Great thread!
I guess it all depends on your background. Working in NS at the PCP level for $14/hr when the cost of living is 40% more than AB is not constructive. AB is a much better option than out east, I know as I am living it.
As for rig money, again its what you are used to. People from the east are used to being slaves to the master with no rights or future and for a peso wage with an increased cost of living. We are also willing to do what it takes to live, if that means home for 12 weeks a year till you get your feet on the ground then so be it. Git er done.
As for FA'rs and EMR's being useless, well the same can be applied to all levels of health care its individual. I worked remote sites in the east on and offshore and witnessed MANY basic responders completely plug the drain for hrs until evac or advanced care showed so this dissing basic care providers does not wash with me in the least. ABC's are a basic skill and saves lives period. That said you are correct it depends on the provider and its a crap shoot to how they will react, this goes for all levels not just basics. The good the bad the ugly.
At the end of the day dont get hurt, gain an IQ and live healthy.
Sleeper
Battling natural selection since 1996