Guest Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) I have been an army medic for the past couple years. I figured EMT would be a good part time gig since I have the training for field treatment...I gotta say, for my state, my scope of practice as a medic goes sooooo far past what I'm legally able to do as an emt. I think we just got the ability to prick someone for their blood sugar. Awful. Anyway. I am in class/ sidenote this is an extra course im taking on top of my other courses so I can be certified/ and there is this one individual. He has autism....specifically aspergers. Now mind you I have no issue with any persons who has a mental or physical issue. But this is EMS....this is make the choice or the patient dies decisions. This person gets extra time to test while the rest of us have to stick to the strick emt guidelines....I just fail to understand how anyone could have a partner who has this condition. Dont get me wrong I think people with mental conditions can be very intelligent in specific fields...but I feel like ems is a patient field. What I mean is we have to have social skills where we can interact with patients who are going through traumatic experiences....I dont know how I could deal with a partner who couldn't handle patients. I really wanna hear a general consensuses on this because Im not sure if im just a jerk. This guy blurts out random things during class and is just generally a disturbance. Multiple classmates have complained about the fact that he gets extra time during tests and skills. It really just isn't fair. My instructors make us wear our "ems" uniforms to class and treat every scenario as if it was a real patient....I dont see how this guy gets the free pass for extra thinking time. Edited October 18, 2019 by asome_one
Off Label Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 The guy is probably there because of some well intentioned charitable gesture someone is making. Is there really a concern he'll make it to something more than routine IFT's if even that? I'd just consider graciously tolerating him part of my training. Take the high road and just complete the course work and go.
Just Plain Ruff Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 There is no guarantee he will continue on and get his EMT license. Maybe he's just doing this for class time or some other reason. I would take Off Label's advice and complete the course and mind your side of things. These things have a way of working their way out.
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