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As an EMR, there are plenty of places to work in and around Edmonton! Alberta Paramedical Services Inter-Hospital Ambulance Service Epcor ...to name a few. Check out the ACP website under "Employment" to check out some of the opportunities available. There are a number of rural services...

I like the idea. Get everyone started and everyone can get to know everyone. I do see the problem with one hit wonder's... But unfortunately its something we just have to deal with.

Ha! I've got you all beat! Started volunteering at the tender age of 6 years old. Just got my license as an EMR from Alberta College of Paramedics and I am now 17. Have been working as an emergency sports therapist for 6 months and hope to have my EMT-A (roughly an American EMT-I) in...

Likewise! I thought I was quite alone on this forum! See? Not such a useless topic after all!

Haha! Yes... I had just finished a 17 hour shift at that particular event and I was thinking to myself "thank god I get to go home" when another call came in for a "collapsed teenager" on the midway, the picture was of me laughing at my luck... or lack there of, after an utter gongshow of a day.

This is me working a standby in Edmonton, AB

Personally I leave them on until done with the patient. I'm one for writing info on my gloves until the documentation can be filled out - so having it on hand (literally) is preferable. If there are obvious ickies and or gooies, then they get changed. At one of our venues we use CaviWipes -...

Hey all! I recently read an article - can't remember where or by whom, - that outlined the possibility of using a KED without a long board in 'load and go' situations. It was an extensive study into the effectiveness of immobilization of a long baord vs. a KED. I can't remember what the result...

The new Ferno NAJO boards are nice - x-ray transluscent, good weight capacities and are nice and light. One of our venues has NAJO Lite boards - they are lightweight and easy to handle and are nicely contoured for easy boarding. We just bought several Ferno Millennia Boards - slightly...

Heh - I like that! I agree with a number of you, graphic scenes happen, and we honestly can't say if we will be ready for them or not. It is something we all are aware of when going into this job. As a few have said as well, it is the most important thing to treat your patient and when the...

Hey all! Just plainly out of curiosity - Stryker or Ferno? Specifically, the Stryker EZ Pro R3 versus the Ferno 35P ProFlexX. Generally I have heard a ton of comparisons between the Stryker X frames and the old Ferno mobile transporters. What are the new Fernos like? Pros? Cons? Anything...

Thank you :) Being in advanced English courses helps...

Thank you! That sums up my opinion exactly.

I'm not going to say much, but I, and many others do take offense to this. This was not my intent by reviving this topic, and I will leave it at that.

Wow, old topic revival, here. Again, I don't mean to infringe on anyone's beliefs, offend, or otherwise peeve anyone, but I am curious for more thoughts on the issue. I suppose the question is directed to Christian EMS responders, but how do you, as Christians, cope with the daily riggors...

I wish I was ALS... **sniff** Best I could do w/ pt is ABC's, patent the airway w/ opa, highflow o2, KED & board, monitor vitals and hope to god that ALS is down the road and STARS is on the ball w/ a less than 8 minute in the air time. I'd also be praying that a generous MD/neurosurgeon is...

Here in Edmonton, it used to be you had to be 25 before applying for EMR... And you have to have a class 4 liscence (here, Class 4 is Ambulance, Taxi or Small Bus (under 24 seated passengers, not including the driver)). Now, you can do EMR with a class 5 (standard driving liscense) and you must...

That's hardcore... In all the wrong ways!!! :blink: :wacko: :huh: My first call w/ patient care was when I was a volunteer first aider with the same standby service about 3 or 4 years ago. It was at Rexall Place (at that point was Skyreach Center) for an Edmonton Oilers vs. the Detroit Red...

Wow... Hate to bring up a dead topic, but my service, in particular uses Vertex Standards, w/ no infrastructure whatsoever... We're a standby service, though, so we don't generally need a huge service area, but it's frustrating to have to call someone on a cell phone when the radio craps out...

Btw, GREAT avatar! Fez is so clueless/funny! (No reflection of yourself, I assure you!)