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This is no where new it has been studied extensively for over 12 years its only now through AHA following ILCOR consensus has dribbled it down to the EMS masses: http://www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1CHMA_enCA347CA347&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=small+vs+conventional+volume+ventilation Look under scholarly studies and a plethora studies of small (5 to 7 ml/kg) vs conventional (10 to 15 ml/kg) The the "flow inflating" bags for EMS requires a very reliable supply of O2 and a far more educated hand, IMHO not for use on every truck out there in EMS world. cheers

No one can give you an answer because Dr. Drunk-man is not letting out any information in planning, it was just announced on the TV that more changes are coming to more rural facilities (scary) but the 600 current vacant positions for HCW will not be filed, and an additional 550 voluntary lay offs ? This man is singlehandedly with the restructure (centralization) during a recession, takeover of Ambulance Operations with the only goal to bust unions is destroying the system and sending educated and experienced Health Care providers away in droves. Remember that EMS accounts for about 4 to 6 % of the entire health care budget ...... nuff said. http://www.healthjobs.ab.ca/SearchResults.aspx Search Paramedics, there are positions posted but getting hired a completely different story. Many of the links provided through ACoP are simply head hunters in the industrial sector and have no contracts as its "freeze up" season they wait until the ground is frozen, (before drilling gets up and going) accept for plant turn overs and pipeline's. cheers. Thats the straightest answer I can provide, but with this Drunk Man at the helm is like stapling Jello to a wall.

Arnie has a Kennedy open his doors. Arnie has a Kennedy (again) <insert Fly> Yea like thats impressive ... NOT. Try Flomax Chuck ? LOL again. Called delusions, mirrors and smoke. So what ? Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink. Or was that Salmon ?

Pregnancy is NOT a disease (and preventable ) You have a Human Rights Issue ... so can't take an exam or not allowed to work ? Heck I worked with an outstanding very pregnant single MOM Paramedic and worked well into her 3rd Trimester ON CAR. Good luck I hope "aforementioned Lady" put that in writing ? cheers

Patient would be CORRECT this Patient should be treated with slow release benzo patches to mellow him out and take away his Glock before he takes out an innocent bystander. Oklahoma State Troopers supervisors FAIL.

Bring it on. I'll be Back ! Stick around ! And slays the Predator ... wimpy Chucky never took on a Alien Life Form and WON ? Did he ? AND Chucky Norris got diarrhea when he visited the troops .... LOL.

Who cares really ? I just want to meet ONE now, my flight is booked ! http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/sexstatistics/ cheers

ARNIE ROCKS ON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv0mhHsNJig http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1336541.html?storylink=mirelated Chuck Norris is a wimpy Texas Ranger wannabe

And the winner of the most negative reputation award goes to sans bacon and for good reason. To the OP: In one of the backward colonies in the Commonwealth of Nations, ie Kanukistan, where politeness is still considered a redeeming quality (well in most cases) The between calls time is spent: check lists, restock, cleaning of units, sustenance, study and sleep in that order. cheers

Agreed

BRAVO that is what they call SOLIDARITY ! I will personally deliver a 24 to your home, its only an 10 hour drive in the other direction for me. Question remains is "Canadian Beer" acceptable ? Cheers

One day with the essential service type act invoked and forced to work OT/ Burn Out! The next day a legislated contract without due process in regards to rights of the "workers" and Emergency Paramedics "allowed" the latitude under contract to take a day off are now called "offenders" and the BC Ambulance Brass taking disciplinary action ? What next forced labour camps, the government now attempting to put yet another spin on things, heck Federal Prison Inmates have more rights and priority access to H1N1 vaccinations ? In Calgary about 20% sick call for all essential services during this pandemic and advice from many notable government sources is if one is experiencing ILI stay at home ? Now the BCAS Brass attempting to polarize the public ... this is stepping things up a notch they are truly idiots. I can foresee a possibility of a couple of things happening: 1- A mass exodus of personnel or go looking for other jobs 2- Amendments to allow OFA level 3 (ie Band Aide)to jump in a truck without any training(AB EMR poised to get 2 weeks pay) 3- Other Unions in BC combining forces ... one knows where that is headed ... and it ain't the yellow brick road. 4- VANOC hiring a private operator to provide EMS services (a good thing that VANOC is strictly adhering to their budget?) My bet is the BC voters/ taxpayers would just love to hear those options, well that is my bet http://www.theprovince.com/health/paramedics+certainly+upset/2227135/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Union+slams+transfer+ambulances/2225624/story.html

