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Correct, depending on the current exchange rate of course! True but for nurses to be earning close to this level they would have to include a large managerial component into their jobs OR be a clinical specialist. Remember PA's do not exist in UK medicine - this role is incooperated into...

The argument is they should use an alternative such as an iGel or LMA. In the UK paramedic training has to be paid for by the student, not the ambulance service. Theres an advantage when you are a bean counter! ;) I dont know, but that would be one hell of a reseach study! :cool:

The UK for one! Paramedics must have an accredited university degree (which takes 3 years) in order to attain state registration, which is a legal requirement.

ETT (I assume this is referring to intubation) is a dying art in the UK. IGels/LMA/Combis have taken over. Its only anaethetists using ETT these days, its no longer part of the paramedic skillset - its obslete. This is not without controversy. See: http://jrcalc.org.uk/intubation_paper_v4.pdf

Far simplier answer guys. The have an AED and a seperate ECG machine to do 12 lead ECG.

Hi. The list I posted is in addition to Schedule 7 emergency drugs (which includes many on your list above) and non-injectable drugs (such as entonox/GTN/salbutamol) are not restricted under UK law. Very interesting though - pacing and cardioversion are certainely not permitted, this is probably...

Amazing

... but if you dial 911 for an ambulance, do you have to pay? And how does the dispacter decide which agency will provide the response? Does the caller/patient get any say in it?

Enoxaparin = Heparin Sodium and that is on the list. Plavix (clopidogrel) is not widely used in the UK and its use in pre-hospital care not established. One thing though, we could never ever EVER use the word "Plavix"!!! Using brand names is a big no no in the UK.

No there is no legal requirement to do this at all. In some areas, they can transmit ECG recordings to a local CCU for advice. But this will be at the discretion of the paramedic. In fact paramedics can give any drug listed here, without the need to discuss with an MD...

Im still learning exactly what an American paramedic actually is (and isnt). In the UK all paramedics must be state registered in a similar manner to an MD or RN. As such they can struck off for misconduct, and using the title "paramedic" without holding state registration is a crinimal offence...

You mean EMS or the health service in general? Neither can really be called "socialised" as such. Healthcare is always free at point of care and insurance is mandatory (i.e. deducted from your salary alongside tax) but the providers of healthcare actually range from NHS trusts, private...

Paramedics are considered healthcare professionals in the UK, however our equivilent EMT grades are not.

Hello. I take your points! However I am already a "qualified" EMT in the UK. I say qualified, but technically speaking it is not possible to be a qualified EMT as such over here! So I do have several years experience frontline EMS. Also your immigration rules are pretty dam tight, we can only...

Yes and clinical rotations! :cool: