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    Advanced care paramedics

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys,

    Thanks for your prompt replies - much appreciated.

    In answer to Docharris, yes we have an emergency care practitioner scheme here that mainly look after more medical assessment rather than trauma stuff. We also have in our area a critical care program, the advanced care is more of a stepping stone between regular paramedic and critical care. Most of our critical care medics are based on helicopters - the advanced guys would be car based and located in order to be used as a rapid response team used to provide moere advanced interventions to assist the patient. Being car based the car would run 24/7 whereas the chopper guys only fly daylight hours. This is a new concept to the UK and we have been working on this for a while now - we have funding and all the right people "on board" - so we are now working out the educational protocols and then we should be ready for a pilot scheme.

    As far as current scopes of practice go -

    www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/hsri/emergencycare/prehospitalcare/jrcalcstakeholderwebsite/guidelines

    the above is a link to our guidelines as emt-p.

    Ian - or anyone else - here is my email addy - andymascall@hotmail.com

    Thanks again,

    Andy

    Advanced care paramedics

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys,

    I am currently spending 28 hours a day working on a pilot project for an advanced care paramedic scheme here in the UK. If successful this project will be rolled out across the whole of the UK.

    I am at the stage now where we are developing the educational side of the scheme and wondered if anyone had any links or advice, info etc that they could let me have to assist me in this venture.

    The main topics we are looking at currently ;

    Intra nasal diamorphine for paediatrics.

    Trans cutaneous pacing

    Adenosine use for SVT

    CPAP

    this list is not exhaustive - so any advanced stuff would be great.

    I know some of you guys do cpap, pacing and adenosine as a regular paramedic - but this is something we do not do here.

    Regards

    Andy

    The NEW $5 bill

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted

    Well I wish gas was that cheap here - we are paying over $12 a gallon here and it goes up every week without fail - excuse me - I just want to check the pressure on my bicycle tyres.........................

    BLS 12 leads

    in Patient Care

    Posted

    We routinely have BLS doing 12 leads here, and interpreting if they feel able - it also gives them guidance as to whether they call for paramedic backup or not - we thrombolyse pre hospital also.

    So I think a positive YES - where indicated - any grade should be doing 12 leads

    Andy

    Bash ITKU2ER thread here

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted

    Only a brave man bashes Terri - and anyway she is so disgustingly clinical..................lol

    And just to add a little - if you want to bash her - you need to go through me ....................

    be afraid - be very afraid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Visa'a new advert

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted

    Following the recent attempted suicide car bomb in Glasgow airport - Visa have released the following advert..............

    Can of gas - $10

    2 Propane cylinders - $50

    A second hand Jeep Cherokee - $5000

    Watching two terrorists burn their ass off - PRICELESS!!!

    UK Paramedic Requirements

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    It very much depends on which service you apply to - most now expect you to complete a degree course to become a paramedic in the UK.

    You can join as an EMT and work towards your paramedic in most services.

    You may be able to get around the whole degree thing if you do a HPC entrance exam to become a qualified and registered paramedic.

    www.hpc-uk.org

    www.jrcalc.org.uk

    Try these kinks for information

    Andy

    Zoll Or Lifepack

    in Equiqment and Apparatus

    Posted

    I have actually used both and to be honest - I dont care which I use - each has their own good and bad points - I prefer LP12 because of the twirly button/ knob thingy but I prefer the size of the Zoll.

    My opinion - I use what they give me to use.

    Tickle me Elmo

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted

    A young lady got a job at the "tickle me Elmo" factory.

    On her first day the line came to a halt - with hundreds of "Elmo's" all over the floor.

    On examination the manager found the new recruit sewing two beads between the legs of one of the dolls.

    On realising what she had done the manager shouted - "No you silly cow - I said give each one two TEST TICKLES" :roll:

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