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No disrespect to Emergency Care Assistants (ECA's), but if they respond to an emergency call there is little they can do (CPR excepted). They will have to wait for a ParamedicEMT on a car or double staffed ambulance. The question should be asked why the Ambulance Technician (EMT) grade was discontinued. Morale is at it's lowest ever level amongst frontline ambulance staff. I have been emplyed by the Ambulance Service for 22 years and have never known a situation like this before. We do expect take some Cr*p from management, it goes with the job. Patients are now being affected and that is unacceptable.
Rolf
Saturday, January 26, 2013