Re: Nurses working on Ambulances

[Guest guest]

Yes I have known a volunteer nurse who worked 12 hour shifts in a hospital as a

doctorate degree R.N. and then went home to a paramedic husband and children and

several dogs and a private business and responded as a acls/pals Paramedic with

a local EMS her husband a P.A. worked for a paid municipal EMS service and was a

volunteer fire fighter and also gave time as a acls/pals NR-Paramedic to that

same service which at the time had a volunteer Dr. who was also a pretty good

Emergence Room M.D. he also rode out on calls to keep in touch and responded to

any scene he was called to while he was not working at the large trauma center

hospital in Beaumont, TX. Don knock nurses just because they are a nurse we have

good and bad people in all races and all job classifications, how about the R.N.

policeman and the EMT policemen and the Paramedic policemen and the volunteer

R.N Paramedic / Fire Fighter Policemen and the SAR people of all trades I even

know a plumber who is a volunteer EMS person and how about those EMS people of

all levels that work 24 hour shifts on ems services for pay and then volunteer

there time to small EMS services. beware who you beat on I know people who

worked 30 years as EMS people and the same 30 as volunteer fire fighter and

also work as state prison guards. Volunteer R.N ? Yes!

Nurses working on Ambulances

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> > > If they can work as a medic, does the medical director need to

> > > create any special protocols for them?

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/8/04 6:22:34 AM Central Daylight Time,

ewanh@... writes:

I have to laugh every time I read message like this one....

Here in Australia, nurses leave nursing, particularly ICU and Emergency

Nurses, to become Ambulance Paramedics. Some go on to do MICA Paramedic

Training, but most are more than happy with general Paramedic role.

We have a bit of a different culture. I know when I applied 5 years ago, I

was one of about 6500 people apply for approx. 100 positions. Mind you, we

still don't need stab or bullet vests in our roles (yet). Commonly the most

dangerous patient we have would be a psych with a sharp implement hurting

themselves....

And the two roles (Ambulance and Nursing) are not interchangeable. In one

you have complete control of the environment you are in, the other you have

no idea about the environment you are in and no backup when the shit hits

the fan ..... You decide which is which

Ewan

Ambulance Paramedic Clinical Instructor

Metropolitan Ambulance Service

Melbourne, Australia

I think when I am reincarnated I want to be a Paramedic in Australia.

Danny L.

Owner/NREMT-P

Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response

(PETSAR)

Office

FAX

[Guest guest]

Come one over - we already have a number of Canadians here......

Ewan

I think when I am reincarnated I want to be a Paramedic in Australia.

Danny L.

Owner/NREMT-P

Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response

(PETSAR)

Office

FAX

[Guest guest]

Come one over - we already have a number of Canadians here......

Ewan

I think when I am reincarnated I want to be a Paramedic in Australia.

Danny L.

Owner/NREMT-P

Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response

(PETSAR)

Office

FAX

[Guest guest]

Come one over - we already have a number of Canadians here......

Ewan

I think when I am reincarnated I want to be a Paramedic in Australia.

Danny L.

Owner/NREMT-P

Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response

(PETSAR)

Office

FAX