The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic
JULY 1, 2020
As paramedics, whilst we often take great offence at being called ambulance drivers, the question is, when it’s our turn to drive, what exactly is it that we are providing? Do we fully engage in shared patient care with our attending partner, or do we switch off so that we can simply drive the ambulance and take it easy?
Paramedic Nat
MARCH 19, 2020
So much more than just “ambulance drivers”. Thank you for caring for your communities as paramedics with a multitude of advanced life-saving skills and medical directives…and so much more.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Peter Canning
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The ambulance company. The ambulance company? I am tempted to say, I am the ambulance company and I am asking for it. We are there to simply carry her mother out to the ambulance, drive her to the hospital. Ambulance driver by day. We put the woman’s mom in a wheelchair, and head toward the ambulance exit.
The Overrun Podcast
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Do you cringe each time you see a news story talk about “ambulance drivers”? Do you cringe each time you see a news story talk about “ambulance drivers”? Have you ever wondered why the news media gets EMS stories so messed up? Is your agency concerned with sharing your work with the community because of “HIPAA”?
NCOAE
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
And they’re certainly not “Ambulance Drivers.” The NREMT itself started out with an “EMT-Ambulance” or “EMT-A,” later adding an “EMT-Non-Ambulance” designation. They know how to safely move you onto a stretcher, into an ambulance, and transport you to the appropriate facility.
Broken Paramedic
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Dear frontline ambulance colleagues, After 12 years of responding to 999 calls and subsequently watching from the sidelines as family and friends continue to do so, I am only too aware of the ever increasing pressures and the ongoing erosion of the ambulance clinicians’ lot. ” Ouch.
NCOAE
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. For EMTs and patients, an ambulance is more than transportation to the hospital. Many EMTs work on a 911 emergency response ambulance. Shifts most commonly are 12 or 24 hours. There are both paid and volunteer services.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
52 
Let's personalize your content