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    Robert (Rob) Davis

    in Line Of Duty Deaths & other passings

    Posted

    I am at a loss for words to express how saddened I am to hear of Rob's passing. I had many a long chat with Rob over the years, and he will be missed. It is obvious from the postings here that he had a profound effect on a lot of people. I count myself as one of them. He was one of a kind.

    As a lot of us will not be able to go to any service may I suggest we set a date and time to meet on chat. I know many of us had many good times there with DD. Thoughts??

    Ontario PCP's Have IV administration skills taken away

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    I’m assuming you’re speaking with regard to Nova Scotia PCPs being used to provide home IV therapy (antibiotic, etc.)? Do you know what type of training is being done to provide this added level of service?

    Rock;

    I was actually referring to a recent decision by the Provincial medical director to allow PCP to start IV's. As for PCP's being allowed to provide home IV therapy. I am not familiar with this. I used to work in NS, (Moved out two years ago) so if something has changed i am not aware of it. It may have, they do have an 'expanded' role scope PCP, what they call "community Paramedic Program". Maybe it has something to do with that. Again i do not know what the training would be.

    Check out the links tniuqs suggested, there might be something there. Also check the facebook site( if you have facebook) I put in the earlier post. You can post questions on that site.

    Ontario PCP's Have IV administration skills taken away

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    While Ont is moving backwards it is nice to see progress from Nova Scotia.

    Office of the Nova Scotia Provinical Medical Director The Primary Care Paramedic Scope Advancement Project Initiation Document (PID) regarding PCP IV therapy has been approved and signed. There are approximately 450 paramedics that will be required to take the training.

    See NS updates on their Facebook site:

    'Office of the Nova Scotia Provinical Medical Director"

    Ambulance Dispute Hits Port aux Basques NL

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    Hope they are eligible for overtime covering all those extra shifts.

    Wonder what the truth is fired or quit?

    From what I can find out when presented with a sudden change in working conditions (shift schedule) several people would not agree to the changes, and were told " your services are no longer required" the rest quit in support. There is also a roomer that they had applied for union certification.

    Ambulance Dispute Hits Port aux Basques NL

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    Officials are scrambling on the southwest coast today to head off a situation which could have left a large area without ambulance service. Ambulance crews have been summoned from Corner Brook to cover off emergency services in the Port aux Basques region following a dispute between operators and workers. Bob Patten, the owner/operator of Reliable Ambulance Services Ltd., says they received a request around 11:30 this morning to send an emergency staff to the area to cover ambulance services.

    Patten says the set-back in local services stems from a labour dispute. He says there's two different stories. He says the employer is saying that the employees resigned en masse, and the employees are saying that they were all fired. Patten says this will not affect service in the Corner Brook region. He says they have extra units and staff, so they're going to cover services until something is worked out with the ambulance operator in Port aux Basques. A spokesperson for Mackenzie's Ambulance Service in Port aux Basques would offer no comment on the situation.

    :argue::thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

    Ontario PCP's Have IV administration skills taken away

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    CANADA NEWS

    ** Though they may be trained to administer IVs, basic level paramedics in Ontario are now being prohibited from doing so. That is the word from CTV Ottawa (July 29) which said the dictate from the provincial Ministry of Health went into effect Wednesday at midnight. According to the news station, only advanced care practitioners can now perform the skill. Ottawa EMS Chief Anthony Di Monte said the decision will likely mean longer treatment times for patients, as considerably fewer medics can now tackle the task. Di Monte also said his organization is lobbying to reverse the ruling, but expects nothing will change. Prior to Wednesday, basic practitioners had been trained and permitted to administer IVs for about ten years.

    Taken from PNN (http://www.paramedic-network-news.com/)

    It amazes me that a province that touts it's self as being "progressive" in EMS would pull a stunt like this. I wonder what's behind it?

    OM

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    Mosque at Ground Zero is a "Slap in the Face"

    in Archives

    Posted · Edited by OwleyMedic

    While these churches are building new places of worship in other countries,how many of their innocent people were killed by Judeo-Christian terrorists? How many innocent people were killed in the name of God, Jesus Christ or any other god/prophet? How many innocents were slaughtered in the name of a self proclaimed 'holy war'?

    Look at all the innocent people killed in Iraqi and Afghanistan, plenty I would suggest. These people killed in the "BUSH" holy war...

    Woman dies in ambulance when oxygen runs out

    in Patient Care

    Posted · Edited by OwleyMedic

    Woman dies in ambulance when oxygen runs out

    RED WING, Minn. — The city of Red Wing is investigating after a 64-year-old woman died during an ambulance trip.

    Janice Hall was being moved from a nursing home in Red Wing to one in Minneapolis on April 22. Hall was ventilator-dependent, according to the medical examiner, and the ambulance’s onboard oxygen system spontaneously shut down during the trip.

    Red Wing Fire Chief Tom Schneider says a paramedic discovered the outage and restarted the system. But Hall had died.

    The ambulance’s electronic components were replaced, but the same problem happened a month later. In that case the patient was not hurt.

    Road Rescue of Marion, S.C., which built the ambulance, says it’s the only reported incident. The company says it’s testing a field remedy for all ambulances that use that system.

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    How could this happen? How does an Oxygen system "spontaneously shut down"? Is this a case of attendant inattention? Negligence? Also "The ambulance’s electronic components were replaced, but the same problem happened a month later" what does the electrical system have to do with the oxygen system? Maybe the electrical system effected the ventilator, but again this should have been noticed by the medic attending the patient, in time to have prevented their death.

    Just my 5 cents worth.

    Mosque at Ground Zero is a "Slap in the Face"

    in Archives

    Posted · Edited by OwleyMedic

    I would just like to point out that back in the day- the difference was Muslims

    say submit, Jesus said decide. Bit of a conflict there in itself. My 2 cents. So basically if the muslim invaders conquered your city, you had to covert, or they would kill you.

    I suggest that America and by default it allies (including my country of Canada) are doing the same thing as you suggest the Muslims did. Submit to OUR definition of "democracy" or we kill you.

    Canadin College of EMS.

    in General EMS Discussion

    Posted

    I have no experience with shools in Alberta, but there was one comment you made that caught my eye. That is that the CCEMS was going to apply for CMA Accreditation. It is important, especially if you plan to look for work out side Alberta. One point of caution, accreditation is not retroactive. This means you have to be an active student when the accreditation process is in place and granted. If you graduate before CMA makes it recommendation then your class is not accredited. Don't let CCEMS let you think otherwise. I have been involved in several accreditation's for schools in eastern Canada, and I know this for a fact. Good luck with your EMS education.

    OM

    I survived itku2er

    in Funny Stuff

    Posted · Edited by OwleyMedic

    :innocent::innocent::innocent::innocent:

    I am innocent of any charges I have not had my trial by jury of my peer!

    But I do miss the OLD days like that man did we ever have fun. Just goes to show that no matter how much you want some things to stay the same change does happen, some times its good some times its bad.

    Judged by a jury of your peers, you realize that jury will consist people like Lone, Phill, and MEEEE.... :devilish::thumbsup::mobile::wacko:

    Ok, so this makes me feel kinda weird. I am basically a newby here again but still remember that....... What does that make me?

    SA.... Good to see you again... I did not think posting this thread woulldbring some of the "OLD FARTS" out of the woodwirk. One good thing anyway... :jump:

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