New Registry Patch Design

[ffpm41]

I agree with everyone else, the thing still looks like crap, glad our department has it's own EMT/PM patch, although the state one isn't that bad either. I feel bad for all you poor saps that have to wear that piece of crap.

Oh well, I guess it would take too much work to put out a compitition for a better, new, non '70ish design.

DUMP IT!!!

[Ridryder 911]

I actually like it, although I come form the era when you used to see it, it really meant something. Now, I when I see it, it has appeared to lost its glitter & shine ...not because of the patch, but because of the lack of knowledge of the person wearing it. It used to have meaning to hear "they are a blue & gold".. now it is a joke.

Although, everybody thinks their "own state" patch is unique and pretty, I have yet seen but a very little few that looked more classy than a scout-o-rama. State outlines, on a patch looks like a road crew or trooper patch, looks they have to know what state they live in. Large patches with scenery .. hey, I don't care what your terrain looks like. Most EMS (hospital based) usually has nice ones.. clean not much wording and straight to the point.

R/R 911

[Dustdevil]

We had some Tx. Paramedics, that used to work with me.. (the old patch style). With a few choice markings on the bar style EMT, you could form the word sh*t...some reason or another, they didn't like that ?..... :wink:

We've been doing that to rookies' patches since the 1970's. I'm guessing that is exactly why they went to the new block lettering.

[Ridryder 911]

Will you know that medics from Oklahoma would never give medics from Texas a hard time !....

R/R 911

[emtbyker]

:x

My not so humble opinion on the patch...

The gold patch with the rocker has always been that cool thing I will get at the end of the trails of becoming a paramedic.

None of the services I worked for used them so, I wouldn't get to wear it. Then... I come to work for EMSA and we wear the registry patches. COOL!

What happens? I get here and find out they changed the damn patch, and, guess what, my academy is the first to get the new ones and I'm the first person to get the new ones. The 8 of use folks coming into Tulsa are like the 'one of these things is not like the others' from Sesame Street.

The gold is brighter and it just looks like something is missing without the rocker.

The almost universal feeling here is unhappy about it. People are saving their patches from old uniforms, etc...

I have my one old patch that came with my registry packet. Poo.

--- Nancy

[medik8]

Hmmm....I don't like it. [-(

xoxo

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[RogueMedic]

I guess it really doesn't matter to me. I still wear my Pennsylvania pactch below a Texas Patch on my Jacket. As for the NR Patch, I was always partial to the rocker and there will be quite a few up for sale somewhere if NREMT runs out.

[northwindmedic]

It’s a shame that this year marks the end of an era. The “old style” patch is the one most or all of us grew up with. It was defined in style stood out in the crowd needless to say it was noticeable. It was dramatically different from the EMT-B. Now I’m not saying that an EMT-B isn’t important or deserving in their own right, after all I was one for a long time before becoming a medic but, it was our “disco patch” we went through hell and back to earn the right to have that patch on our arms.

We as the registered paramedic to my knowledge, where never asked for input on this redesign of the patch most of us have to wear on our uniforms. It’s a shame that our beloved rockered disco patch is gone the wayside like the written exam that we all stressed out over.

Times are changing and I guess we all are going to change with them. Even with this ugly A$$ patch.