MT as first line

[Guest guest]

I agree with Ray hunter. As a paramedic I do not diagnose. I completed two

years of college and about three months of on-the-job training to get where

I am and that is a far cry from the 10 years that a physician goes through

to get where they are. Let's give the allopathic people Some credit...

 

What I have is enough knowledge about both what is normal (anatomy and

physiology) and what is not normal (pathophysiology, trauma, etc.), so that

I know when to move the patient towards what appropriate treatment, and how

fast. I also take with the patient a package of information about the

environment the patient came from, so that the physician can put the

hospital assessment into context. And, at each step of the way, the

assessment is redone, as if my assessment did not happen. (redundant

system)

 

What we need to be doing, as Holistic Practitioners, is to be establishing

rapport with the allopathic community and working with them as an integrated

team that has THE PATIENT'S BEST INTERESTS in mind. Chiropractors are a

good example of a holistic modality that became fully accepted and we will

be too, it's just a matter of time. I saved a man's life last night by

injecting him with epinephrine, which is a delegated medical act, that I am

allowed to independently do, under a Physician's standing orders, because

The Doctor Trusts Me.

 

Yes the exams are a pain, etc., but keep your mind on the outcome - what do

you want to happen ultimately. What process will produce, in the fastest

time, the outcome of: credibility for the Holistic modality, partnership

with other healing arts (including allopathic medicine) and a wider range of

options available for the appropriate treatment of the patient, physically,

emotionally and spiritually?

 

Take Care!

Jim Snow

Paramedic, Reiki Master

Canada