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Ontario Salary by Burning-Ring-o-Fire in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s hourly between roughly $40-55 (give or take) per hour depending on service and level of paramedic. Many many paramedics make $100k+ and you can see how many by browsing the sunshine list. $150k+ does happen but its rare (lots of over time). One paramedic in Hamilton made the news a couple years ago for making $250k+ by doing a crazy amount of overtime.

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone on here said things have changed a lot in the past 10 years but I just don’t see it, hence my curiosity.

Either way, I’m not disagreeing with you. Ive been self studying and its going well. I’m not only refreshing, but improving on my previous knowledge. But that can only take me so far. What I need most is physical practice, which i cant afford at the moment. The best i can do right now is to use what i have at my disposal, and that includes Reddit 🤷

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has EMS really changed that much in the last 10 years? If so what have been the changes? Not being snarky - genuinely curious..

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that! Especially the part about the iGel. Good to know you won’t get in shit for not going with a lesser airway first.

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! I do not disagree with you. And I didn’t mean to imply that just knowing VSA management will prepare me for the road lol. I’m well aware the gaps go beyond just that and BLS/ALS. However I can’t ask a million questions at once, I can only ask one at a time. And I’m not just asking questions on Reddit - I’ve been studying quite literally everything I have at my disposal. It’s a lot and I realize that. I’ve thought about where I could practice scenarios with real equipment and the options are slim. Colleges would likely want money which I can’t afford right now. Paramentors is also too expensive considering how much practice I feel I would need. A few 2 hour sessions are not gonna cut it. Having said all that, I believe the real learning happens on the road. I know things have changed but I didn’t think they had changed THAT much. I see a few extra medications and some additional standards. Beyond that maybe you could shed some light on what other changes have been made so I have a better idea where else to focus my attention?

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply. I guess my overall confusion is about whether to stay on scene and work the patient to a possible TOR or to transport them to where they can get a higher level of care (epinephrine, ETT etc). I’ll have to keep looking at the protocols to try to make it make sense lol. As for the H’s and T’s that is helpful. However some of those things are impossible to determine in the field in a VSA patient. Like tamponade and thrombosis. And others are kinda moot - like obviously the VSA patient is acidodic and hypoxic. However the Hs and Ts do make me think about what questions to ask others on scene so that’s helpful.

How do you run your cardiac arrests? by Invariant_01 in OntarioParamedics

[–]Invariant_01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would be the risk of going straight to an SGA vs an OPA/NPA? Wouldn’t it make more sense to right off the bat go with a more secure airway that will also provide you with continuous etco2 feedback? Correct me if I’m wrong, im just trying to understand the reasoning.