** New Brunswick EMS association campaigning for recognition of advanced medics
** Melbourne medics praise bystander for driving heart attack patient to hospital
CANADA NEWS
** The Paramedic Association of New Brunswick (PANB)Â is campaigning to have advanced skills recognized by the province. That is the word from CBC (May 5) which quoted association head Chris Hood as saying failing to do so is negatively impacting patient care. Hood said New Brunswick currently has about 45 advanced medics who can not legally practice at the higher skill level. To assist in their drive for recognition of the training, the PANB is asking the public to sign an online petition at thecareyoudeserve.ca.
AUSTRALIA NEWS
** Melbourne medics are publicly praising a bystander who assisted a cardiac arrest patient Monday by driving the ambulance to the hospital. ABC News (May 6) quoted practitioner Ben Minchin as saying the man was recruited because providers were concerned the patient’s condition was rapidly deteriorating. Minchin said he and his partner literally did not have enough hands to deal with the situation. After randomly selecting his driver, Minchin barked directions to the hospital and offered cursory driving instructions. He said the man did fine behind the wheel and the patient survived.
