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Yeah, 2 out of 4. I did give it a 4 out of 5 on Amazon. I mean if the guy went to the trouble of writing it, packaging it to a ebook, putting it up on amazon, getting me interested enough to buy it and then having me liking it enough to review it, then that's a 4 star review baby.

I started out Volunteer, continued there when I started out in non-9-1-1 system IFT (Inter Facility Transfer) ambulance service, and still continued the Volunteer when I finally got Municipal (I guess that qualifies as "provincial"?). Some areas of the country, state/province, or county/parrish have had "organized" volunteer ambulance services for decades. Some have had contracts with private EMS operators, meaning "F&B Ambulance" was, and is, the 9-1-1 EMS responder. In yet others, 9-1-1 EMS is a service provided by either uniformed officers of the Police, Sheriff's Office, or Fire Department, or uniformed EMS members of those agencies, like the FDNY, or it is Hospital based. Everyone jokes at the expense of someone else's system, as that is just human nature: It ain't right, but it is what it is. OK, I'm boring even myself by saying all that, yet again, but admittedly, I hope all involved, no matter what "base system" they're from, try to do some good. Yes, some of the way EMS operates is flawed. I posit that no matter how good a local system is, there is always going to be room for improvement.

Not a slow day dwayne: Just tired of dealing with a drama queen who thinks the world owes them .

It has nothing to do with "moral chest thumping," at least on my part. On my part is simply being tired and disgusted with Mike Ellis and the type of person that he represents. Leaving aside who the "friend" actually is for a minute, let's think about this rationally, and using a little bit of common sense (two things that are very much required to be a competent provider and should have been done by the OP). Someone get's a DWI. This is an offence that generally stays on the driving record permanently (this may vary by locality and would be one of those things that the OP should be checking ON THEIR OWN), may potentially be a felony, likely will alter the drivers insurabability, and may temporarily or permanently cost someone their drivers license. What type of repercussions do you THINK there will be? In a job that requires driving? Hmmm...I wonder... Perhaps instead of asking a bunch of random people from various states and countries the individual should immediately be contacting their employer...you know...the one that will decide if they stay employed. Perhaps instead of asking a bunch of random people from various states and countries the individual should immediately be contacting their state EMS office/department...you know...the one that will decide if they keep their certification. Perhaps instead of asking a bunch random people from various states and countries and, I can only guess but I think it's a good guess, digging for sympathy and reassurance, they should step up, accept the consequences of their actions and and start figuring out for themself what will happen next. People screw up and make mistakes all the time. It happens. What's not ok, and what I have a problem with is when people try to duck responsibility and/or avoid having to do anything to rectify the situation, get informed about the situation, or any of the legwork involved. Happens far, far to often with younger people. (unfortunately even people who are my age) The type of person represented by the OP (and this is abundantly clear from his previous posts) is nothing more than an overly-dramatic, immature, ignorant, thrill-seeking wannabee. End of story.

hehehe.... sure thing :D

Welcome to my post. Glad to see you here and hope you learn quite a bit. Be careful of Dwayne, he's fresh back from New Guinea so you never know what he caught this time.

Hi all, Though no one's posted here in 7 years...I thought I'd revive it and intro myself! So, hello! Here to learn as much as I can on the noble paramedic profession...leaning hard on leaving my teaching profession (kindergarten-gr 8) to go into paramedicine. Look forward to reading more and participating! Cheers, all! Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Tapatalk HD