Educational Lesson Part II

Salvete omnes,

Today I will post another educational lesson for my loyal reader, and everyone's favorite fool, seeingdouble. "Seeingdouble" recently left me a nice little comment:

"Darlin'... I hate to break it to you but my reading comprehension is not the problem. The NREMT requires you be at least 18n yeaers old, which you are admittedly not, therefore you are NOT certified. It's a damn shame anyone believes your [explicit word removed]. www.nremt.org, go ahead, check for yourself."

Anyone who writes "Darlin'" but if you're going to cite a source...you should at least make sure that the source that you give doesn't prove you wrong...

The NREMT merely certifies you. It does not license you to be an EMT. Only a state can license you. Just because you are an NREMT does not make you an EMT because a the National Registry is merely a certification agency, it cannot give you a license because it has no jurisdiction to do so. To quote your source, seeingdouble:

"The NREMT certifies individuals by issuing a certification. The NREMT does not issue a license or permit to work. EMTs must have a state license or state certification to work." - http://www.nremt.org/about/mission_statement.asp

Thank you for yet again proving my point about your inaptitude in the field of reading comprehension.

I am licensed by my state and therefore I am an EMT. When I turn 18, I merely have to pay the fee for National Registry certification because I am already a licensed EMT and thus have passed all of my tests.

Thanks again for the comment seeingdouble. I always get a kick out of stupidity. From your previous comments in the past which have all been incorrect and demonstrate your education, or lack thereof, I believe you should leave logic to people that have two neurons to rub together.

I apologize to everyone here who is intelligent for having to sit through that. Now we can move on. I'm sure you've read in the news that there is a growing concern about TB resistance to both first, and second line antibiotics. A fact sheet can be found at http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35815. I hate to be the one to say it, but antibiotic resistance kind of goes with the territory. If you give out the medication and people use it, the bacteria will eventually build up an immunity to it. It's called natural selection. There are only two ways to stem the tide either a) cut down on antibiotic use (which I would not consider in TB patients) or b) start researching new antibiotics and hold them in reserve for extreme cases.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and World Health Organization (WHO) have released new guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis:

'Led by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), a consortium of international health agencies today published on the World Wide Web the first International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC). "The purpose of the ISTC," said Philip C. Hopewell, M.D., who co-chaired the committee that produced the standards and who is a past president of the ATS, "is to establish a widely accepted level of care that all practitioners, public and private, should achieve in managing patients who have, or are suspected of having, tuberculosis." '

Stay safe everyone,
Bravomedic out.