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asked by DerrysueI absolutely love living in Newcastle. I am proud of being from the North East.
I did live in Derby for a year and have also lived in Leeds for 2 years, but the North East is where I belong!
Although if i didnt have family ties I would probably try the States. -
Ah ha!! Well, its funny you should mention that, but Mrs999 is already signed up as is a couple of her Twitter friends from London. I really think that this could be done.
Do you know a professional photographer that would do it for charity? -
Muuu Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Now I would concede that she could be the Posh of EMS, but the thought that I could be the becks is just laughable, so in that regards, I would suggest that it has never been suggested!! -
Mmmm, Let me see now.
Im more muscular and HUGE than weedy little skinny Justin.
Justin is MUCH more fit than fat and unfit me.
I did win the 1997 National Aikido Kata Championships.
But Justin is a Fire Fighter too, so I guess it would be pretty even.
I think it would go down to what we were fighting over and who wanted it the most!
But in reality, we would never fight as we are lovers and not fighters!! :-) -
I have not considered moving from Paramedic to Doctor, but that is purely down to age and time of my life. I have too many commitments to financially step back to go to med school.
No if you had asked if I had any regrets about not going to med school, then I would say that knowing what I know now, I wish I had stuck in at school and gone on to be a doc. -
Hell Yeah!
My nighttime alter ego is 'The Amazing Grey Haired, Green Jumpsuited, chubby, life saving, transatlantic, bromanced Medic999'
All should quake when they hear my roar!! -
Well, I will tell you my answer then tell you the answer that I think is the right one.
Personally, I would prefer the IHCD training. It is more practical and seemed a lot less `faffy`. It still took a minimum of 2 years before you could be a paramedic. However, I liked that because I had the background of my nurse training so I already had the theoretical grounding in research appreciation, evidence based practice, holistic health care and all the other 'nursey' theories and methods of practice. I also had 3 years of A&P and practical experience in all specialties.
The correct answer now, especially for external, non medical folks, is that the training HAS to be at higher education level. Our profession needs to be respected as at least equal to that of nursing, and without the academic foundation, this will never happen.
We always want to be seen as more than 'ambulance men/women', but until we put the work in to show that we are true clinicians, we will always be seen as less than our real potential by the wider multi disciplinary team. -
I had to find out what this was from Mrs999.
I think that the Telegraph reported that UK medics receive £38 for leaving someone at home.
If thats what you are asking about, then that is not correct.
It is true that NHS Trusts do get money from the Government for non transport of patients and referral on to more appropriate care pathways, but this is more to do with the fact that the Govt will not have to cover the cost of that patients care in the Accident and Emergency, therefore some of the savings come back to the Ambulance Trust in funding for the next year.
At least, thats how I understand it. -
Too True!!
It went down brilliantly at the wedding!! :-) -
I think that some parts of the UK model will certainly 'catch on'. The main difficulty being the funding model that needs to change first. American EMS cannot move away from automatically transporting everyone to hospital unless they sign a refusal until the service can be reimbursed for the care and advice they give the patient, instead of working on a transport model of funding.
I know some services are looking at community paramedics and some already have them in place.
Maybe there needs to be a conglomeration of ideas to find the best possible solution?
Hold on a minute - isnt that what the Chronicles of EMS is about?? -
The last year has been a whirlwind! Who would have thought that I would be about to go over to the states for the 6th time since Last November!
I have new friends across the States that I class as real and true friends and I have made connections with more people than I could have ever hoped for.
It is very hard to fit everything in. All of the trips I do are in my own time, I dont get released from work to travel around, so this obviously has a huge impact on my time with my family.
Mrs999 has been incredibly understanding and supportive, but we also have an arrangement that if it all gets too much for her then I will walk away. My marriage is my priority.
I dont think it will ever come to that, because she really is understanding,
I would love to be able to bring her with me though, so that she can meet all of my US friends and have a few great nights out with them. -
I really don't know. I can't imagine doing anything other than Heath care.
I guess if I was going to make a big bold step, I could go for being an astronaut or formula 1 driver. You know, all the boyhood dreams etc. -
I don't think so.
I believe in spirit and ghosts etc, but I don't believe that there is one supreme omnipotent being.
I believe in Darwinism and the evolution of the species -
Probably the influence from medical TV shows in the early 80s. Casualty and St Elsewhere are the two main ones. I decided to switch from nursing to Paramedicine when I got bored of the routine of theatre (OR) nursing and wanted more from my career and wanted to be more autonomous when caring for my patients.
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This is a good one!
Send on a job for ? man hit by train. It's late at night and I am heading down the tracks looking for the poor guys head. Sandra is coming from the other side looking for body parts too. We found the head and our eyes met by torch light and in that moment....we knew we would be together!!!
It could only happen in EMS! -
asked by yknot
I have a number of opinions of the state of EMS in United States.
1) In the whole, it is provided by the same passionate type of people as my country (although maybe that is the impression I get because I seem to communicate with people who are passionate, like me)
2) I am not convinced with Fire Based EMS, although as it is the only one I have yet to experience, I cant make a real formed opinion until I work in some private companies, hospital based services or volunteer services.
3) I find it incredibly frustrating and odd that a paramedic isnt a paramedic, no matter where you live. Surely there should be some national standard so that If you are a paramedic in Miami, but want to move to San Francisco, then your qualification still counts.
4) I have and will always have trouble with accepting the insurance system of health care. Thats may well be that as I have been brought up in the NHS, but it still feels alien to me that some people do not get the heath care they need or at least are crippled by the bill they receive after passing through the health care system. Which brings me on to....
5) Until the funding system changes nationally, you guys will always have trouble trying to implement things like leaving people at home and referring on to alternate health providers other than the ER.
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It is both.
Obviously, 3 years of degree level training and exposure to all fields in medicine cannot be underestimated.
Even though it did not prepare me for out of hospital trauma etc, it certainly helps with caring for people with medical problems as well as having an appreciation for some of the more exotic previous medical histories and drug therapies that our patients may be one.
It also helps to understand the goings on of the hospital itself and the role that the nurses play in actually 'running' the hospital. It helps to stop you getting so frustrated when no one takes your handover in the ER/A&E -
Unfortunately not!
My service has a certain 'discomfort' with the whole social media thing and does not really want to be associated with either my blog (even though they gave me permission) or the Chronicles.
I personally am gutted that I will not get the opportunity to showcase what my service does because much of it is unique within the UK Ambulance service.
I'm keeping on trying to convince them though! -
I had always wanted to be a paramedic, or rather it wa always going to be a toss up between the two.
In days of old (the early 90's) it was incredibly hard to get into the ambulance service on the A&E tier (answering 999 calls). You had to get a part time job on the patient transport service first (spins out patient runs etc), then try and get a full time position then finally try and get on a tech course for A&E.
In the meantime my nursing came through an I started off on my nursing career.
In 1999, direct entry technician training started for the ambulance service, so I decided to give it a go.
The rest, they say is history!!
I am still a registered nurse and I honestly feel that the nursing has given me invaluable experience which I can take into the pre-hospital arena. -
Because that is the way my mother brought me up and of course, because that is the correct way to say it, unlike over in America!!
Although, to be honest, I really don't know why we call lunch, dinner, and Dinner Tea.
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Mark Glencorse’s Bio
I am the author of the 2009 Fire&EMS Blog of the Year, Medic999 and the Co-Host of the EMS Reality Series 'The Chronicles of EMS'
