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Gary Miller is on video record stating that he would post extra ALS resources in EC until Prompt can figure a "formula" for anticipating the demand for about six months. Does his word account for nothing then? Furthermore, you have no response as to why they would promote EMTs over paramedics to supervisor positions and why those same EMTs would be allowed to demote actual paramedics... Who are you hoping to fool here? Clearly, you are the one with the hidden agenda... I hope that one day you get the supervisor promotion you are so desperately hoping for. If you set the bar low enough, you will never be disappointed, right?
Fact is, the problem goes past Joe Merry, maybe not company wide, but past little old Joe. This isn't about putting down one service to make another look better. This is about accountability. Or rather, the lack thereof. Maybe when you finally move out of your parents house, you will learn what accountability is and why it's needed.

June 18, 2012 4:09 pm on Private medic suspended for 'protocol deviation' in East Chicago
As I was saying... There is a bigger issue here than just an EMT starting an IV. As director of operations, that person decides how many rigs and paramedics go up on a daily basis. He can mandate staffing levels and has the last say when it comes to resource allocation. Methodist will tell you, he did not have the authority to start an IV, but what he did have is the authority to pull an extra rig into the city or to staff a chase car with an extra paramedic for backup. Sometimes an extra paramedic set of hands can be of big help. He, of all people, should never have been in that position. The bigger issue here is that the wrong decision he made was not made in the best interest of the patient, it was made in the interest of saving money!
Prompt's biggest selling point to its 911 contracts is "all" the extra ALS rigs with paramedics they put up on the daily basis. There is no exact number because it varies... And, well, because those same rigs are also promised to each town and private customer. The problem with this is that it's first come, first serve.
So now you have a situation like this... potentially critical patient, the paramedic looks like he could use some extra help... Where was the third vehicle with a paramedic that was promised in public? We will never know, but we all now know EMTs should not be starting IVs.
To add insult to injury, there are a few paramedics at prompt with letters stating that they would not be interviewed for supervisor positions because they are not qualified enough...
Think about that for a second before you jump to prompts defense

June 18, 2012 12:41 am on Private medic suspended for 'protocol deviation' in East Chicago
First, this is more of a typical piece of fluff journalism, skimming over actual hard facts and almost no attempt made to investigate the matter in detail. To the ignoramus who stated that this is no big deal, well, I'm glad the actual medical directors at Methodist disagree. This matter is well past the point of speculation or accusation. Both Prompt and Methodist have confirmed that wrongdoing did occur, as a matter of fact. On this point, there is no room for debate.
The debate lies elsewhere and there are many heavy questions that the public needs answered!
The general public can't distinguish between protocol deviation and acting outside of the scope of practice. Let it suffice to say, that in a court of law this could very well be identified as medical malpractice. How was it not a conflict of interest that the owner of Prompt also had a hand in setting the medical malpractice caps in Indiana?
Granted, Emergencies can create unique circumstances and sometimes, maybe, the rule book won't always apply. Most experienced EMS workers would agree. However, there is a much bigger issue here than an EMT starting an IV. As director of operations, this individual is responsible for deciding how many ambulances and paramedics prompt has on a given day. Tha

June 16, 2012 9:15 pm on Private medic suspended for 'protocol deviation' in East Chicago