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Simple math: Force = Mass times Velocity Squared. Meaning? Speed exponentiates the amount of force applied to your body. Don't underestimate how it wreaks havoc. Heavier vehicle and other changes don't have nearly the effect of speed increases. The reduction in the time you have to react and...

35 Field Ambulance (Sydney) out of Cape Breton NS owns medics in NL and NB. I am in the Gagetown area in NB, and I parade at 35 Fd Amb Det Saint John; we are a collection of medics attached to a service battalion. There is also a det in St-John's NL. I would love to get more civvie medics to...

I am a civvie paramedic who is also a reserve medic. I actually came from the reg F, where I was lucky enough to get my civvie Crackerjack-Box License. I absolutely love being in both worlds. Obviously both have pros and cons but on the whole I get something very unique from each side. If...

Possibly AMLS - Advanced Medical Life Support - is the course being referred to. I suspect the army doesn't routinely offer it; as it deals with medical cc's. Like PALS (Pediatric ALS) , hard to get in an army setting I think.

Boy oh boy, what a cool history lesson, I have never seen such an interesting collection of pretty ambulance trucks. I am truly surprised at just how long some of you have been around! :o (We won't talk about what I was doing in 1977. Great year by the way.) I am not using the word Old or at all...

Further to Kirsten's post; Sarah, I am very sorry for your loss, and my heart goes out to you. We are thinking of you down here, and we will remember.

Wow, if I ever plan on starting again, it will be when my husband is not around! That was a huge factor too - he quit the year before me and that helped me a lot. We take turns talking each other out of starting again. Sometimes one of us tries to talk the other into starting again, but we make...

Just to have the whole picture clear as mud in my head - ??? What was your MOC when you were in before? Were you a Med A or another MOC attached to a Fd Amb?

I hope the battle is still going well, for for those of you brave enough to try and quit. I couldn't have quit if it wasn't for becoming pregnant with my daughter - I really admire those of you that have the sheer self-motivation to do it, without your body being in a hostile take-over...

My cousin has since had her transplant operation (two days ago); at least now I am informed for the future. Thank you Kirsten.

Is there a screening tool for diagnosing post-concussive syndrome? Is it important to recognize it, in that it can change pt outcome by altering a chosen course of treatment? (In patients with just PCS)

I did my EMT practicum with Edmonton EMS and recall talking to some of their Tactical paramedics who went out with the police as needed. That was in 2002, and I don't think they were new then. One of their guys preceptored one of the CF EMT students, and he also taught on the first TCCC course...

I haven't heard about extra money for PCP's, but the CF is training their Reg F members to that standard as laid out by the NOCP's. That makes you a very attractive recruit once you are certified. In the interim, you could at least be earning money as a reservist; you likely have the pre-req's...

I just voted myself as EMS, but I am an army reservist, ex Reg F. (Fubijar!)

Um guys, where do you find the rats? Remember you are not allowed to find "volunteers" passed out in the shacks on the weekend... In all seriousness, pls keep posting your findings.