Guest guest Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Gavin has made a very valid point....! Â The ALS course I went on was very well organised and managed but was totally aimed medical people who face these emergency situations on a daily basis in a hosppital. Â I found it particularly difficult in imagining and role playing scenarios in a CCU whereupon I was expected to call upon various specialists available including laboratory staff for blood tests and OP rooms for surgical procedures whilst talking through the management of emergency incidents..... Â In fact my mind simply went blank at the scenario I was given to manage and I needed to take a second shot at it later in the day....which made me annoyed as I knew how to handle the problem but not in the manner they expected. Â Had the course been aimed at the situations we find ourselves in, working with limited resources and unspecialised assistants then it would have been far more comfortable and given me a better feeling when I was passed on the second attempt. Â Once again I mention that if the military started these courses then they would suit our needs very well. Â P. Â Ladies & Gentlemen, Places on Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Courses are now predominantly for those individuals who are going to Team Lead Cardiac Arrests and therefore more aligned to Doctors and Specialist Nurses (A & E, ITU, Critical Care Outreach and CCU) predominantly because the skills here are aimed at definitive management of reversible causes (hypo/hyperkalaemia etc). If it's the: * Recognition of Cardiac Arrest * Airway Management (Simple Manoevers, Simple Adjuncts and LMA's / iGels) * Universal Algorythm (Shockable v Non-shockable and Drugs) The the Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS Course maybe for you, and is certainly open to EMT's Gavin Resuscitation Officer Barts and The London NHS Trust ________________________________ From: Steve Lilly <stevelilly44@... <mailto:stevelilly44%40> > " <mailto:%40> " < <mailto:%40> > Sent: Sat, 4 December, 2010 21:17:15 Subject: Re: ALS course? Correct! I concur ! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:09 PM, PARA999@... <mailto:PARA999%40aol.com> wrote: > EMT's cannot do ALS courses in the UK, a substantial element of the ALS > course is Drug protocol, advanced airway management (intubation not > just igel or LMA) emt's therefore would not be licenced for these > elements, ALS courses do NOT give you a licence to practice extended > skills > > Dave > > Re: ALS course? > > Hello Witty, > > Perhaps I misread your message, and certainly that is possible, but if > you > are not credentialed as some form of medical provider (1.e. > Doctor,nurse or > Paramedic/EMT,) how is it that you are an offshore medic? > > That said, of the courses offered these days, others have already > recommended Nottingham, which does have a very good reputation. Follow > this > link [http://bit.ly/dY3GE3] for their information, and please forgive > me if > I misinterpret your message. > > Donn > > On 12/4/10 3:54 AM, " witty204 " <witty204@... <mailto:witty204%40> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I'm an Off Shore medic. > > > > Where oh where can I do an ALS course in the UK as the places I've > tried > > require that I have to be a Doctor,nurse or Paramedic/EMT to attend? > > > > Regards, > > > > Witty. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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