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Just trying to put myself in their shoes, safe sex... or risk it?

I may have missed something, but isn't our job patient care, and did the dogs partner the police officer, who most likely had a bond with his partner similar to a relationship, and part of our patient care is to ease pain and suffering to HUMANS, by this it was done indirectly by helping the dog. Im not a pet owner, or lover or Bob Barker at all, but I see that this would be similar to a situation with a human that is palliative and actually giving a damn about thier patient and spending the extra 5 min at thier house to make sure that they knew someone care. Now I do refer to the "hand holding" calls to seniors lodges, personal residences, etc. We have treated spouses with SL lorazempam post sudden cardiac death. I see a similarity here. Last time I visited a palliative ward, more (general term here) people were suffering more from lonliness than that their diagnosis. I digress, Sory kind of a soap box, dog suffering = pain for partner < Suffering = < pain for partner I don't think that the dog came before humans, I believe that the Calgary Paramedics, or any other Paramedics would have treated a human before a dog.

What I Like is they give other professions yearly dues.... but not compared to other provinces... Anyone have any light on what say Sk, or On, Pay?

Now I know that there are a few towns here that have a red light system that detects the direction on a EV through the use of directional sirens, and changes the Red Light Green, it should help. Now as for Red Light cameras, I dont see why they could not be diactivated using the same technology. Calgary for example I believe uses forward facing stobe lights to help with traffic flow using a similar technology as the siren based system.

That would be one way of doing it, except not with Edmonton. Edmontons FCA, is about a 6 minute obstacle course, that includes lifting techniques, walking over balance beam, dummy drag, pull station and stairs. It is followed by a 90 second sorensen back test, then a 160 Lb dummy on a scoop down 7 stairs and over a railing then back up 7 stairs, then you and your randomly selected partner re-do the stairs after switching ends. Our class 2 people failed it, including a Edmonton Fire Fighter.

I believe that you can challenge the EMT-A, however, I know quite a few people who fail the exam after coming from Sask because the scope is quite a bit higher than the PCP in sask. Just really know your drugs and protocols, probably best is to take a emt refresher course here in Alta

What about safety? Is it really worth risking everyone elses life on the road whilst responding hot to your fire hall or Ambulance bay? What if someone in YOUR own vehicle runs the intersection that you are going through and crashes into you and now the family of 4 is dead in the car beside you, now ask yourself is it worth it? Especially how your insurance probably wont cover it, as it is licenced a private vehicle not a commercial. Now, if the exact same thing happened and you were responding to the hall for a minor call, and now you have your original call plus 4 dead people. Besides very few courts in the world would call the other driver liable, as your proceeded through an intersection without due regard. Now this is only one scenario of things that can go wrong on the street while you drive like a maniac to respond to a "Emergency Call", ask yourself how many emergency calls are worth risking everyone elses life, or even more importantly, your life. Finally, I don't know about where you are but, here in Alberta, the only thing mentioned in the traffic act is sirens, not lights, by law you cannot contravene the traffic laws with just lights on. Rightfully so, its easier to hear a siren as its a passive attention grabber where as lights are more of a active attention grabber, where the motorist has to be more or less paying attention while they are driving... and we all know how often this occurs. I lied, now finally, Why are we risking everyone elses life to save one life to respond to a call in our vehicle??? I mean is that not an oxymoron on why we got into this business to start with? How many people want to have a job where we sacrifice other peoples well being?? Cheers

Thank you for saying that! I just dont think that this can go without something being done, its one thing that it was done by a fellow emt, but its an entirly differnent that it was done by an instructor. Having said that, now that us members of the college who are empowerd by the knowledge of this event, do we not have the responsibility to report it to Conduct and Competency comittee? Is this any differnt that the member who got his licence suspended because he did not tell ACP that he saw his partner jerking off into a k-basin while his partner was in the back with an u/c pt?

First of all... If you really want to know what school this girl goes to, it is pretty easy to just do a search on all her posts in that forum and she tells you. Secondly, I find it ironic, that to me it seemed her major concern in the post, is the PVC's and the abnormal rythms. Well maybe not ironic, however, funny. It reflects to what standard of instruction that student has been taught at. Thirdly and finally, I fear that everyone is complaining about this, but has or will ACP contacted about this. Everyone knows that apathy runs wild in todays society and even more I find in our line of practise. Has someone here said something or sent an email to ACP in regards to this, you dont have to post it publiclly, just send me a PM in regards to this. Now my two cents, What right did this instructor have to discharge a Defibrillator on a pillow or even a student. I am not a Defib technician, however, I would suspect that shorting out an archaic machine would decreese the efectivness of the defib. Also what the heck is an Artifact-finder 10 doing on a standby unit, again I am not a Defib Technician, but am confident that they cannot be updated to current standards, not even sure if they could be updated to the last standards. Now if they were used as just an ECG, well anyone who has used one of these would know they pretty much know that anyone who sneezes within 30 feet, will show up as artifact on the machine. In addition there is a million, well at least a 100, Lifepak 300s out there that are pretty much being given away, that could have been used for a ECG, as they are slightly better at tracings.

My mistake, All PMA students do their CLINICAL practicum in Stony Plain

No not really, the 2 instructors that we had a while back were fantastic, they are sups with edmonton ems, id give them 9/10 definatly know what they are talking about. But do not expect the school to help you out at all. One girl waited 4 months for practicum before she went into the school and said I am not leaving until you give me a spot, the co-ordinator went into her office and 20 min later had a practicum spot for her, so obviousluy she was just too lazy. All calgary students have to do their practicum in stony plain, which kind of sucks for them. One of the instructors started dating one of the students in this past class, and the school didnt really care, she did her practicum with him...favoritism???? Like I said, instruction, fantastic, administration on the other hand, very poor. One of the biggest problems on of our students had, is that she had no one to gripe to; beacause alll of the staff are either family or very tight nit. I wouldnt recommend the school, however, I am bias.

They use 7 seperate ones, most of them are actually thier own books. Not a good school to go to, Do not get on the bad side of Kim, she will make you cry, as she did with a few people in our class. Best to sit in the back and not put your input in at all.