Recent content by downunderwunda

Yes Thanks to a rather barbaric patient, a bariatric colleague & a stretcher fail, the stretcher collapsed at the head, with me in the air with a torn Supraspinatus tendon.

i would suggest you contact each state service individually. You will need to see if you will get recognition of prior learning. Otherwise you can roll the dice for General Entry, or line u & do a University Degree.... You can see what is expected here for Queensland & the equivalent for a...

Let me start by saying I am an Aussie, however I have a large number of friends in the US, Canada & Great Britain. Death is a very cultural thing, some accept it as a part of life, others as a celebration of passing from one life to the next. My question is have we, as a society, because...

Rescue was started by ASNSW. Heres a thought. They say that Fire is underworked & can therefore help Ambulance, wouldnt it make more sense to REDUCE the number of BRT's (Big Red Trucks) & the number of Hose monkeys & INCREASE Paramedic resourses in the state, in line with workload of course.

Who kows, I have stated before we are seperate professions. We should be kept that way. it is not a reasonable tack. The NSWFB have a track record of taking other peoples jobs to justify their existance. The simple fact that they are opposed to it as well shows it is a bad idea that should be...

I think there are a few pointers here that need to be considered as well. This is a proposal & the most significant statment in this entire article is & This isnt policy yet & I doubt it will get up.

They never beat us to a cardiac call in NSW. Why? They simply are not called. Rescue went to fire because we had a spineless CEO who wanted it gone. Just a question puppy, who started rescue in NSW???

It is also a rostering system that is starting, in ems, to go in favour of 12 hour day day afternoon night. Much more favorable :-)

There is plenty of research on this subject. The research indicates that on average patients having a STEMI with onset times within 4 hours are in the cath lab 2-3 hours faster, ballooned & stented faster with better outcomes. Evidence based practice. I encourage you to consider pre hospital...

Shake & shout has been amended after a nurse in the UK used it to get off a shaken baby murder charge…

I have come into this late, but I would like to address the original posters claims of bolus without thinking. I am an Aussie & we have adopted evidence based practice in fluid administration. Dehydration only get fluids if unable to take oral fluid. Hypovolaemia get 100ml bolus to maintain a...

However we don't have these so my question remains…

I am curious to those who wanted fluids running in a pt with this sort of cardiac history as to the reasoning behind it, as stated transplant patioens get funky rhythms, the patient was afebrile, hypotensive yes, but really not dangerously so. with the limited resources provided pre-hospital, if...

You need to remember that mental illness is like any other illness. People with admissions to mental health units, genuinely ill are like any other patient, they still deserve dignity & respect. Ask anything & everything. No two patients are the same. No two. Patients will present the same...