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Loner, Never once have I agreed that services should be combined, or run as a sub section of another agency. I even stated in my original post It was fire in this instance because the article refered to NY fire departments. However, I do say EMS should be an Plain & simple. I dont agree with any agency having EMS. EMS should not, for emergency work, be run as a 'for profit' business, but EMS can provide basic emergency medicine to many people without cost if run properly. This means that EMS is only done by the EMS agency. Other agencies will all know first aid & CPR, but will not be used as EMS. EMS SHOULD stand alone from all agencies. There is NEVER a suggestion that Law Enforcment should run fire or vice verca, so why is EMS used as a football to be debated as to the validity of it being a seperate organisation?

Brady, I hope he recovers well & please pass on the best wishes from a 'downunder' brother. Phil

We could say the same for some in EMS - Medicnorth, owley, tniuqs etc.....

Lone, this isnt a fire bashing oppertunity, if you want one, i will create one. This is showing the complete hypocracy of some firefighters & the attitude that fire is the be all & end all of emergency services. Law Enforcment go about their jobs without looking for glory, as does EMS. The attitude of fire is that they are the only service that counts, they are important in their BRT (big red truck) when in reality we need to look more closley at the allocation of public funds & where fire is doing less dedicated fire work, & look at makeing EMS, as a basic healthcare resource, more affordable to ALL people. If this means that fire loses personnell & is rationalised, then so be it. EMS should never be the second class citizen behind Fire. In actual fact, based on their figures, fire should take a backseat to EMS, because ultimatley fire funding will be proped up by EMS!!!!!!!

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Many of you who know me know I do not & never will agree with EMS being the poor cousin to the attention grabbing, camera seeking fire departments, but should be a stand alone, autonomous agency. This article backs that up. This shows us that funding is directed to the wrong service. This is further evidenced & yet again They also show their ignorance & lack of understanding when they make comments like How long has the person waited already. Fire calls have dropped. Fire jump on medical to justify their existance. This report, if the figures are correct & I have no reason to doubt them, show that EMS needs to be properly funded away from fire, then we can see who the real workers are. I would llove to do 2 fire calls (they musnt have been too serious) in a 24 hour shift & nothing else!!!!!!!!

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Always follow you ABC - Ambulate before carrying!!!!!!!

Welcome Dar, you can now say you have met the emtcity enigma. The aussie

www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au There is an international section there.

QAS, are a good service, although their pay structure I believe is not as good as other states, volume of work, New South Wales is the second largest single paid service in the world behind London. There is no gaurentee that your qualifications would be recognised immediatly as there si a lot of disparity between the systems. You can apply for recognition of prior learning, each case is assessed individually. This is different to those recruited from the UK as their system is very close to ours in skills & therapies.

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Does this mean you are old Infidel cause you remember it? I am only 19 so have trouble remembering things that long ago.........

How does it feel to finally be 21?

This is based on the actions of 1 individual, who made a bad decision. Would it be safe to say the entire US system is a sham based on the actions of 1 individual? The vast majority of UK Paramedics are highly trained professionals, as are their US compatriates, who do not & would not condone this action, to blanket lable shows you have no real grasp on reality. Grow up. One persons incompetence, perceived or otherwise, is a poor way to make a judgment on an entire service.

Isnt a person with a closed head injury alone more likley to be hypertensive rather than hypotensive? If the patient is hypotensive, then the laws of probability dictate they are probably compromised somewhere else, what we are now being taught is to bolus 100-200 ml of fluids to maintain a radial pulse, this wil maintain adequate perfusion until we get the patient to difinitive care.

Mate, I thought that was you & your ex getting back together........ LOL

Could be MDMA, although more indicitive of PMA. PMA tends to have this reaction moreso than MDMA. Also the use of in a 20 year old female, especially in this condition needs to be measured & seriously not considered due to the Dystonic reactions that are evident in Females under 21. There is also conjecture to the efficacy of this drug. Also, if she has swallowed something, Metoclopromide, the generic name for this drug, has an action of upper GIT motility, do you really want to be pushing it through, or are we better to place her lateral & let her vomit to expell anything that is left?

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Whats Medical Control? The whole idea of field clearance is looking at everything, then conducting a physical examination. THEN based on what is found you MAY decide to field clear them, however if there is any doubt, the guidlines I have read, state that you treat as spinal. The elderly you describe would probably, in the literature I have seen, not qualify as they are at higher risk of cervical spine injury, dur to their conditions.