So med phase is done with a 100% pass rate and everyone is now a qualified paramedic. The course is scattered throughout the island and mainland doing practical training with the BC ambulance service. I am really looking forward to this portion of the course. I'm stationed in Victoria for the duration of this phase which allows me to see Ewa everyday and sleep in my own bed. Some guys aren't so lucky as they are in Vancouver for 4 days, then Port Alberni for 4 days and then Victoria.
The final tests on this phase were as easy as can be. Not because they're actually easy but because the instructors ensure that by that time we are more than prepared for them. On the final written exam there wasn't even an A-, everyone passed with an A or higher. I think I've mentioned it before but this is a condensed version of the normal PCP course. The normal one is 5 months, and the SAR PCP course is 3 months but it is the same course. It speaks volumes the level of compentency the guys on this course have to be able to learn this much material AND be able to practically apply it in such a short amount of time.
The last day before we all disappeared to go on our ambulance phase we had a pre-Christmas party party since not all of us will be around come Christmas time. Check out the video:
After Christmas/New Years break we start to get into the good stuff. Winter ops. Arctic Survival. SAR diving. Freefall parachuting. Mountain ops. Man I can't believe this is a real job.
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SAR Tech Motto: Without regard for my personal comfort or self advancement, to the best of my ability and to the limitations of my physical and psychological endurance, I solemnly pledge to make every effort to return to safety, those victims of disaster entrusted to my care by the assignment of the mission to which I have consented. These things I shall do: 'That others may live'
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What training do SAR Techs recieve?
SAR Techs are highly trained specialists who provide on-scene medical attention and rescue for aviators, mariners and others in distress in remote or hard to reach areas.
They are trained in advanced trauma life-support, land and sea survival, rescue techniques from helicopters, parachuting, diving, mountain climbing and rappelling.
In the air, they act as spotters, providing medical care during medical evacuation flights, direct the dropping of equipment and supplies by parachute and parachute and hoist from the planes and helicopters. On the ground, they render on-site medical care to casualties, organize and lead ground search teams and perform mountain rescue operations to assist and recover casualties.
They are trained to operate boats and to perform both surface and underwater rescues using scuba gear. They are trained as survival experts under all Canadian climatic and terrain conditions including on land, at sea, in the Arctic, on mountains and on glaciers. They are also trained to communicate with over-flying Aircraft by use of radios, flares, smoke, ground and hand signaling devices and other methods.
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