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Curmudgeon's Corner


Once there was a time when we were "Ambulance Drivers"
Most of us will grind our teeth when the local media prints an action picture of us in the paper and then refer to us as an "Ambulance Driver" to the public.

"Curmudgeon" by John McMaster, MBA
curmudgeon  n : a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas


McMaster, age 21, Orange County,
California and today.

About the columnist: With more than 40 years in EMS, John is well versed in many areas of EMS delivery, operations and administration.

John began his career as a fireman in So-Cal, California. He has since worked as a Fireman, Rescue Specialist, Fire Dept Training Officer, Ambulance Driver, Mortician's Apprentice, Coroner's Investigator, Deputy Sheriff, EMT, NREMTA, Paramedic, Financial Analyst.

John is also a history buff; writing and collecting EMS history. He holds 3 degrees, including an MBA. John resides in California and retired after being employed with the Central California Emergency Medical Services Agency for over 24 years.
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Most of us will grind our teeth when the local media prints an action picture of us in the paper and then refer to us as an "Ambulance Driver" to the public. Many in the EMS profession become offended, infuriated and indignant over the nomenclature. Yet, for many years that is what we were.  We didn?t start out as Paramedics or EMT's.  Once we were called ''Ambulance Drivers''.

 

Read  Johns great article with photos on some of the history of EMS.  (pdf)
(http://www.emsnetwork.org//articles/ambulance-drivers.pdf)


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Jan 13, 2006, 6:59:00 PM
 


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