Unit was dispatched to a deer vs car (very common in New Brunswick) and while we were moving to cover them, they cancelled themselves off the call with this statement. "Medic Center there will be no patients transported. Everyone is fine and the deer had a D.N.R".
My first month on the job w were dispatched to a 20 something year old female with little information because the call was coming from a child. All this 5 year old could get out that was pertinent to the call was that mom was hanging from the ceiling.
We arrived on scene and unload everything...
Pay varies alot in Canada. Here on on the east coast for a Primary care paramedic (bit more schooling then an emt-i or Aemt, but similar scope) it is about 22-25 dollars an hour with Advanced care Paramedics making only 2-3 dollars an hour more. Nova Scotia is quite saturated with PCP's and Pei...
I had a young man (20-30) paralized from the neck down, had flown from France to Vancouver to New Brunswick in 48 hours or so, and was a solid 350lbs. He was textbook p.e and he was found to have apx 13 blockages in the lungs all over.
Would love to be in the Caribbean... Also I know that medavie blue cross is in some way affiliated with Trinidad and Tobago. Not sure to what extent anymore but they were using medics from here in the atlantic provinces wile I was in Nova Scotia for training purposes.
I can comment on our friends from down under. They have sever levels of Paramedic/Transport officers, but the scope varies and the training reqired for the scope varies from area to area. My parter looked into going down as a PCP and would be licensed at the Paramedic level (not intensive or or...
Had an interesting young balls pt who believed there were nails in his head. He implored I check his brain.... wellllllll I had a long ride with this fellow so I thought it best it i did "check his brain". So of course through some leads on his dome and print off a stip so he can see it. He was...
I know of a few coworkers that went to Belize and tought First aid and CPR. I believe it was through some NGO or the Canadian red cross, but could not tell you for sure. I will P.M you when I find it if this intrests you. I know I got preety excited at the prospect.
Awsome Doc thank for posting it. To my friend from B.C I am a PCP working in new brunswick taking my ACP in the states currently, and was considering a move to the western shore. Any tips or specifics as to who I should contact? I was in kelowna in my youth but would prefer to be more costal...
What type of education do you need to function in the U.K? Me and my partner were just talking about our freinds across the pond. Maybe your ears were burning. Here in Canada the education is very much the same from coast to coast for each level. However the amount of time needed to complete...
Those ICPs are a rare bread. when i was down there I think there were only 50 or so remaining. I didnt know they still liecenced threm. thanks for info, tell me how it goes.