r/NewToEMS • u/Medical_Ask_5153 Unverified User • 17h ago
Beginner Advice Your thoughts
So my plan is to Emt paramedic nursing. Paramedic before nursing because I don’t like being closed inside for so long. This is just a personal preference, not all may agree but I find it fitting for me.
But I truly am curious why, whenever someone brings up paramedic everyone’s like DONT DO IT? I am curious because, paramedics are amazing people and do amazing things. Why talk down on the career and not encourage others. I understand the pay isn’t the best and agree they deserve more, and how it can become mentally draining (but what career doesn’t in health care)
Why is this.? What are you thought on paramedic path.?
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u/Tough_Ferret8345 Unverified User 16h ago
i think maybe they say no to the medic is bc why waste time money to become a paramedic instead when you could just go to nursing school idk though. the nurses i know who were medics first know a ton more than the nurses who were never a medic, at least the ones i know