tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801206147148998444.post7939132047750453010..comments2021-11-10T12:54:49.909-05:00Comments on The Gate Keeper: --He who leads with no following is merely taking a walk--The Gate Keeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494296505883134105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801206147148998444.post-90489833567745861282010-02-25T21:48:05.077-05:002010-02-25T21:48:05.077-05:00:) I was lucky in that I caught Band of Brothers t...:) I was lucky in that I caught Band of Brothers the other night and thought of it when I read this.<br /><br />But I do know what you mean. My fire house has a wall of black and white pictures and all but maybe one of them has a fire truck or a ladder truck. I believe there is only one phone with a rescue squad (and I think that is what it is). It would be great to have those photos, that history, and all of the stories.EMT GFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019465777343415127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801206147148998444.post-73108124597629952132010-02-23T02:16:20.336-05:002010-02-23T02:16:20.336-05:00Good Sir, I digress. You are indeed correct that w...Good Sir, I digress. You are indeed correct that we have a history rich with honor and service to our fellow man.<br /><br />I guess I often forget to look past the 1950's when evaluating where we've evolved from. You are correct about the battlefield medics of the great wars, they were truly the forerunners of modern pre-hospital care.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just a little jealous that we don't have the cool nostalgic black and white photos like the fire service does adorning their fire house walls.<br /><br />Thanks for the perspective!!The Gate Keeperhttp://firstduemedic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801206147148998444.post-29289199483643366642010-02-20T20:47:15.551-05:002010-02-20T20:47:15.551-05:00You have a very good point. I love the fire guys t...You have a very good point. I love the fire guys that I work with, and several of them do enjoy being on the ambulance, but I do disagree with the thought that we have no history, no heros. I think we have simply forgotten where we came from.<br /><br />I remember one of the first things I was taught in EMT class was that the EMS system came out of war and military service, as it seems much does in medicine. We forget that before we had ambulances and were serving the public, medics were on the front lines fighting and saving lives. While we can debate where exactly EMS came from, one of the more vivid scenes I have of what we came from is the Band of Brothers series and the medic that fought to keep Easy company as healthy as they could be in the middle of winter.<br /><br />To me, we have are the glue that can bind, we are the light when there is nothing else, and we are the ones that are turned to when it looks like all hope is lost. We may not have as rich a history as the fire service, but we have always been there when we were needed.EMT GFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019465777343415127noreply@blogger.com