Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Yes - good luck to all you non-military medics in iraq. when i was in southern iraq last year it had the feeling of being an extremely dangerous place. we lost 6 MPs whilst I was there. i wouldn't want to go without the backing of a formal military force. by the way who does do your force protection? Dr Brando Tamayo Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 To all of the Paramedics & ex-SF Medics out there. I have worked here this go-around now for 6 monthes now. I've lost 7 good friends here & 1 Dear friend in Afghanistan. Sure, I'm here for the $$, but it goes deeper now that it's " personal " . Luckily, I work for Olive/Ex-Med, & having said that I also am a shooter first & a Medic.... hopefully not at all. These are ALL the Brothers that I never had when I was growing up w/ only an older sister....does that make sense? There was a bad *#%! in Baghdad the other day (4 racing up in a Black BMW) who when he stared down the barrel of my AKMS, he was bold enough to give me the finger real quick, I was redy to shoot as it was so fast, I thought he had a gun for a nanosecond. If I had it to do over, I would have taken up the rest of my trigger slack....it was already on full auto. I know he was a bad *#%!, Al Quaeda probably. He's probably the one who took out 2 great friends & Teamates 5 weeks ago.....he looked non-Iraqi & used to having PSD's NOT shoot....my responsibility is to keep our own MEN ALIVE. This is the paradox of being a Medic here, you have to be willing & able to take out the Bad Guys to save your own....Preventative Medicine as it were. Theres a responsibility to know when not just to shoot, but also WHEN to. Be careful out there to all of you MEN (as opposed to just another " male " of the species) that are here in Iraq. Don't be complacent & STAY " switched on " at all times. This is not a safe job. This should be on that Discovery Channel Show " Worlds Most Dangerous Jobs " , it is....but I Love it mostly due to the bond in the Brotherhood of Soldiers. I hope this explains a bit of why we do this to those who are in the Oil Patch & riding the Meatwagons. We're not all Adrenaline Junkies or NutCases. We're also experiencing & re-living our Military lives. I've made some of the best friends here & hooked up with old Teamates of mine from SF, & made many lasting friendships w/ new active SF Guys (Army & Navy), USMC, USN, & CF....its not exactly like a " Fantasy Camp " for od baseball players. This is for real, & its for keeps. Take care of your Men, & then yoursself, in THAT order in any way thats necessary..... & thats all I got to say about that. You guys are all BRAVE being here, this takes Cajones to do. I'm proud to be one of you. Be safe, be proactive, not reactive & do the right thing every second....you may not get a second chance. (SFC Ret.) York Hunt, 18D/NREMT-P (Name falsified just for the hell of it!) In a message dated 7/17/2004 11:23:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Mayo <blmayo@...> writes: >I have been working in Fallujah for the past year. > >I have only made this money due to the dangers of getting motared weekly, having >several people from our site killed and the daily risk that this site faces. > >I have worked for ISOS and overall they have been a good company to work for. >This is atypical for the amount they usually pay. I would be willing to bet >that if you are not introduced to these situations, the pay is just not going >to be there. > >I know that a few other companies are paying well, but it just all depends on >the risks at hand and your responsability. > >Good luck with whatever jobs you happen to get and please make sure that you do >understand that if you take a position in Iraq, the risk are surely here. > >Take care and be careful. > > Mayo > > > > >Member Information: > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > >ALL list admin messages (subscriptions & unsubscriptions) should be sent to the list owner. > >Post message: egroups > >Please visit our website http://www.remotemedics.co.uk > >Regards > >The Remote Medics Team > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 CLARKEY YOU MAD YANK GIT, GOOD TO HEAR YOU ARE STILL ALIVE AND TALKING , TALKING BEING THE OPERATIVE WORD. IM A BIT FURTHER NORTH THAN YOU RUNNING CONVOY RECCES BETWEEN FALHUJA, MOSUL AND KIRKUK. VERY STRESSFUL BUT STILL AN ICE CREAM BOY. STAY SAFE DUDE DINGER. UK PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 In a message dated 7/22/2004 2:17:19 AM Central Daylight Time, r9dinger@... writes: DINGER. UK PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER That's a new term for me. Who recognizes that and what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I dont think it is a recognised qualification, probably more a job description, some people in the oil industry call themselves offshore care practitioners but I dont think it is a widely recognised term Savva Medic/Lomond Re: Iraq work In a message dated 7/22/2004 2:17:19 AM Central Daylight Time, r9dinger@... writes: DINGER. UK PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER That's a new term for me. Who recognizes that and what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Paramedic practitioner's are a new job described paramedic who complete further training on top of " Paramedic " . They can then do more than your average paramedic. i.e. Turn down an ambulance request from a patient if the paramedic thinks that they are just after a taxi because of a " sore knee from running " Stitch people up (In more ways than one i would have thought) Advise on inoculations So on and so forth. I know this as i live next door to two of them. Mitch " Savva, (Contractor) " <.Savva@...> wrote: I dont think it is a recognised qualification, probably more a job description, some people in the oil industry call themselves offshore care practitioners but I dont think it is a widely recognised term Savva Medic/Lomond Re: Iraq work In a message dated 7/22/2004 2:17:19 AM Central Daylight Time, r9dinger@... writes: DINGER. UK PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER That's a new term for me. Who recognizes that and what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 SOMEONE WHO WORKS OUTSIDE THE REMIT OF A UK PARAMEDIC, IE EXTENDED SKILLS, SUTURING, CHEST DRAINS AND EXTENDED PHARMACOLOGY ETC.PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT IN THE US BASICALLY GOES THE SAME WAY. NICE AND EASY WHEN YOU WORK OUTSIDE OF THE UK. -- DINGER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 As far as I am aware this is a new course being set up and run as a pilot course in the UK, there are a few Universities doing it as pilot courses, a friend of mine who is a National Health service Paramedic is just about to complete the course. As far as I know it is a degree course, I think Birmingham University (UK) are running them but I think there are a few others. I gather you have to be a registered NHS paramedic to go on them but can't swear to it. I believe the idea is that they are used instead of General Practitioners for most call outs due to contractual changes with the GMC. This is the only info I have but more should be available via the internet. Hope this makes some sense. Tony Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Hi, Emergency Care Practitioners Course currently being run at Univ of Herts. We are hoping to start one up in Essex asap. If you want some more info contact me regards, Sam Sam _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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