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Well I asked her what we can do to correct these mistakes. She said there is really nothing.... it is just attention to detail which I agreed on. I told her that we will always learn from our mistakes and next time we won't make them. I said we have to work as a team and develop better...

Well the situation is a little harder doing than saying. We have policies set in place that designates how long we get to clean, where we clean, and how we clean. Its a little ridiculous sometimes I know. And I will be talking with her about the attitude ....which is long overdo from many other...

I have been out of EMS for about a year and just started up again in the last few weeks with a new partner who is also a friend. We have been having some minor troubles over the past few weeks like forgetting equipment at the hospital or pt's houses and other minor things. Well I am usually the...

No I didnt forget about the ICP course....ICP training is really only recognized in Saskatchewan.

I have been posting on a essay topic that doesnt seem to be working out to well for me. If you can offer any help for this alternate essay topic just in case i have to change i would appreciate it soooo much. Possible alternate topic: Assuming that the material I am looking for, just cannot...

i am wondering if anyone knows of good sources ie websites, new articles for ems statistics? example what percentage of calls are behavioral emergencies, what % of ppl suffer behavioral problems, work place injury or incidences regarding to behaviorial emerg. well anything that has to do with...

My boyfriend is currently going thru his medic schooling and has to write a paper. He is writing it on the controversy related to behavioral emergencies. I thought I would post something on here since we are all health care professionals perhaps you guys would have some good ideas and input...

hey, my advice to you would be to do some ride alongs with your local ambulance company to get a feel of what we do. As for the kinds of jobs you can get ....well in Canada we can work of course ambulance, fire(with a fire cert) , special care homes and mines etc. As far as volunteering, talk...

Hello from up north! Hope you in enjoy the other side of Emergency Services!! :D

I was told starting in EMS that KED's were actually used for the purpose of the stock cars. Because of the way these cars are made the KED's are supposedly "made" for its use.

I think I would be a little ticked off expecially since this happens alot for you. Being that this pt is 200lbs that should not really be a problem for a 2 person crew to carry down a flight of stairs on a stair chair. My past experience with lifting is also quite difficult. I am vertically...

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In Saskatchewan we have to pass a 18hr mandatory driving school incorporated with our medic training called National Academy of Professional Driving(NAPD) and we also have to take a test through SGI(Saskatchewan Government Insurance) to get a different class license. Normal drivers get a class 5...

well our policy was that we do not go onto the landing pad until they have completly landed and shut off engines. we also are to turn on lites. we dont deal with helicopters though. the smartest thing i would have thought of thought was to land at the hospital but who knows.

I have a few tats that are covered by my uniform. I used to have a nose and and tounge peircing which I did wear but for the tounge it was a flesh colored ball and you couldnt see it. the nose peircing was also very small. Some of the companies I worked for allowed me to wear the jewlerly and...

Thats a really good idea in CPR classes to mention dispatchers. In my classes I try to incorporate as much as possible to help the public in dealing with a possible situation. I will definitly be talking about PSAP's too now. Thx ;)

I really dont like transfers. Expecially the really long ones (4+ hrs) and they just call us pretty much to be their taxi. The stinky/fecal smellers suck too... I sound way too professional in that sentence hey! hehehe

It nice to put a face to the names and comments on here. Good to meet you all.

I used to have much of the same opinions as most of you regarding dispatchers. Working on car I would get so frustrated sometimes with the dispatchers bc of horrible directions or c/c. Now that I do dispatching also I have a very new perpective on the whole picture. I don't know how well the US...

I actually don't know why I came into this profession. I remember being at our highschool career counsellor and I guess I just thought it would be a cool job. After I took my first CPR and First Aid course I started volunteering with St. Johns Ambulance at hockey games and stuff and that sparked...