EMS Doesn’t Seem To Get Much Credit
It's great that we are having parades for many of the first responders during this pandemic. One group that seems to be ignored is the EMS paramedics. Even the state shunned them when they passed a bill that expanded workers’ compensation benefits for first responders who suffer from emotional and mental impairments that result from being on duty. Paramedics were not considered first responders in this bill. Yet I often hear police call into the radio to "step up the medics" in some of the more traumatic calls. To give you some perspective of what paramedics are feeling, here is a message I received from a paramedic regarding working during the pandemic: "Today I am a little better. But…