VentMonkey
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Flight, ground, both. Let's hear your CCT ops set up be it past, present, or even future. I'll go first.
We're a small set up, 1 ground CCT unit, and one RW (407). We have a total of 3 shifts for each station/ bases which work a 24 hour on/ off rotating Kelly schedule that parallels the local city fire departments. We're a separate division (actually a separate company) of a larger ambulance company on the southern tip of the California's Central Valley. We have separate nurse protocols for our CCT division to allow for some expanded formulary, and RSI; the protocols are the same from ground, and air be it the IFT, or 911 calls that we respond to.
Ground:
Our unit is a 2009 Freightliner chassis with a double cab for family members to ride in up front on LDT's. We do a mixture of IFT/ LDT's, and 911 calls. The call volume varies and can range from a 24 hour shift with all IFT/ LDT's, to all 911, to a mixture of both, though they do try and keep us dedicated to CCT transfers, as this is our main priority. We hardly run ALS transfers. Our set up is RN/P/B, and all of our ground employees are employeed by our larger, parent company. The EMT's, and paramedics are free to roam to the "911" side, and pick up shifts as they see fit.
Air:
We have a Bell 407 single engine RW that is owned, and operated by the largest air medical provider in the country, to my knowledge. Our staffing is RN/P, and both the paramedic, and nurse are employees of our parent company, and not our vendors; the pilot is an employee of our vendor. We are one of two helicopters in our county who split the geographical areas for 911 scene response. Our call volume is ~60/40 scene to IFT which seems to alternate by rotation, week, month, cosmic alignment, etc., etc., etc. We are a CAMTS accredited program all around, so all of our RN's and paramedics must have the proper certifications within 2 years of hire, be it CFRN, CCRN, CEN, CCP-C, or FP-C.
That's my program in a nutshell, so what's say we hear yours?...
We're a small set up, 1 ground CCT unit, and one RW (407). We have a total of 3 shifts for each station/ bases which work a 24 hour on/ off rotating Kelly schedule that parallels the local city fire departments. We're a separate division (actually a separate company) of a larger ambulance company on the southern tip of the California's Central Valley. We have separate nurse protocols for our CCT division to allow for some expanded formulary, and RSI; the protocols are the same from ground, and air be it the IFT, or 911 calls that we respond to.
Ground:
Our unit is a 2009 Freightliner chassis with a double cab for family members to ride in up front on LDT's. We do a mixture of IFT/ LDT's, and 911 calls. The call volume varies and can range from a 24 hour shift with all IFT/ LDT's, to all 911, to a mixture of both, though they do try and keep us dedicated to CCT transfers, as this is our main priority. We hardly run ALS transfers. Our set up is RN/P/B, and all of our ground employees are employeed by our larger, parent company. The EMT's, and paramedics are free to roam to the "911" side, and pick up shifts as they see fit.
Air:
We have a Bell 407 single engine RW that is owned, and operated by the largest air medical provider in the country, to my knowledge. Our staffing is RN/P, and both the paramedic, and nurse are employees of our parent company, and not our vendors; the pilot is an employee of our vendor. We are one of two helicopters in our county who split the geographical areas for 911 scene response. Our call volume is ~60/40 scene to IFT which seems to alternate by rotation, week, month, cosmic alignment, etc., etc., etc. We are a CAMTS accredited program all around, so all of our RN's and paramedics must have the proper certifications within 2 years of hire, be it CFRN, CCRN, CEN, CCP-C, or FP-C.
That's my program in a nutshell, so what's say we hear yours?...
