Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 > Wilf Log on to the NICE guidelines www.nice.org.uk and you will find all the dept of Health guidelines on Antibiotice and treatment guidelines Clive > From: " Wilf Mackie " <w.mackie@...> > Date: 2006/05/07 Sun AM 11:22:14 BST > < > > Subject: Re: Recruitment > > > Andy: > First off welcome: (if I may speak for the group) we cooperate with all > Law enforcement agencies, as some members of this group have enjoyed the > kind hospitality of those Hotel Rooms? you have kindly provided when on days > off. > > I would whole heartedly agree with Stevan's comments, most excellent > summary of advice, especially the cross training portion of the > safety/medical hand this sometimes can be a bit of a double edged sword > here, well in my hood. I sometimes have the impression that the Safety Hand > is somewhat of a watchdog for the employer, covering legal liability issues, > granted in the long run it is most likely best for the employees as well, > unfortunately " Stupid " is not a medical condition and I do not have an > anti-stupid pills in my pharmacy as of yet. Stupid in fact is a strong > influence (along with the evils of alcohol) and is a major reason why I have > employment (I don't think it CAN be Cured) on the other hand M. has > applied for a grant to study this syndrome we are all anxiously awaiting the > conclusions in this study. > > I will agree with s statement: " There has been much to-do about > who trains and qualifies the " best " medics but suffice to say a Canadian, > US or UK or Australian Paramedic qual " Just my opinion, yes, the standards > in Canada are quite high, but the focus on Acute and Critical Care does have > its drawbacks, my view is that the British most likely have the superior > training in primary care, as they have been doing it longer and there > Paramedic programs have more of a nursing type background and history of > development, and this is the " Meaty Portion " of remote practice. I have > really little knowledge of the OZ types but they are leaders as far as the > Stuart degree level program, but for the love of pete, I have no > idea what they are saying? lol @ Mick. The Bottom Line would be the open > mind of the remote practitioner and continuing education " not the training > programs " . The notwithstanding clause would be Tom G. who is without " THE > BEST " for numerous reasons, well, thats what he pays me to say........!!! > > Nigel: > The multi-use beds are quite prohibitive in costs here, like to the tune > of 10 to 20 grand and besides the fact that if I am not in a complete 3/4 > prone recovery position my obstructed breathing patterns have been known to > do structural damage to buildings, but forgive me for my digress (es) and > those that may digress against me, for thine is the.............oops wrong > forum again. Seriously I would not entertain the idea in fact of removing > the bed, I would have like to seen my " High Chair " chucked outside, but my > back to back was in love with it. > > Late Entry: > Does anyone out there have an " Antibiotic Protocol " it would be awesome if > one could forward. > Thanks in advance. > > Cheers > > Wilf > > ps Also if anyone wishes I have had some interesting pictures of a Polar > Bear Mauling forwarded to me, It may be of some value in Daily Safety Talks? > > > > Re: Recruitment > > > Greetings Andy, > Seems the guys are busy so I'll have a go at your request. > > It is a bit of a steep grade from where you are now it seems Andy. Your > previous experience is a big plus though. You need to reacquire your medical > qualifications and with your policing skills you might find Ronin in S.A. a > choice for training. They qualify you as a medic as well as in executive > protection, but it is pricey. If you are not interested in the protection > biz then a straight paramedic training program would be the place to start. > There has been much todo about who trains and qualifies the " best " medics > but suffice to say a Canadian, US or UK or Australian Paramedic qual. will > be the one to start with. Get as much clinical time as possible. 99% of our > medical role out here is general medicine and primary care and most > employers require a fair amount of clinical experience. It is the " bomb " in > my view as where do all the ambulances go? The clinic/hospitals. So you see > twice or four times the cases you would sitting in an ambulance. > > We are all faced with justifying our existence and cross qualifying in > Safety, radio operators and other clerical work is one of the ways we have > had to adapt to the bean counting mavens that seem to run the corporate > offices that pay for us. We get paid for what we know and for preventing > ourselves from having to use that knowledge. Even so unless sitting around > is your idea of fun it can fill the time. > > The initial cost of qualifying is yours to bear but many companies will help > with the maintenance cost once you find a " permanent " position. There is > lots of information on this site and the web site as well. Read through it > and stay involved and you will no doubt get vastly more info than I have > given in this brief blog. > Best of luck to you, > Steve > > > > > 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 May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Try http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/Portal/Index.aspx - the prodigy site / book would be of use to all remote medics (shame there is no CD ROM Format )- or log online to the BNF Regards Baz Gorman > > > > Late Entry: > > Does anyone out there have an " Antibiotic > Protocol " it would be awesome if > > one could forward. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Cheers > > > > Wilf > > > > ps Also if anyone wishes I have had some > interesting pictures of a Polar > > Bear Mauling forwarded to me, It may be of some > value in Daily Safety Talks? > > > > > > > > Re: Recruitment > > > > > > Greetings Andy, > > Seems the guys are busy so I'll have a go at your > request. > > > > It is a bit of a steep grade from where you are > now it seems Andy. Your > > previous experience is a big plus though. You need > to reacquire your medical > > qualifications and with your policing skills you > might find Ronin in S.A. a > > choice for training. They qualify you as a medic > as well as in executive > > protection, but it is pricey. If you are not > interested in the protection > > biz then a straight paramedic training program > would be the place to start. > > There has been much todo about who trains and > qualifies the " best " medics > > but suffice to say a Canadian, US or UK or > Australian Paramedic qual. will > > be the one to start with. Get as much clinical > time as possible. 99% of our > > medical role out here is general medicine and > primary care and most > > employers require a fair amount of clinical > experience. It is the " bomb " in > > my view as where do all the ambulances go? The > clinic/hospitals. So you see > > twice or four times the cases you would sitting in > an ambulance. > > > > We are all faced with justifying our existence and > cross qualifying in > > Safety, radio operators and other clerical work is > one of the ways we have > > had to adapt to the bean counting mavens that seem > to run the corporate > > offices that pay for us. We get paid for what we > know and for preventing > > ourselves from having to use that knowledge. Even > so unless sitting around > > is your idea of fun it can fill the time. > > > > The initial cost of qualifying is yours to bear > but many companies will help > > with the maintenance cost once you find a > " permanent " position. There is > > lots of information on this site and the web site > as well. Read through it > > and stay involved and you will no doubt get vastly > more info than I have > > given in this brief blog. > > Best of luck to you, > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > 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...
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