Recent content by MaverickMedic

Only C1 should be required for and A&E job. C1 covers a vehicle up to 7.5 tons. D1 is for vehicles with 8-15 seats, so essentially mini-busses. Ambulances are C1 category vehicles. Not sure what the costs are, but it certainly wasn't that much when I did it (years ago, however). I'll see if I...

Funnily enough, I'm coming to Washington DC for a month in April. I'm visiting the MedSTAR hospital trauma unit. Is there anyone has any pointers for visiting, please let me know!

I don't know of anywhere that would routinely deploy a single-manned emergency ambulance. I have known of someone respond on their own in an ambulance when they were the only unit available. They were rapidly backed up by a fully crewed unit. As far as I know, this was exceptional. We do have...

Scott33 makes a good point, I imagine a lot of the day-to-day work is very similar where ever you do it. I have worked in several UK services and know that's true here. Out of curiosity, what is it about LAS (or the UK in general) that appeals to you as US paramedics?

It varies. A standard permanent crew is 1 paramedic with 1 EMT. There are also double "EMT" crews (actually called A&E support staff) that will do admissions by Drs or non-emergency transport to the ED after a rapid response paramedic has seen them and deemed it safe. Double paramedic...

At the moment, the minimum requirement is for a certificate of higher education, which is essentially one year at university. Most people, however, have a DipHE or foundation degree (equivalent to an associates degree). This will become the minimum as of next year. The College of Paramedics...

Thanks! To be honest, I'm not sure why it has happened now. LAS has always seemed to me to have a high turn-over of staff. It has links to more universities than other trust, so we get quite a few people train with us, stay a few years then move on. It could also be a knock-on effect of...

Hi All, Found this post today an thought I would join the forum in case I can help anyone. I have worked for the LAS for some time. I'm a registered paramedic in the UK (I'm british and I trained here). If you have questions about either the LAS or being a UK paramedic in general...