SA Firefighter

1925597 22:34:36 25-01-10 SA12 GTN SPRAY NEEDS TO BE DISCARDED ON EXPIRY DATE, 3 MONTHS IS filtered. TA LARS
SAAS Unit  

The international year of the volunteer medal is now to be worn on the left.  

When originally issued, it was to be worn on the right.  

There was some process it went through, (that I can't remember exactly what) and it meant that it was then to be work on the left.

Pip

1924262 13:20:14 03-11-09 WO81 CatB Rhino's Tavern Stenhouse Bay Rd, Stenhouse Bay
SAAS Unit Yorketown

1924962 15:30:10 03-11-09 OC5 CatB Rhino's Tavern Stenhouse Bay Rd, Stenhouse Bay
Adelaide Uni Road Accident Research

1908094 16:29:48 27-10-09 REQUIRE CREW MEMBERS FOR LAND SEARCH AT 1730 HOURS TODAY CONTACT DO WITH AVAILABILITY BAG TEAM NOT REQUIRED
SES Weastern Adelaide

Firestorm -  if doctors, paras etc have markings to denote such qualifications....who knows what these mean outside of the organisation??  You might know that a red bar denotes an RN, or a gold bar a para- but who else here knows that?

Straps- This brings me back to the point of quality control- just because an RN volunteers their time - doesn't mean they're worth the ground they walk on if they struggle to cope working autonomously as an HCP without a doctor to run to all the time.   one could argue the point that a first aider with a calm demeanour and good communication skills would be more worthwhile!  

And on that note- we all know who your state 'professional' officer is......and trust me- that term is used very loosely around the office where he is concerned...one might even be forgiven for thinking that he only wears a black and white uniform on the weekends so he can fulfil his megalomaniac control issues that he's lost in SAAS with the management reshuffle of the last 18 months....

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Quote from: straps on September 16, 2009, 07:35:33 AM

Quote from: RescueHazmat on September 13, 2009, 08:19:17 PM

Its about time the Show management put on HealthCare Professionals at these events. Whether SAAS actually put a number of Paramedics there, or private companies get to tender with properly qualified personell.

St John rostered healthcare professionals on every day of the Show, this varied from experienced Nursing Staff, Paramedic and IC Paramedic staff through to Medical Officers. Many of these HCP's are also accredited under the National Clinical Practice Guidelines and from my preliminary discussions with a few of the HCP's that were on duty, there was 10+ hospital avoidances with the patient  either being discharged to home or being returned to the event.

For what it is worth, (and many of you will still have your own thoughts), any cadet at the show after 1800 would be most likely a Senior Cadet, meaning approximately 15+ yo and would have a senior first aid certificate. They are a great clinical resource and a risk assessment is undertaken before each event as to determine the role / scope for cadets at events.
Cheers
Shane

Who in there right mind would contemplate exposing a 15yo to a stabbing (as it were in this case). It is f*&king disgraceful that St John would allow this to happen.
If they are going to be used as a first aider at events this big, they should be confined to a treatment tent etc. under the strict supervision of a experienced, fully qualified adult (and by qualified i mean training above first aid and by adult i mean someone 25+).