilian medic in Iraq.

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Maybe today we should think about why we are ALL over there .... it is 9/11, today so take a minute for all the military, civies and ex pats that are fighting the good fight for us all.

Kudos to Gerad, for telling like it is.

cheers