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Hi folks I am from South Africa and currently in Naples Florida. As far as i can make out my qualification back in SA is the equivalent of your paramedic practitioner over here. I am wanting to move out this way as most of my family are now living in your beautiful country. Can anyone suggest...

Can anyone direct me to any HEMS research databases or resources? I'm doing my research on HEMS and looking for articles and publications etc

Hey folks I'm busy with a research proposal and am doing in on HEMS in South Africa. One of my concepts is to evaluate patient on scene treatment times and develop a guideline for ideal on scene times for HEMS based on the relevant condition and criteria. So My posting here is to get as much...

This is for all the folks who work as flight medics, rotor wing and fixed wing. How much experience as an ALS did you have before you moved on to being a flight medic? What is the most challenging part of being a flight medic? What advice / input would you give to someone who was starting a...

I'm looking for some advice from the academic faculty of pre hospital personnel. I have a bachelor degree in emergency medical care and rescue. Translates to advanced paramedic (I think if lookIng at USA, UK, Aus protocols) I have been accepted to do a Masters and possibly further it onto a...

Hey folks I'm just wondering, in the world of apps and emergency medicine, can anyone suggest any apps they have found (specifically for I phone) which they found to be useful In Every day work? References Calculations ETC....

I just can't stop laughing, and although it really was not funny at the time, i just felt the need to share the unfolding events of this evening with someone.... Allow me to set the stage: I am busy with a research assignment which is taking all my time and I am starting to go blind from...

As a paramedic in SA we have moved from short course training to academic university based emergency medical qualifications. The process is in it's developing stages and I want to ask what the protocols are for the different qualifications I keep coming across. Emt b. Emt I. Etc We have Bls...

Hi folks. I realize that this is an anonymous forum but as a paramedic living in SA I am curious about where the members of of emt life work and live...? So if it doesn't violate any protocols perhaps you could just state where you work (state / region / country) and maybe what it is you like...