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Hi, I was wondering if there is anyone in the WA area who know of some good wilderness upgrade courses for an EMT-B to get to WEMT. I live in the Bellingham area and I don't know of any specific courses offered in the area.
Thanks
Is there any oversight or medical control?
I don't have them in front of my but i can give you an overview.
12 hour shifts 7 days a week is when the clinic is open.
first couple hours are safety inspections and the rest of the day is open clinic. be available for all emergencies 24/7.
protocols are based on what the doc feels comfortable with you doing individually. there are other qualified people on the boat but they are all divers and welders, etc.. my job is to just be in charge of running the clinic and relaying info to the doctors for what emergencies come up as well. ultimately it is the doc's decision as to what will happen in a situation.
in general MPIC covers
emergency dental, staples, sutures, hygiene, IVs, shots, foley catheters, super glottic airways (king, etc), extended care....
on top of the regular EMT-B type stuff.
since it is a commercial diving vessel there are two ROV's a miniSub and the regular diving gear for mixed gas. they will dive up to 1500ft from what i understand. this all means that you have to have your DMT as well to run any hyperbaric chambers, etc..
You also end up playing pharmacist to fill any prescriptions the doc prescribes to crew.
clinic has an exam table with about 30 cameras pointed at it so the doc can zoom in from home and see what he wants to see. the use of an xray machine and sonogram are also used to get info to the doc so he can make better decisions.
other than that you will see everything from "i have a tummy ache" to "steve just ripped his thumb off".. etc...