ems question (again)?

Question

am I a bad person for wanting to quit EMS because the riskvs. reward is not what it should be.

for instance in the past month I have helped save the lives of a 1y/o child a 97y/o F who couldnt breathe and have transported at leats 50 ppl to pittsburgh and back and for all that I make $8 an hou.

as oppsed to mebecoming a CNA where all I do is change diaper and and can earn 2.50 more an hour.

for the work that EMS professionals do it is a (generally) thankless field. when we get on scene and a women is having chest pains the paramedics do there thing and the EMTs back them up, by the time the pt get to the doctorhe/she is 75% better than they wre and I am stillonly making $8 an hour against a doctor /nurse who just takes my pt but they are earning so much more $$ than any paramedic I know.

anyway back on topic now tat im done ranting does it make me a bad person to want to quit?

Answer 1

It doesn't make you a bad person for wanting to quit...I agree it's a shame that the people who have the skills to save others' lives get paid so poorly.

However, my question to you is, if you love what you do (just not what you get paid to do it), why not pursue additional education and move into the health care profession as a nurse or doctor (or paramedic?) It sounds like you have the skills that would be needed, and heaven knows we could use a few more decent health care professionals in this world.

Good luck to you.