Commissioner Tucker NYP editorial on FDNY EMS problems

[Capttomo]

New York’s brave EMTs need a rescue — but their union blocks the way

Unless we find pragmatic solutions to improve compensation for members of EMS, the system that saves lives every single day will collapse.

nypost.com

 

[entropychaser]

Fire department run EMS systems have a 100 year history and are now the gold standard. Getting this done in a city is no longer an arcane science.

Is the AAOS published Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured (the Orange Book) still used to train EMTs?

 

[CVILLE7111]

Well-written and clearly articulated.

 

[1261Truckie]

He surely seems very pro troops. That was a well written piece. It's a shame he's gone. One hopes his successor is cut from the same mold.

 

[JohnnyGage]

Good for him, and I appreciate the straightforward transparency. He clearly makes sense on what the opposition is, and like they say; a fish rots from the head down. EMS members are the gold standard and deserve much better leadership.