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I don't know how much work there is in the security field. However when they actually start construction on all the new ships the gov't is going to build in Halifax, welders should be a hot commodity in a year or so. Let us know how you make out with both the registry and immigration. If you...

I don't think EMT-I will get you into PCP. They only have provision for EMT-P to write the provincial exam for ACP. However it never hurts to ask. there is a template of essential competencies and registration application forms here http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/ehs/paramedics/policies.asp The...

Check out some of my older posts. I've posted links to forms and stuff before. Getting registered here is relatively easy. Convincing the federal gov't they should allow you to work, maybe not. Currently ACPs are getting preference for most jobs. One shouldn't have to work long as a casual...

I use a Seiko Automatic with a metal band. 9 years its never failed, never been broken and I never had to buy a battery. The metal band is easy to wipe down or soak in disenfectant unlike a fabric strap. Fabric straps can absorb fluids and change color when soaked.

I have the same two pair I bought 10 years ago. I lost the black handled ones a couple of times, but fortunately found them. I've been using my red ones for 9 years. Much easier to find when you put them down somewhere. Mine were made in Pakistan and have a large rivet head on both sides of...

I don't know if it is something in the glue or that it holds the raw edges of the cut together. I just know most mechanics (or similar) who cut themselves while working usually just put on the tape and keep on working. :unsure:

For jellyfish stings -- Urine (yours) or wet saltwater muck. All we ever used as kids. Congestion --- Hot mustard plaster to the chest. Grandmas favorite. Minor cuts --- Electrical tape. Ask any mechanic. Severe fever --- Alcohol rubs and cold cloths. All I ever had as a kid.

You do have some tough transports. Here we would have more hospitals open where Drs could thrombo /nitro the pt as req'd. The Drs have far more latitude to thrombo a pt than I do. Most pts would end up in the ICU and go for a cath the next day. What we call a 24hr cath. We have a 30 - 60 min...

"Experience is what you have, just after you needed it." "Life is tough, it's tougher if you are stupid."

Just to be sure I'm reading this right. You do have a Thromboembolism protocol to do? It is not available to people over 75? Ireland is half again as big as Nova Scotia with 6 times the pop. How many people are lined up at any one time waiting for an emergency cath? Here, emergency caths bump...

Nirvana!! That's a bit optimistic. They are always hiring. US EMT-Ps can challenge our ACP exam. However, what's required from our Immigration Dept. I can't help you with. I suspect you don't really want to move. But if you did, it has been done. There are foriegn trained medics who have...

First, an interesting thread. We here in NS basically do what Craig has suggested. First some background. NS operates under what some see as the great evil, "Socialized Medicine". We have a land area about the size of West Virginia and a population of about 950,000. Our Dept. of Health...

A-B-C or C-A-B still does not negate: "Search for and treat possible causes - hypovolemia, hypoxia, hydrogen ion-acidosis, hyper/ hypokalemia, hypothermia - tablets (OD), tamponade (cardiac), tension pneumo, thrombosis (coronary, pulmonary)" This from our protocols.

Sad and unfortunate for the family. Even when you find the street it can be a challenge to find the house. How many people have no house number, or it's hidden behind a bush, nowhere near the front door, unlighted or not at the end of the driveway etc. They all complain we can't find them...

Most days 3-4 calls. Often though we do a "City" trip. That can kill 5-6 hrs or more, especially if we have to wait with a pt.

For most situations the appropriate use of your mouth and body language is your best defense. Be careful when using your mouth as it can not only get you out of trouble but can also dig the hole deeper. Remember we tend to get many customers, (often near bars), that were talking when they should...

It's official! Apparently work is a disease. Fortunatly our government has come up with a cure.

Everyone should be carring their own FA kit to support themselves. There is a list of search minimum equipment on the NASAR site. http://www.nasar.org/page/2/Education Not everyone subscribes to this as some teams do things a bit differently. Our team for ex. do not require any rope...

Alot will depend on why you were called. If ALS arrives on scene it's easy. The medic assesses and if they have work to do, load in the ALS rig. If the intercept is in mid transport it's safer for the pt to stay where they are.

Here all amb. are stocked the same so we leave the pt in the original amb. and transport. If we have to keep an amb. available we can. Two medics (BLS), get in the original ALS rig and follow the other to the hosp, unless they get a call, and the crews switch back. For those who switch the...