CN>I heard that a physician was giving talks at EMS conventions that
CN>paramedics are having no good effect at saving lives, and recommends
CN>that EMTs are all that's needed. Seems we need to go back to the
CN>load'n'go days of the dinosaurs..go figure. I guess that's being
CN>considered non-essential...
That was his opinion, and I don't think it is shared by most EM 
physicians. He didn't base it on a study, but on the lack of studies 
showing what positive outcome pre hospital ALS provides. So, basically, 
it's just his opinion, and you know what they say about opinions. 
Gary
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