Recent content by Hightoweruk

i always put gloves on before arriving on scene, normally o it when sat nav says 2 mins away so you have time to ge them on or change one if it tears, while also not giving your hands too much time to start sweating in there. Ade

My first call was a fall in a nursing home however en-route to the home we were waved down at an RTC (road traffic collision) where the bigest truck i've ever seen had driven over a motorcycle, bi-lateral tension pneumothorax and later found out he'd got 5x spinal fractures. second job was an...

But who saves the First responders ???

Hi I'm guessing what you call a LSB is what we call a Long Board?? Personally i would have used the scoop in that situation, if it was that small a room then even to use a board i may have used scoop to get her there rather than a log roll due to space constraints. By the way, do you...

i like the idea to however to my knowledge you need no special endorsement to drive emergency vehicles. This may sound long winded but since 1997 the government imposed restrictions relating to soze and weight of vehicles, beforehand anyone could drive anything upto 7.5 tonnes however now you...

Hi Jon there is no "ambulance driving licence" however as part of gaining your professional status you have to complete a two week intensive driving course, hope that is of help Ade

Heres the truck we ride in over here in west midlands uk, only 3.5 tonne, on a Renault Chassis. yours truly is the one at the back. the truck looks nothing like as good as yours and being 6'6'' i have trouble standing in the back but it does the job. ade

Thanks for the info, seems we technicians can do more than a basic but less than an intermediate, i.e we cannot canulate or use double lumens (yet). am no longer confussed. Ade

Hi there I am new to the forum. I work with the ambulance service in west midlands uk. This probably sounds stupid but i am wondering what is an EMT-B or EMT-I here we only have two grades of staff which are Technician or Paramedic, of which i am the former. sorry for sounding stupid...