Small island EMS

[Harold1]

We work on a small island, Aruba with its unique challenges.

To name few: limited capacity of units, no back-up from neightbouring areas, a lot of air ambulance evacuation calls from the hospital to the airport, and above all.....an island mentality and a "one happy island"-way of life. We also experience a great variety of calls, because we have every setting on a small scale: rural, city, beaches, industry, and even calls that originate at sea or in the air.

All cases that require medical care on university hospital level have to be evacuated to the mainland of South America (Venezuela, Colombia) or the US.

[Richard B the EMT]

All that, without the noise of an angry car horn? Spent a week there a bit over 10 years ago. Air fair too steep, probably getting a "stay-cation" this year.

[firedoc5]

We work on a small island, Aruba with its unique challenges.

To name few: limited capacity of units, no back-up from neightbouring areas, a lot of air ambulance evacuation calls from the hospital to the airport, and above all.....an island mentality and a "one happy island"-way of life. We also experience a great variety of calls, because we have every setting on a small scale: rural, city, beaches, industry, and even calls that originate at sea or in the air.

All cases that require medical care on university hospital level have to be evacuated to the mainland of South America (Venezuela, Colombia) or the US.

Sounds like a bit of heaven. But I'm sure it can get old after awhile, huh, Harold?