re AED operator
generic sig - relevant to other lists i post to also job description /
speciofic operational role in the VASes
Martyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Fogarty" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Leading Paramedic
> Careful Martyn - I seem to remember you signing yourself off as "AED
> operator" a few months ago! Now that one is silly... :-)
>
> But you make a valid point, specialist registrar is now tautological; it
> used to distinguish old style registrars from Calman registrars. Now that
> the old style posts are extinct, it's about time that they were all simply
> called registrars again, like the old days.
>
> Regards
>
> Adrian Fogarty FRCS venflon inserter FRCSEd(A&E) qualified intubater FFAEM
> licensed thrombolyser...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Martyn Hodson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Leading Paramedic
>
>
> > Medicine has it's fair share of silly job titles
> >
> > SHO has already been mentioned,
> >
> > what flavours of registrar are there that aren't 'specialist'?,
> >
> > but then again healthcare and the NHS loves rank related job titles and
> > little symbols of rank
> >
> >
> > Martyn
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adrian Fogarty" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 9:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: Leading Paramedic
> >
> >
> > > Oh I see!! It does sound a tad pompous though, doesn't it? But on
> > > reflection, senior house officer is another good example of hyperbole.
> I'm
> > > pretty indiscriminate when it comes to cynicism, medics or non-medics
> are
> > > equally fair targets, it's just that hyperbole is one of my pet hates.
> But
> > > you're right about my training - it didn't extend much beyond the
> confines
> > > of hospital, so you've educated me today about paramedics' job titles!
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Adrian Fogarty
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Martyn,
> > > >
> > > > I'm afraid Adrian's training doesn't extend much outside his own
> dept..
> > > > You're quite right, the title Leading Ambulance person or Leading
> > > Paramedic
> > > > is a rank title much like SHO etc.. So he's effectively criticizing
> > poor
> > > > Ian Todd (who hasn't even posted on the ALS thread) for writing his
> job
> > > > title after his name. He'll be expecting police Chief Inspectors to
> > wear
> > > > Native American Head-dress and say "How!" next.
> > > >
> > > > (I'm assuming as well that he's referring to my email signature, but
> > I'll
> > > > let that one go).
> > > >
> > > > Robbie Coull
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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