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I am curious to see who else gets paid what in terms of loadings and penalties? The current situation is essentially we get nothing apart from stat days. Most were abruptly removed decades ago with the first renegotiation post labour market deregulation and the few that remain are only for...

I saw this morning South Australia are recruiting paramedics including sponsorship From what I've heard they're the last service to sponsor so get in now if you're keen. I've met a few SAASies and seems fairly bog-standard for Australasia. I imagine as long as you can prove your...

G'day all Been having a squiz around the internet and keen to see what other blokes are doing as part of your RSI programs as a bit of comparison to Australasia. Specifically, I would like to know: Who is performing it? All officers at the appropriate level or is it restricted? Are you using...

G'day all, In Australasia we're working towards Paramedic registration under the applicable national health professional regulation schemes (AHPRA and the HPCAA respectively). This is already used in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, and I understand all of the USA and parts of Canada. This will...

You are responded to a shortness of breath. The patient is a 26-year-old female. Her husband told Control that "it looks like my wife is dying!". The patient gave birth to her second child about 20 minutes ago but since become very unwell. Delivery was normal and placenta has passed...

Avo, I've been reading a bit about various ambulance services' running specialised responses to "super-acute" patients. Most of these patients have major trauma, and most responses use a Doctor/Paramedic or higher level "critical care" type paramedics. Most respond by road and air to primary...

Hi all, I was reading a medically unrelated article today which described the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias rendering some people to believe they possess greater knowledge or skill in a particular area than they do, and/or the inability to recognise same. This got me thinking about...

You are responded to a patient who has lacerated their brachial artery. Upon locating, the patient is surrounded by a very large pool of blood, is GCS 3 with no palpable pulse (but has a HR of 150/min on he monitor), no recordable blood pressure and is taking intermittent agonal gasps.. The...

This is an interesting case, a real case, for you to think about. You are responded at 3 a.m. to a 64-year-old female who is "feeling unwell". She has been feeling this way for many hours and now cannot sleep. Her husband is significantly concerned enough to call an ambulance. She has a...