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Why not submit it as an article to JEMS?

Our intercept service is run by a hospital organization. They are using Tahoes with all the options for police interceptor. That Improves the suspension and handling and include the oil & trans coolers etc. They buy them from a dealer in Texas that specialized in police/ fire service vehicles.

Plenty of room for equipment in the rear with a cabinet built for the purpose of keeping everything secure.

They are required to have all the same equipment as an ambulance minus the stretcher and backboards here in Maine.

Exactly. Don't reinvent the wheel. Dodge, Chev and Ford make Police versions of their SUVs and there are standard options for all of the equipment racks and emergency lights, etc.

I know two Paramedics from my service who have gone through the RT program. Both of them love their new jobs!

Thanks HellsBells and the others who responded via PM! Helps answer a few questions. I really appreciate it.

Hi City,

I'm currently PT PCP-IV with BC Ambulance and have been mulling over opportunities to the east. I was wondering if anyone working for or around AHS-EMS can shed some light on their experience. Is this a good organization to work for? What's good? What's not so hot? I see positions being posted for the larger centres (Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, etc), are these positions filled by seniority from within AHS first? There are a few casual positions posted as well. How does casual work with AHS. Do casuals submit availability or are they scheduled as needed? The posting also distinguish between "work" and "on-call." Is "on-call" similar to the BCAS pager system ($2/hr to pack a pager)?

Searched around on the net and wasn't able to find too much recent info.

Many thanks in advance!

Complete non-issue so long as they are competent and professional. In Canada it would be illegal to not hire someone on the basis that they were a transvestite.

Haha, I used to lived in Canada for 4 years after having grown up where 1 inch of snow is a state of emergency.

Girls would go out wearing t-shirts and sitting at the terrace/patio of restuarants at 40F! What got me even more was the fact that snow up to your knees didn't stop girls from wearing high heel boots. They would wear 4" heels while going up and down those wet metro stairs and walking through the snow/ice. I've seen tons of girls wearing strapless clubbing dresses to avoid coat check in below freezing temperatures.

And God bless them too!

Ya but getting woken up at 2 am from a dead sleep to come in to work does not sound that great.

That is the reality of our jobs. People don't just call 911 Monday-Friday 9-5.

Have you seen the new jet. It is pretty awesome.....

I haven't. Having CCT out of Kelowna, we don't see the Vancouver CCT crews very often. Lately we've been doing way more ITT transfers than CCT. Those guys/gals have a cool job!

My typical reaction to anything buy the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is, "**** right off." They're pretty anti-eveything. The idea of the government soliciting for donations also doesn't sit well with me. If the Critical Care Transport/Air Ambulance Program is an important part of pre-hospital and inter-hospital care in BC, should we be funding it with tax dollars?

At the same time, the cost difference is substantial. I can think of a lot of ways BCAS could use that extra money (not that the government would actually give it to us), a few more A cars in the urban centres, bumping some K cars up to F cars, expanding ALS coverage, maybe a raise ... ok now I'm getting greedy ...

I don't actually know anything about STARS other than they seem to have a good reputation.

The large regional hospital in the next city over from me has some horrific wait times. There have been more than a few patients that have been held in the ambulance off-load delay area for 10-12 hours. Not uncommon at all for people with non-urgent problems, but just sick enough that can't go into the minor treatment area, to wait 3-5 hours before getting a bed being seen.

I think people need to take the show for what it is, a fictional drama meant to entertain the masses. It isn't supposed to be a documentary.

500 below

Hell freezes over.

The Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Not sure why this is in the "Funny Stuff" section ... this is proven fact

You will have to write Alberta's jurisprudence exam, but you are correct that there are no large written or practical exams like when you are applying for your first licence. I've never had any dealing with ACP, but my understanding is that the equivalency process can be quiet a slow one. Apparently 8-9 months is pretty standard fare from the time you send in your application to actually getting an Alberta License. This is of course, just what I've heard through the grapevine. I've never applied for an AB license myself.

Up here, I've seen a lot of people with boots on their boat and RV trailers to keep them from getting stolen.

A lot of the material to cover in an EMR class (assuming EMR in the states is at least similar to EMR in Canada ... ) is teaching tactile skills (spinal motion restriction, applying a traction splint, CPR, AED, etc etc. In my limited teaching experience, what I've done is Discuss, Demonstrate, Describe, Do. After a discussion on principals of management or what-have-you, run a demonstration at normal speed, follow that up by a step by step demo with explanation, allow for some questions, and then turn your students loose in their groups to work through the skill. Once everyone has had a chance to practice the skill once or twice, we usually run full call simulations that incorporate what they just practised into the context of their patient assessment model.

Sounds like a great idea, hopefully it catches on. What would be helpful is an "About Us" type page with more information about how the site works, what info will be available for who to see, etc. There doesn't seem to be very much info available without dropping my name and email address into a registration form.

Howdy,

I was watching TV, and while the show was in Australia they were dealing with brown snakes which can kill in 14 minutes. If you figure in a standard response time say 7-9 minutes do any of my warmer climate brethren carry some form of antivenom for snakes or spiders? And what determines there use? In Saskatchewan as far as I know we have no venomous snakes or spiders, I know in at least one area of BC they have rattlesnakes so I don't really have any experience in this area

As far as BC goes, Penticton Regional Hospital keeps 2-3 doses of anti-venom (for rattlesnakes) in stock but South Okanagan General (Oliver) and Keremeos D&T do not. We don't carry anything specific to snake bites on car. Like others have said, anti-venom is expensive and has a short shelf life. We don't get that many snake bites. Maybe one or two per year.

Like others have said, accreditation only matters if you're planning to apply for a PCP license outside of Ontario. It will make no difference to the licensing process in Ontario or getting hired within Ontario.

I feel you are completely off base here. I mean we put our lives on the line to ensure your safety and you can't press three buttons on a computer to cut me a break on my meal. I believe no one in the EMS rescue fire or police should EVER have to pay full price anywhere while in uniform.

Get over yourself. If someone wants to cut me a break on a cup of coffee, great, if not, that's fine too. Why should a private business should be required to subsidize my need for coffee?

I can't comprehend how a criminal record check isn't already required ... Our membership requirements to volunteer for St. John Ambulance are stricter than what scratrat is describing ...

Quakefire, all current PCPs will be required to bridge up to the 2011 NOCPs or revert to EMR status. This training will include IV starts, additional pain meds, and more. This is beyond the ability of the employers to teach. Besides, SCoP has made it clear that it is no longer the responsibility of the employer to provide CME or protocol updates. That is the responsibility of the practitioner.

You mean something like this?

http://www.fedsig.com/products/253/rumbler

This is my favourite part!

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This gentleman giving advice on medical proceedures should carry just as much influence as me giving tactical ammunition suggestions.