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Jon there's a decent group of medics from my service heading over. Stopping off on the West Coast for a few days first to catch up with mates. Really looking forward to the conference.

I'll be there. Heading over on the 25th and will arrive in Baltimore on the 28th. Looking forward to the trip enormously!

I'm just about to head over to the USA for 3 months holiday, during which I'm heading to a few community colleges and have scored quite a bit of ride time in different services. I'm very interested to see how the US systems compare with our own here. Will keep you guys posted!

In my brief scan I think people are confusing the "cert IV" aspect. It is read as Cert 4 (certificate 4, below a Diploma-or in American speak an associates) not cert intravenous. All good?! What has been said is pretty much the go in Australia, internal nationally recognised training...

Surprising as it may be, we have them in our degrees as well! :o:blink: To the OP; slog through it, the outcome will be worth it in the end!

I'm not from the US, but my friend is a Stanford Doc so it's got to be Stanford or Uconn (her undergrad school)..

With some pride!

We get either one or two 30 minute meal breaks depending on the shift. A 10hr shift gets one meal break, a 12hr gets two. Our meal can be 'broken' for code 1 (life threatening) and 2A (non life threatening but urgent) cases. If our meal is broken we are automatically paid an allowance of approx...

Glad somebody found my typo!

Little bit of an update. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/Media+Releases/2010/10/Evening+RU.htm http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/woman-charged-over-ambulance-fires/story-e6frfku0-1225944416151

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cleveland-ambulance-station-on-fire/story-e6freoof-1225943981639 It wasn't my station but same service, a lot of pissed off paramedics right now.

Brown! B) QAS has been pretty sweet to work for. Dr Rashford (Steve) was appointed prior to when I started working for them so the changes he's implemented have been the norm for me. Introduction and filtering down of pharmacological interventions and skills from intensive care to advanced...

Hi Superman, I work for QAS (Queensland Ambulance Service-I imagine your QSD is meant to read QAS) in Brisbane but spent my last high school and forst university years living in Townsville. To quickly answer a couple of questions; Ambulances are generally crewed by an advanced care...

Born and mostly bred in Victoria, don't start hating your own kind (bloody students :P ).

Loving it! No clouds, sun shining, no jackets, awesome!