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If that has ever been the case, it's news to me.

The service where I work recently added the CAT to our bags. I don't believe it has been used so far, but we have only had them for a couple of weeks and it's trauma season so that may change any time.

Based on my experience reserve med techs will be employed in whatever role that requires a body.  From PAD Clerk to platoon medic and everything in between.  I went as an amb driver.  I would not recommend it because being an armoured vehicle driver is like wearing a red shirt on Star Trek.  But...

I don't have any concrete statistics on how long or how difficult it is to switch trades, but I have known a fair number of reservists who have gone through an OT from/to various trades and it has always been a lengthy process with many speed bumps along the road. Being already qualified PCP...

In 2004 the Expert Field Medical Competition was held at CFB Borden. I'm hoping to touch base with someone who was involved as a participant or part of the organization team. I would like to hear people's impressions of the event and the format, if anyone is interested in sharing some info and...

Are you serious? :facepalm:

Thats because it's so darn effective!

Well I'm sure everyone hopes you learned your lesson. If you're not careful, you're going to cause a global shortage of pixels. It starts with double posts and then the next thing you know there will be rioting in the streets. And beware the "WARNING System" - after the second one they put a 'No...

Yesterday a CF medic was first on scene at a motorcycle vs. guardrail on Hwy 7 near Tweed. If anyone knows that medic, a PM would be much appreciated.

On the website it states that the program was accorded a 6-year CMA accreditation in 2006.  Has this accreditation been renewed?

Perhaps you might consider that this might be like some stories you read in the media about the CF; that there may be a lot more to the story than has been made public so far. 

I joined the reserves at 33 as a single parent of one child, mother not involved at all.  It's entirely doable, and well worth the extra challenges of arranging child care during courses and all that.  Over the years I missed a few courses and training opportunities because of some of the...

Anyone know anything more about this? http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4785

A couple of weeks ago I worked with the 2 Fd Amb training cell and the Ottawa Paramedic Service to provide some training in the basics of care under fire and tactical field care, as it applies to medics the city's Public Order Unit. Prior to this training I got my hands on a hemorrhage...

Shamrock I suspect that you are right, and someone along the line once asked 'should non-BMB(L) qualified personnel be allowed to stay overnight in the field, and that was interpreted by someone else as 'our non-BMQ(L) qualified pers won't be staying overnight in the field', which in turn...

I'm not asking for me. In my 11 years I've been to the field many times.  I like going to the field.  I've also been to Afghanistan; I'm calling shenanigans on your claim that you "...served in Afghanistan with reservists who never even had a QL3 under their belt...".  And FWIW before you take a...

I am wondering if anyone knows of a policy anywhere that states that members (in this case reservists) are not authorized to stay overnight in the field on unit exercises if they have not completed BMQ Land/SQ.  I have been told that members with BMQ and QL3 but lacking BMQ(L) can participate in...

In my line of work I occasionally get to share a very fast, very bumpy ride in the back of an ambulance with someone in the final moments of their life.  Sometimes this is as the result of someone drinking and driving.  I'm pretty sure that those people and their families would agree that while...

This is factually incorrect. First of all, non PCP-qualified reserve medics are Medical Assistants, not Medical Technicians. RQL4 Enhanced refers to an extension of the RQL4 that was implemented circa 2004 to bring the RQL4 course content in line with the clinical phase of the QL3 med tech...

I thought this was pretty funny: http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/the-5-least-intimidating-military-uniforms-around-world/