BushyFromOz

Im dissappointed dust, i though youd sink you teeth into this line..

I volunteer as one of the lads at barbecues and for random acts of moderated yet amusing alcohol consumption, camping, hiking, hunting, movie watching and all other things grouse I work as an EMT for a private

Maybe he is th author of the fire? Thats some serious friction there phil!

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Aww comon Owley, whats the go with the double posting?

**realises how awesome aussie ems is**

Only in the morning phil............

I see the sarcasm, but are you actually going to deny the obeservation on patient outcomes?

No leather, they never have and never will..........though i wonder what they can do with kevlar, seeing its harder and holds its shape better?? :shock:

Some little nerd is sitting in front of his computer at the media outlet laughing his arse of that he wrote that and they printed it :twisted:

oh mother! thats classic.....

My mistake, i must have looked at the number of posts you had. Im miffed as to why you seem so defensive though?

Big call for a 17 year old bloke The force is unusually strong with this one...........

Im led to believe the QAS shortage was further compunded by some internal structural changes in their roster which made a shortage an even greater shortage, and as this sort of shortage has not happened before they simply dont have any format for reciprocity matrix for foreign recuitments. For me at least this means QAS has a legitimate reason for taking this path. A couple of other services are heading down this path as a cost cutting exercise, because they still have not developed a proper post graduate employment program even though degree carrying students have been produced for over 10 years on behalf of a service that instigated the degree, but does not support it (go figure) and because their HR management has people leaving in droves. There are, however, services here that got on board with a proper post graduate employment and training programs years ago and do not suffer these shortages - places in these services however are at a premium

And you judge my attitude how? By the fact imn pissed off that an ASNSW recruiter told me 4 years ago to go and get a degree to become an ambo, only to find out after 4 years they think the degree is a "nice to have" and are willing to bring in people from other countries while at the same time encouraging people to rack up HECS debts with the federal government. I expect you would be frustrated as well While yes the recruitment from a previously qualified persopn cuts training time, the red time, the immigration red tape of getting them into the country to work legally takes longer (well, it was at the beginning of last year) For those i know who have come from the UK, the time frame is the same, or longer than putting on a new recruit and getting them qualified.

My mentor once said to me "Josh, you cant teach or discuss anything unless you really bvelieve in what your saying" I think dusty just showed that first hand :wink:

I was just considering the differences in design specs between here and there. Ours must be capable of withstanding a 20g forward movement and a 10g sideways/rearward movement. This actually applies to verye equipment stowage point (monitor, resus bag, traum bag etc etc) The vehicle must also have a rollover protection system built into the design, so if you flip the vehicle on its lid, the stretcher should hang in its mounts upside down. EDIT Dammit dust, you changed your post! 8)

Do you guys not have easy loaders? Also, it seems that the shackles anchoring the stretcher to the floor of the ambulance are not designed to withstand an MVA, at least from what i can see.

does the stretcher secure to the floor of the ambulance?

All formal training and education (unfortunately) is designed to provide for the lowest common denominator, although the lowest denominator varies from subject to subject. As much continuing education as you or i undertake that may/may not enable us to critically evaluate our pts, we can only be held to the standrd of our formal education. If our formal education is only 120 hours, then we can formally not bee seen as being educated enough to enable critical thinking, no matter our personal endeavours outside of the formal education frameworks Education provides a working knowledge of varying subjects that enable you to critically weigh the evidence you have and make a decision. How do you justify this statement?

Since when did pain relief belong solely to the domain of the narcotic?

For the most part i think people stopped giving a rats ass about this issue a long time ago and got on with life. To those who hang onto the issue, straight or gay, need to both grow up. :?

Entonox i feel is a seriously underused drug at the basic levels of pre-hospital care

Crikey! OD on slow release pills. Given the hepatic first pass effect of near 50% for opiates, this bloke may have a stomach that would make a drug dealer proud :shock: