Melclin
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In order to gain some practice in basic patient care and to make my resume a little more impressive, I got involved with St John Ambulance, a volunteer organization that provides event first aid, about 18 months ago.
I've never heard anything about St John and now much about event EMS on this forum so its had me wondering: How does American event EMS work?
-Is there an equivalent first aid organization?
-What kind of events do they cover? A football match, for example, may have between 50,000 and 100,000 people attending. They must have some EMS capacity. What about school fetes, fun runs, concerts etc?
-What level to members practice at?
-In what sense are they related to other EMS services around them (our state ambulance service and St Johns are entirely separate and very different organizations but often work together in many ways)?
Give me a rundown of event EMS in your area.
I've never heard anything about St John and now much about event EMS on this forum so its had me wondering: How does American event EMS work?
-Is there an equivalent first aid organization?
-What kind of events do they cover? A football match, for example, may have between 50,000 and 100,000 people attending. They must have some EMS capacity. What about school fetes, fun runs, concerts etc?
-What level to members practice at?
-In what sense are they related to other EMS services around them (our state ambulance service and St Johns are entirely separate and very different organizations but often work together in many ways)?
Give me a rundown of event EMS in your area.