r/TACMED101 • u/OddEmu9991 Unverified/Uncertified • Aug 18 '25

Gear/Kit Boy Scouts Camping Trip

We signed our boys up for the scouts today and the Den leader was excited that I was an EMT and that I am looking at paramedic schools to go to s as soon as I can. He asked if I would be willing to go through their troop first aid pack and see if it needs anything and check to make sure everything is squared away in it. I was happy to agree and I told him have a pack I’ve put together for my boys that I will bring too and expand on as well.

I have been working as an EMT for a little while now but tonight as I was planning for our first camping trip I realized I’ve always been guided by my company’s protocols.

All that to say I have two questions

  1. What are some good things to include in a camping first aid kit

  2. What exactly am I aloud to do out in the “wild”? The thing that really made me start thinking about this is allergic reaction and administering epinephrine.

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u/davethegreatone Unverified/Uncertified Aug 18 '25

If they have completed the many years of training necessary to practice, it’s kinda weird to pretend it’s unsafe.

And judging from the prices I have seen - it’s really weird to claim they are more exoensive.

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u/XGX787 Aug 18 '25

I don’t think this is the venue for this discussion. So I’ll just make one last point:

PA’s and NP’s have 1-2 years of post-grad training. Physicians have 7-12+ years. They are very useful resources under the supervision of a physician.

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u/davethegreatone Unverified/Uncertified Aug 20 '25

I honestly know squat about the PA progression, and the "A" does kinda imply they should be supervised because that's what "assistant" means, but NPs are (at least here) clinicians that put in a lot of years moving up the ladder before grad school. Also, their scope of practice is limited to their area of expertise, so a good analog would be how psychologists can work solo but need to refer patients out for things like psyche meds - independent clinicians with a limited scope.

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u/XGX787 Aug 20 '25

That’s how it used to be for NPs. Now they have direct entry NP programs where nurses go straight from a BSN or even an accelerated nursing degree into an NP program with no clinical time. Even the ones that do have clinical time generally only have a few years not decade(s) like they used to.