thbarnes

Wanna see an awesome website for a department? Check out my old department's website, http://svfd.net/ Hayden

As far as I am aware of deaf culture, many want little to do with the 'hearing' and will probably stear clear from the Paramedic profession. It is also proven that the deaf also have difficulty reading and writing, which are auditory tasks, which may inhibit documentation skills.

16 January 2006 TWO paramedics have been suspended for allegedly failing to answer a 999 call immediately because they felt it was another crew's turn to go out. The pair are said to have argued with an ambulance service controller, who had ordered them to attend the potentially life-threatening incident. They finally left their station at Kempston, near Bedford, and arrived four minutes after the Government target time of eight minutes to answer an emergency call. A spokesman for the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance service said: "Two members of the trust have been suspended from full duties and we are currently holding an internal investigation." Sources... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=1...-name_page.html http://www.seriousaboutnews.com/luton/page...p;storyID=37537