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To be honest, I'm not educated enough to really have an opinion on the matter, but I tend to think that having formal degrees and education will create a more mature and responsible staff than simply "time on" in life. Don't really have any studies or anything to back up that view, just seems to make more sense to me.

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chappy
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When I was in EMS the first time, back in the late '80s - early '90s, I was 18 and on fire. I thought I was "IT." I knew everything, I knew I was all grown up, I knew I was mature, etc. In other word

Arctickat
Arctickat

I did my first ambulance call when I was 11 years old. Back then we only required a driver but my dad didn't like going alone with no one to watch the patient. Usually my mother or older brothers we

runswithneedles
runswithneedles

Its hard to say. Im twenty and got my EMT-B when I was 18. Ill be sitting for my paramedic licensure in less than a month and I know I have the mental capacity to handle the responsibilities I will be

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Richard B the EMT

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I previously referred to an underage EMT, but this is not her.

A junior VAC member was offered a supervised "ride-along", but she declined the honor, claiming she didn't feel mature enough for the position. She is now a Paramedic Lieutenant in the FDNY EMS, so I "guess" she feels "ready".

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