So I do not have to post a lengthy comment every time the petition pops up on my feed.

If you have not seen it, here it is

Secondly, many people think EMS should in fact stop intubating. A petition is not going to change the minds of the shot callers. They look at things like evidence and training and standards and outcomes. A bunch of whiny rhetoric about the heroics we perform is not going to sway them in the least.

They deal in cold hard facts, not appeals to emotions.

The petition states the reason why ET tubes are on the chopping block is because we receive less training than anesthesiologists. That is wild speculation and, I don’t even know where that came from. If you are a paramedic and are not sure why people are considering that maybe we should not be intubating I would like to introduce you to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

The petition should be calling for intubation education reform. Want to “Save The Tubes?” Then start writing NASEMSO about how we need more education on things like apneic oxygenation, peri-arrest intubation, ARDS, PEEP, etc. Show the people that write the educational guidelines that we want to be safe and educated and trained well and competent. Show them that we can demonstrate humility and are capable of using critical thinking and accepting feedback. Or keep getting mad over a non-issue and saying what heroes we are.