• Paramedic or Nurse?

Posted: **Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:07 pm**

Can you guys help me figure out what provinces hire which paramedic or nurse for the air ambulance operations

Thanks guys trying to figure out where to apply for work as my wife is a nurse

Posted: **Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:28 pm**

Manitoba allows both

Posted: **Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:57 pm**

Ontario is Paramedic within the prov.
ORNGE is in charge of all Fixed and rotary medic stuff. There may be nurses on "bring back to Canada flights" ala Skyservice but I think they use mostly medics.

Nova Scotia EHS uses both 50% in hospital/50% aircraft.
Alberta STARS is the same.

http://www.ornge.ca/
http://www.skyserviceairlines.com/eng/a ... efault.asp
http://www.gov.ns.ca/ehs/
http://www.stars.ca/bins/index.asp

Posted: **Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:28 pm**

Why does she have to work in the air-ambulance? I'm sure she could find a job on the ground at a hospital or clinic wherever you're based.

Posted: **Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:58 pm**

As long as she's cute, I'll sleep with either, or

Posted: **Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:10 am**

Husky your right she wouldnt have to work with me we just thought it could be fun and if we managed to get on the same rotation we wouldnt be making the sacrifice soo bad (just that we wouldnt be moving some where different to both of us then not able to even hang out with each other)
CE your comment is just sad but as long as no one knows your true identity you shouldnt have a issue finding work

Thanks for your posts

Posted: **Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:19 am**

BC Paramedics
AB Paramedics
SK Nurses
MB Nurses
NU Both
NT Nurses

Usually having peds experience is the key for any air amb job.

Posted: **Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:18 am**

I'm sure you're already aware of the fact that nurses will require specialized training to do flight work. Might want to check which Provinces require which certification as well.

Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:07 pm**

Don't forget nurses are people too!

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:09 am**

Bandaid I am sure she will require specialized training to do flight work that shouldnt be a problem for her maybe just a time issue; she is one of the highest trainned nurses at the hospital
ty co-joe

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:02 am**

So talking to some Ontario Medevac pilots ( and eavesdropping on paramedics) what is this new ORANGE, i mean ORNGE protocol going to do to ON flight medics and nurses? Sounds like a lot of people are being displaced... maybe i should stop eavesdropping, but i couldn't help it... FBOs and free coffee bring out the worst in me.