So you agree that the actions of the officer were premature. Best look again, Level 2 is voice "control" the officer in quest was not IN CONTROL of himself let alone the situation, as in the first interaction with Paramedic White AND turning his back of the Individual that he was questioning ... a POLICE FAIL in of itself. Well, I must have missed that part but not observing a chase and in the recording the stopped individual state quite clearly he was assisting with construction. The accosted individual also clearly stated he was going to his Uncles Home, the women in the background gave him verbal permission to enter, if this individual was allowed to walk by there would have been NO issue at all, this was an escalation by the police in the first place, a simple case of a control freak. A little street Medic applied sense if one has a threat one never wants have to watch 2 directions let buddy walk by whats the harm really. Yup my 13 year old daughter can and has, it does not require anywhere near this violent of an action ... gravity is your friend. Wrong again look at the tape, he was backing up afraid he was going to be (he was right) I observed a strike when the "violent offender" was falling while trying to be restrained, in fact baton action lead to a further loss of control, this is a textbook case of NOT how to arrest someone. Well this is where I would adamantly disagree its not generic comments towards ALL LEO (s) these comments are directed towards just one bad apple, a shame really when there are so many good LEO out there. The book according to whom ? (see above Continuum of Force again I located it for those to read it in its entirety) The continued support by the supervisory staff will be their undoing they are very rapidly loosing the respect of the public by failing to police their own. Care to rationalize that reproduced statement ? Then the officers Tipton explanation of one strike then taking the person to the ground, the victim was in a choke hold and his hands were behind his back, falling to the ground, the victim even states this, Tipton's explanation ON INTERVIEW was chronological incorrect. cheers I believe in Surfing vernacular SHRED DOOD.

Level 1 to 4 in less than 4 seconds .... but do agree with kevkie baton use could be considered level 5. What blows my mind is that his Bosses are doing public damage control and NOT addressing the issue of this bully hiding behind a badge ... good grief.

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Once a letter leaves an MLAs office it is a general release, I am still awaiting a response from Mr. Rock but I will have no hesitation in the slightest to release upon arrival in my mail box, public accountability and transparency is supposed to goal of the government is it not ? <retract this statement always a day late and a dollar short> I must agree with Kevkie we are and have been (the Edmonton Strike back in the mid 80s) when the group finally realized that the "emotional" part should be rejected, and the only way to proceed, I was one of the few that (at that time) felt an obligation to the public and actually resigned looking for greener pastures ... what an error I made. Well I will be the first in the line now http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/cowichannewsleader/opinion/69915392.html Or will the "Campbell" Government be in office next go around ?

News Flash: Dont dare go to your Uncles house http://newsok.com/two-oklahoma-troopers-cleared-of-excessive-force-allegations/article/3417130?custom_click=masthead_topten Note end if the video the proper use if force, striking a man taken down physically that was not resisting arrest in any way is just more damage control IMHO. I see the Trooper again confrontational, demanding, yelling at the man arrested you can hear in the video the man arrested actually laughed at the Trooper just concerned with why the police were at his Uncles Home (but that was the trigger for escalation) after the "renegade" was under control the Trooper continued to escalate the situation not deescalate what a line of crap from the Captain. LT Tipton: This more like a text book case of a bully,over reaction, just pulling a baton in that manner in itself is a sign of a man out of control so if the Captain can not see a pattern of behavior he should lose his job, this trooper needs to drive a DECK not a have GUN. LT Tipton Quote:The continued use of force when someone is rendered incapable of resistance or escape is he taking GW Bush lessons in public speaking ? My question: WHY were the trooper on private property without the permission from the land owner on a home under construction in the first place ? An act of building treason, construction terrorism ? This keeps just getting better

So with a possibility of multiple patients, High way traffic Control and Safety extra manpower then the and possibility extrication .. just what are they expecting X men EMTs with swiss army extrication knives on your belts ? Just an idea, go look at your own stats from say the last 3 years, and compare fire + medical responses perhaps a good place to start ? Do the EMTs get called out to do Fire Standby coverage ? cheers

Boy Scouts ... a good spring board to start getting your feet wet. Welcome lil Brother you will find lots of information and misinformation here WELCOME.

I would be inclined to use other adjectives or nouns, are you the only practitioner in your service / institute / department ? Are you even Left Handed yourself? Oddly enough because in my kits checklist I have selection of blades.

Welcome: Looking forward to any and all input. cheers