Guest V Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 Not to be paranoid or something, but I was told by admissions that the CPR/First Aid requirement doesn't have to be filled until we get there in Sept. is this true? I dont have my orientation package yet as I am still on vacation, so I apologize for the (maybe) lame question. V Where are all you guys/gals anyways? From 5-10 messages a day down to 0..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tutifruiti Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 I would like to caution everybody with respect to which CPR/first aid course you take...please, if you want to be sure you are correctly certified plan on taking courses offered by St. John Ambulance. I was certified by another company in Ottawa claiming to be equivalent...they are not...their courses don't even come close to what you will get from St. John. I believe the Red Cross also offers a good program...but don't quote me on that. If anybody is interested in getting certified with St. John Ambulance in Ottawa please let me know and I will post contact information. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 My understanding that either St. John's or Red Cross count as "official" towards fulfilling first aid course requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 V, Another thought...you might want to ensure you begin your CPR/first aid 2 weeks before you need to have completed it as for level "C" certification and basic first aid (with St. John Ambulance) you require 4 nights/days of courses...there are two days/nights of first aid and two days/nights of CPR...sometimes you can't get all four in one week...it depends on the schedule and availability of instructors. My courses ran thursday, friday, saturday, monday, however, others in my class did theirs over two weekends. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest V Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 Thanks guys and gals for all of your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 I thought I would post this link for anybody interested in taking their CPR/first aid training with St. John Ambulance. If anybody is also interested in volunteering in the brigade please post a message here and I can provide you with a contact as well. www.sja.ca/english/office...uarter.asp Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest medicator007 Posted August 24, 2002 Report Share Posted August 24, 2002 Peter, I must say, the manner in which you are pushing the brigade is impressive. Keep this up and youèll be promoted in no time... how does Corporal sound.... Cheerio, Sgt. Medicator (Division 777) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower Posted August 24, 2002 Report Share Posted August 24, 2002 Sgt. Medicator... You're funny...I'm having a blast with the brigade...I'm with 1042. I'm learning tons of stuff...helping my community...having fun doing it...getting free training/certification...and meeting lots of fantastic individuals. In that light, it's really not hard to "push" St. John Ambulance...it's an amazing organization. The quality of training is top notch. We were covering the Ottawa Ex the other day...there was a concert...man, people can sometimes be unreasonable with respect to preserving their health/the health of others...we had many very serious incidents. One that I found particularly hard was a call my partner and I received for an unconscious child...the call I always dread...it makes my heart pound...we went to the location and for about 20-30 seconds were unable to find the little guy in amongst the crowd...those few seconds were torture...all I could think about was finding him...he was not at all well...all turned out well though...he regained consciousness and seemed to make a complete recovery. I find dealing with very sick young children particularly challenging...I always feel like I'm looking at my own kids...when it's a young child it seems particularly unfair...no kid should have to experience this kind of traumatic event. His mum, sister and brother were very thankful...man, being able to facilitate a recovery like that warmed me from head to toe...what a feeling...it makes it all worthwhile. Again, the satisfaction gained from volunteering with the brigade and having the skills to deal with these situations, thanks to St. John Ambulance, make it very easy to promote the organization. Hey, on another topic, how's McGill? I believe I heard you guys have already started orientation...fill me in. I'll e-mail you...I've changed my email address as our friend who was hanging around here last year did seem to sign me up for a bunch of really distasteful porn sites... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest medicator007 Posted August 24, 2002 Report Share Posted August 24, 2002 Peter, Glad you enjoy the brigade so much, but you forgot to mention one important aspect..... fantastic uniforms... i mean come on, clip on ties! As for peds calls... i've been working 9-1-1 responses for quite some time now... dont know how many runs i've gone on. To this very day the only thing that gets my adrenaline running is when the age comes in on the radio and my patient is a child. I have always felt that no child deserves to be sick, maybe this is just an artifact of my brother being extremely ill as a child, but its how i feel. Pediatric calls always stick in my mind in great detail: my 8 m/o cardiac arrest, 12 y/o GSW victim... its funny how the mind works sometimes.... Be well, Medicator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 Ooops...sorry about that...I did forget the great uniforms! Actually, I haven't been "forced" to wear the clipon tie yet...it'll bring me back to my youth Our uniforms are actually not that bad...the traditional shirt and black cargo pants...black shoes or boots. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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