Aussie Intensive Care Paramedic joins

[dwpara]

Hi, joined up to chat about similarities and differences both here and abroad, clinical skills and scope of practice etc.,... Interested also in finding out more about work conditions with a view to an exchange too.

[Kiwiology]

Greeting

We have recently adopted the "Paramedic/Intensive Care" nomanclature for our staff (we also have Ambulance Technician for the vollies) and I really do like the name change a lot.

There are one or two Australians lurking around here (NSW mostly) although there are some Victorians too.

I know one state runs an all Intensive Care service .... I think it's South Australia.

Hang on, whats that? ... oh bugger, nine echo.

Well, good to have ya here!

Kiwi

[BushyFromOz]

Greeting

We have recently adopted the "Paramedic/Intensive Care" nomanclature for our staff (we also have Ambulance Technician for the vollies) and I really do like the name change a lot.

There are one or two Australians lurking around here (NSW mostly) although there are some Victorians too.

I know one state runs an all Intensive Care service .... I think it's South Australia.

Hang on, whats that? ... oh bugger, nine echo.

Well, good to have ya here!

Kiwi

You mean ACTAS don't you kiwi?? I thought SA was just mainland tassie!

Did you get the big pay rise dwpara?

[Kiwiology]

... nooooo I mean the Johnnos in South Australia! <tongue in cheek here>

Yeah I think I did mean the ACT.

[BushyFromOz]

... nooooo I mean the Johnnos in South Australia! <tongue in cheek here>

Yeah I think I did mean the ACT.

bunnies get paid?

[Richard B the EMT]

Because I speak US variety English, with an understanding of British and Jamaican English, why am I suddenly unable to understand Australian and New Zealand English? I used to be able to do that.In other words, "what did those guys just say?"

Edited April 19, 2010 by Richard B the EMT

[Kiwiology]

...In other words, "what did those guys just say?"

Johnnos is slang for St John Ambulance; they have a habit of killing people in Western Australia.

They just haven't ended up on TV here yet ... for killing people anyway.

[P_Instructor]

Johnnos is slang for St John Ambulance; they have a habit of killing people in Western Australia.

They just haven't ended up on TV here yet ... for killing people anyway.

Wow, I used to live in Alfred Cove as a lad (years and years ago), and wanted to come back and visit the area. With that info, I think you just lost a tourist.

[Kiwiology]

Wow, I used to live in Alfred Cove as a lad (years and years ago), and wanted to come back and visit the area. With that info, I think you just lost a tourist.

Oh I dno might not be that bad

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2009/s2615353.htm

And init a long way from the baking desert of WA to the cornfields of Iowa?

Edited April 19, 2010 by kiwimedic

[P_Instructor]

Oh I dno might not be that bad

http://www.abc.net.a...09/s2615353.htm

And init a long way from the baking desert of WA to the cornfields of Iowa?

Quite. However, the baking is like a sauna here. Usual summer is 100 degrees with above 70% humidity, with the winters around 10-15 degrees. Not much of a spread in temperature. It's really the humidity that kills ya or your patients.

Don't you just love those respiratory calls.