St John Ambulance

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:04 pm

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Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:25 pm

Oh okies cool i got ya now. SOR is always busy (ambulance wise) but same problem no real hospital to take patients too = more transfers

Be interesting to see what happens i guess few years down the track.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:21 am

How often do the call takers swap rolls from non emerg to emerg ?

We rang for an ambulance on friday for a call at work that collapsed was quite surprised she didnt ask me for my number name as soon as i mentioned chest pain..she sighed and said well the ambulance will be arriving nuder priority ebcause you said chest pain...lol

Stretch · Post by **Stretch** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:36 pm

I remember while doing something in the city a guy fell down the flight of steps in the Bankwest foryer,

Soon as I mentioned he is bleeding from his ears after falling down flight of steps cnr William St Georges Terrace he said the ambulance was on its way.

Within 5minutes an ambulance rocked up only to be followed by another ambulance lights & sirens but switched off and drove on when the first one stoped to deal with us.

Why would they send two?

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:25 pm

Dont know about that but any confirmed cardiac arrest cpr in progress always 2 crews are sent more hands make light work i guess.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:21 pm

Friday nights at 8pm on sbs they have a regular show out n about with paramedics in australia for those who are keen to watch just started as well.

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:24 pm

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Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:31 pm

I dont know hey the one i saw had some vic ambo stuff going on as well, another good one is angels of mercy it was a 60min doco made 3 years ago in melbourne with the ambulance service.

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:35 pm

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Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:02 pm

$200 stuff that :S

i have angels of mercy (vic ambo service) and a doco sja did on today tonight and another one another which went for 30mins a film crew went out with a central crew back in 1997 i need to burn them onto dvd sometime lol

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:45 pm

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Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:17 pm

OK will do !!! i'll suss out how to do it over the weekend

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:29 pm

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Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:46 pm

I noticed tonight the change of calls signs being used with either 21 or 22 on the end after the crew call sign.

Osbourne Park 22. Merriwa 21 Joondalup 22

Are these the day ambulances or just a new way of identifing the vehicles.

AcesAP · Post by **AcesAP** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:32 pm

Markmywords wrote:
Are these the day ambulances or just a new way of identifing the vehicles.

A memo was sent to ambulance stations on Friday outlining changes to vehicle callsigns to try and standardise them a bit more.

The changes are as follows and were effective this morning.

All 224 vehicles will be between the numbers 21 and 29
Eg. ARM01 will now be ARM21

All 4x3 vehicles will be between the numbers 31 and 39
Eg. SEC04 will now be SEC31

All 4x4 vehicles will be between the numbers 41 and 49
Eg. SEC03 BA will now be SEC41 BA

All sport vehicles will be between the numbers 91 and 99
Eg. CEN05 will now be CEN91

All PTV week day vehicles will be between the numbers 71 and 79
Eg. CEN06 will now be CEN71
CEN14 will now be CEN72

All PTV week end vehicles will be between the numbers 81 and 89
Eg. CEN12 will now be CEN81
CEN13 will now be CEN82

The types of vehicles are as follows:

224 vehicles work 2 days, 2 nights then 4 off
4X3 vehicles work 4 days on then 3 off
4X4 vehicles work 4 days on then 4 off

Hope this helps to clarify the new callsighs. It will be interesting listening for a few weeks to hear us all make silly mistakes....