[Conscience of a Conservative]

She’s an EMT not a paramedic. Some folks passed in my last class that couldn’t even take a BP.

Yup. I was an EMT for a while in New Jersey, and when I was first certified (~20 years ago), I was shocked at how lax the process was. Sure, there were written exams and practicals at the end of each unit and at the end of the course, but the people who administered the practicals would have passed anyone.

[tioga]

Obviously, the standards are a lot higher in NY state, as plenty fail here.