In article <00d301c1ced2$a0ae0e20$4621883e@oemcomputer>, Martyn Hodson
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>some doctors don't , some aren't given the opportunity to do so, whether
>because hospitals don't rate the flying squad approach and /or BASICS
>schemes aren't supported by the ambulance service and influnetuial docs
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Agree ++
>because docs want a life too !
Yes - but there are still plenty of altruistic docs willing to give
their money, time and shoulder the risk for pre-hospital care.
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>> -GPs are increasingly unwilling to do home visits or emergency work
>
>it has to be said that becasue the public have abused the system in past the
>professions have become less receptive to home visits.
Am I agreeing with nagain? - must be this mountain air! I now work the
same rota as when I was in the UK but I have extended licence nurses who
take the first on-call. As a result I no longer resent being on-call
because I am only bothered for that which needs me
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>hmmm, i don't know about that, maybe some of the nurses wholeft nursing
>because of the politics and back biting wouldn't have done so if that option
>was there ,also all this money spent on NHS direct could have been spent on
>this instead, and would this have raised as much controversy?
I have to confess to not being convinced by NHS Indirect. Having worked
with a good number of nurses in pre-hospital care I think that blurring
the edges between paramedic and nurse training/roles can only be a good
thing
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>> So 'treat and release' schemes, particularly with better online medical
>> control, is something that would be very useful in many situations.
Absolutely!
>-Duct tape is like the force, it has a light side and a dark side,
>and it holds the universe together.
Not sure of the origin of this - I would like to claim to own it from
the rescue perspective but I have to confess to hearing it from someone
else many moons ago
Cheers
--
Jel Coward
The UK Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Command Physician course is
10-16th November 2002 at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Scotland
http://www.wildmedic.org
http://www.wemsi.org
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