Kiwiology

Yeah I've seen that before; the whole series is really good:)

She assualted the officer...

Technically maybe, but aren't cops supposed to handle this a little bit better?

... and was placed on the ground.

She got the @#*$ beaten out of her by being thrown around by her hair and punched in the head several times.

Not cool .... not even cool when you consider we deal with people KO'd by bouncers and door staff who were being jagoff's and deserved getting smacked over.

I mean hell I've felt like flipping out and going animal on some people who pissed me off but pffffffft, this was hardly appropriate.

Hi folks;

I happened across this link (yes this one right here: http://tvnzondemand.co.nz/content/rapid_re...esponse_s1_ep3) which has on-demand (kinda like Hulu or oh blast, whats that other one, Fancast) episodes of a series called Rapid Response (better known down the station as "Training: Auckland style") that followed our Advanced Paramedics (EMT-Paramedics) around a couple of years ago.

You may not be able to view these outside New Zealand (just like I can't view Fancast, blast!) but I can probably rip them and upload if you really want them but can't view them.

It's a bit drivelous over over-glossed for primetime TV but isin't bad otherwise.

FYI - R50 is require ALS, R40 is notify recieving hospital of condition and I think I heard R26 in there, that's require police

Ben

Wow that is scary.

Did the education system fail or was E 911 with CLI (ANI ALI) not working that day?

Well what is a medical professional?, what would be the current standards?, to me a medical professional is a RN, RT, MD etc. emt's and paramedics are just a stepping stone job. I apologize if I don't get the professional part.

So you are not a professional then; you don't take a professional attitude towards knoweldge, skill and practice? If somebody has a cardiac arrest you wouldn't check the drugs and joules and do a proper survery you'd be unprofessional is that what you are saying?

Although we may not have the same training as a nurse or a doctor they are no better than or worse than anybody in the emergency medical services.

As far as I am concerned if you as a provider of medical care take your job seriously and are serious about your knowledgebase, skill use and continuing education then you are by all means, a medical professional.

If you are not interested in a deeper, thoroigh understanding of why your protocols exist and simply know to do A then B and perhaps C incase of D you are not a professional.

Now I admit I am by no means the most knowledgable or the most highly certified EMSer out there; but I do take serioisly my quest to learn and understand the anatomy, physiology and/or pharmacology of my protocols; why they exist, what they will do/not do and what to expect when it happens so I am not simply restricted to "do this, then this, oh, then do that". If you think that way then foreshame on your limited scope of thinking.

As far as the LACoFD is concerned; I am no expert but from what I have heard I'd place them somewhere near the same grouping as the "cookbook" medics who know how to follow a protocol only.

Thats funny

We used to have a class E license for an ambulance (which equates to a chauffers lic - same as a taxi) but since we got our new license system its covered as a "special" vehicle under the standard driver license since an ambulance is < 4.5 metric ton (4500kg)

Each service does have an in house EVOC certification course

Fire needs either Class 2 ( > 4.5 metric ton two axle) or Class 4 ( > 4.5 metric ton & > two axle) depending on which truck they drive.

It was Roy and "five other guys" so Johnny is # 6

4 or 5 I am not sure, whenever Rescue 911 came out

How old were you when you stopped ordering the Happy Meal at Mickey Infarcts?

I blame the fire medics.

I think thats all you ever do

Richard I love it that is too funny.

.... you're just wondering how he got hold of your plan there terr

Its just not a good idea.

Joseph Goebbels would be proud!

Although he went to the dark side and became [a] JAFA one must not forget Scottys OSJC heritage.

Therefore, I'm going to spare one nut

Puseless VT = cardiac arrest, quick, get the deflubberlator!

Unstable VT = VT causing physiological abnormalities (shock, CCP, ALOC etc)

Stable VT = VT with no abnormal V/S or altered haemodynamics

Most reality TV is scripted drivel that I wouldn't lower myself to watch although I am partial to COPS and T:LIER.

Oh, and desperate housewives, is that real?

Wonder if you will be working in one of these

Chest pain, diff breather/asthma/COPD and "unknowns" are probably what we get the most.

Hmm what about a polyphonic siren ringtone? New Zealand Fire Rescue has some

Now that's pretty darn cool; and I thought the old timer at our station who's been with us since 1972 was a record. guess not

"KFC has zero tolerance for violations of our operating standards, and our franchisee has taken immediate action by terminating the employees who were involved," said Maynard.

Horseshit! When I used to work there we violated operating standards every second of every day; not that we did it purposefully to break the rules but the rules are unworkable especially when you have 100 customers an hour.

The sinks we used were maybe four feet by four feet and about two and a half feet deep; hardly the kind you can have a bath in .

Only two times when I flt really sad and had no idea what to say or do; one was a threatning suicide and the other was a rape

We were told that the company had list of "appropriate" places to have sex, needless to say, the bunk next to mine while I am sleeping is inappropriate.

Personally now, well there was this one Friday morning .....

very funny