Arctickat
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Don't expect a whole lot of medically factual information in it...unlike other shows though, it just doesn't try or care if it's factual, it's just funny.
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So, I've watched the first two episodes and I've determined that this is the most accurate portrayal of EMS professionals I have ever seen. The only difference is that they are doing and saying the things that we wish we could do and say. It's funny as hell.
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I have been for a couple of years now buddy...Ahem...
His Worship Mayor Trevor Lowey
I know...it's probably an exercise in futility, I don't suffer fools lightly.
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Does anyone have opinions about this?I have many, however as an individual looking toward a career change into provincial politics this summer, I've probably already said too much in this thread and shouldn't have started it in the first place.
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Just because an organisation is considered not-for-profit doesn't mean that someone isn't making a whole lot of money. Look at the ORNGE Scandal. It's a NFP and Mazza was making over a million a year, getting interest free loans from the company and more.
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Since there is no Mexico EMS forum and i'm Canadian, I'll just post here.
I've seen some post here who have worked in Mexico. For any of you that have, please PM me, I wanna pick your brain.
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I have no experience with the vents you're asking about. However I use the Carevent ALS+ CPAP which appears similar. If you want any input on that, just ask.
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So I was playing my favorite facebook game the other day when I noticed the ad to create my own App. I figured i would explore it and it was actually quite neat. Essentially I put in my website, any social media pages I have, a few graphics and some text and the online creation software slapped it all together for me.
Although there are subscription options I chose to go the free route and this is what I ended up with:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.conduit.app_2400972c124f4b3e99fa81d9a476488c.app
I only have it on the android platform now because I don't want to pay 100 bucks to Apple and buy a Mac to get it into the iStore.
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Here is a link to the news article which includes the review
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/don-t-put-stars-back-in-air-victim-s-father-urges-1.2563844
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Huh? I don't have a new partner, otherwise I'd think you were talking about me.
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Eaton did this in a chassis that was used by Fed-ex and a couple other package delivery companies. Think it was based on a Navistar chassis.
Yeah, I sent them an e-mail to see if they were considering the E series chassis 6 years ago and they never got back to me.
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I've been thinking of a hybrid chassis, It appears as though they will be available in upcoming Ford and GM chassis.
http://www.worktruckonline.com/news/story/2014/03/ford-e-series-vans-get-xl-hybrid-powertrain.aspx
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Agreed Rock...the medical staff I know personally are highly competent and qualified. I would let any one of them treat me or my children....just not in a helicopter. I'm simply not convinced that the helo is the best option when my ambulance can make it to the city in 120 minutes doing treatments enroute when it takes a patient almost 200 minutes to get there when the helo takes them, (Depending on what treatments the flight crew provide upon arrival.)
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29 years of operation without such an inquiry rearing its ugly head should be considered a success of sorts. I'm no more a fan of the big red PR monster than you are, but the amount of expansion from inception to now indicates those with the decision making power have considered them a success up until this hiccup in Manitoba.
Or those with the power were given high profile high paying jobs by STARS when he retired from government as a reward for assisting with their expansion.
http://www.stars.ca/news-and-events/media/news-releases/release.html?id=7
What disturbs me in this is that the Dr. Wheeler has identified the problem as a lack of education. STARS response was "But our flight teams in all of our bases have the same education." All this means to me is that the entire STARS organisation needs to be looked at because that comment is simply an admission of culpability to me, not a defense.
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We've got a "Not-For-Profit" Helicopter air ambulance based in the three prairie provinces in Canada. It started in Alberta, and moved to Saskatchewan 2 years ago, and more recently into Manitoba. I'm going to provide you with a series of news articles in chronological order that have surfaced in relation to the Manitoba operation.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stars-air-ambulance-flights-suspended-in-manitoba-1.2448327
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My apologies, you are correct, I did misread your first post.
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Hmm, you're the teenage son of a military medic who also worked for a civil agency. You've watched your dad throughout his career and he's your role model, so naturally, you want to be like him and follow in his footsteps. However, it doesn't appear that he's a part of your life anymore, and that's unfortunate. As the son of a medic you've grown up in the lifestyle and have a closer insight to the profession than most kids do and that's a problem. You see, your dad probably shared a lot of stuff with you about his career, but I'll bet he didn't share the bad stuff, so you think this career is all butterfly farts and jellybean puke. As a second generation medic with a son your age following my footsteps I can see exactly how I was shielded from the worst and how I have shielded my family from what I've endured.
Firstly, you claim in your first post that you work as a PCP for your local service, and in the very next sentence you state that you hope to take EMR training soon. You can't be a PCP if you haven't even taken EMR training, and I know of no schools in Canada that would train a PCP without completing 12th grade first.
You're obviously eager, and that's not a bad thing, but don't claim to be something you are not. We've taken the eduction to be a PCP, you have not, so don't make that claim. In some jurisdictions it is actually a crime to misrepresent yourself in that manner. You're reaching out to us for some guidance, and we'll try to help you. Some advice might seem mean spirited, but please understand that we do want to help you, and when you get a response like that it because it comes from a deep rooted fear that you are headed down a path of self destruction that we've all seen before. It's not malice or 'tude, it's more like tough love guidance and a desire for you to see the truth of the future you've chosen rather than the glamour that currently seems to be skewing your perception of the reality that is EMS.
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Is it me, or was that character look to be based on Hetty from NCIS: LA?
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So it's actually not illegal, provided one acquires the proper permit.
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I would have to say that 9 times out of 10 it is someone looking for the gore factor than it is someone actually interested in getting to know what my career is actually like. Perhaps it's how they word the question. "What's the worst call you've been on." Rather than "What's the grossest thing you've ever seen." Either way, I don't let them into that part of my brain.
The worst call I've been on? The 2 year old girl who died in her sleep on Christmas night.
The grossest call I've been on? The hoarder's house with rotten food on top of stacks of old newspapers.
I won't give them the satisfaction of being told about the blood and gore.
The friend who self immolated and I didn't even know who he was until late in the call.
Doing CPR on my high school crush after she was ejected from the car rollover we were both involved in. (I also had a broken Right humerus, scapula, and clavicle.) Then having some bastard ask me what it felt like to kiss her. (because I had to do mouth to mouth)
Taking my father in for a subdural bleed after he fell and he didn't even know who I was.
There are so many....If I really get started I just don't know if or when I'd be able to stop myself.
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This is graphic, but I think we're all mature enough to handle it.
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If you walk into the burning structure, steal a 6 pack of beer from the fridge, and pass it out to your team as they let the house burn while the homeowner watches.
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Medic Alert has an interesting App out now.
http://premise.medicalert.org/how-we-support-you/premise-application-demo
Air Ambulance Service Under Review
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Yes Mike, however the party I am hoping to run for is also the party which brought STARS into the province.