Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-07-19 08:57:46 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:


Conflict management and Aikido are part of the basic training. They
have radio code words to secretly convey that they are in a
possibly dangerous situation.

All for a basic salary of £14K.

.... and all up?

With all the shift work & unsocial hours pay & overtime she about
doubles that.

Not a lot even so, is it?

Not for what she does, no. Not a job you do for the pay rates.

Does it improve with age, otherwise what are the advancements?

Currently she is an Emergency Medical Technician Grade 3 to use LAS
terminology, next step is a 6 week residential course to become a full blown
Paramedic. They then get an extra few grand a year.

I'd say her current level of training is easily degree standard, paramedic
is equivalent to a masters or whatever. Except with pass rates of 86% + to
qualify.

Only about 20% of LAS front line staff are actual paramedics, most are EMT2
& above.

She can administer 18 drugs, paramedic can give 27 (the extra 9 being mainly
morphine based). She can't canulate or intubate a patient despite being a
qualified phlebotomist, only a paramedic can do that.

She doesn't want to go into management, she wants to remain operational (or
useful as she calls it).


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk