TESTIMONIALS START TO POUR IN!!!!!

We have many testimonials from paramedics all over the world starting to pour in here, i will post 2 of them and gradually over the upcoming weeks post ALL of them!! The first testimonial here is from a paramedic who did a 2 year stint here and who is HIGHLY qualified and has vast international work experience:

INVESTIGATE THE AMBULANCE SERVICE----------------------------------

How would you feel if your loved one suffered a heart attack or was seriously injured?No doubt you would have fear and apprehension.How would you feel to know that the ambulance crew that arrived to your home were not qualified as Paramedics or as Emergency Care Technicians (EMT)?IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT YOU MAY BE MORE QUALIFIED AT TREATING YOUR LOVED ONE THAN THE AMBULANCE CREW THAT HAS TURNED UP. IT IS ALSO TERRIFYING THAT THE CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE PERSONNEL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO EMERGENCY DRIVING TRAINING. SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE AMBULANCES SCREAMING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD DRIVING LIKE MANIACS, REMEMBER THEY ARE NO MORE QUALIFIED TO DRIVE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE THAN YOU ARE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THEY KILL SOME ONE.AS ONE OF THE UNQUALIFIED CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE PERSONNEL TOLD A HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPAT PARAMEDIC " YOU ONLY NEED 7 CAR LENGTHS TO BRING AN AMBULANCE TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM 70MPH" ???????????????? APPARTENTLY HE HAS CHANGED THE LAWS OF PHYSICS! ACCORDING TO THE UK HIGHWAY CODE AND THE USA RULES OF THE ROAD IT TAKES 315 FEET OR 24 CAR LENGTHS. BARE IN MIND THAT THIS IS FOR CARS AND NOT A HEAVY AMBULANCE. THE SAME GUY ALSO STICKS IV'S IN PEOPLE ADMINISTERS DEADLY DRUGS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO TRAINING. ALL OF THIS AFFECTS THE CAYMANIAN POPULATION MORE THAN THE EXPAT ONE.WHY NOT ASK TO SEE THE CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBULANCE STAFF ? NOT THEIR ID CARDS. THEIR PARAMEDIC LICENCES.ALL OF THE EXPATRIATE PARAMEDICS AND EMT'S HAVE THE HIGHEST CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE USA,UK AND CANADA.YET THEY ARE FORCED TO WORK WITH A CAYMANIAN EMT WITH NO QUALIFICATIONS OR RECOGNISED CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENCE.DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. PUBLIC RECORD. THERE ARE NO RULES FOR THE LOCALS AND 1000'S FOR THE EXPATS.THE FOLLOWING IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE LOCAL EMPLOYEES.AGAIN DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. IT IS INCREDIBLE* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WHO THE HSA PAID FOR TO ATTEND PARAMEDIC SCHOOL IN THE USA. HE DID NOT PASS ANY OF HIS EXAMS, DID NOT GRADUATE. HE FORGED HIS GRADUATION CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION CERT. HE GOT CAUGHT BY THE HSA.HE WAS NOT FIRED.....????????? HE WORKED ON AN AMBULANCE RIGHT UP UNTIL HE JOINED THE POLICE !!!!!! IF HE IS A FRAUDSTER IN THE AMBULANCE SERVICE WHAT COULD HE DO IN THE POLICE.I WOULD ASK THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN COURT FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL OFFENCES ON MINORS WHO STILL WORKS FOR THE HSA.I WOULD ASK THE POLICE AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER.* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPOYEE WHO IS PAST RETIREMENT AGE AND REFUSES TO TAKE ANY EXAMS. IS ALWAYS 30 MINS TO AN HOUR LATE FOR EVERY SHIFT AND ABSOLUTELY USELESS AT HIS JOB DOES NOT EVEN KNOW CPR ??????. HOPEFULLY HE HAS RETIRED BY NOW* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WHO THE HSA PAID TO ATTENDED PARAMEDIC SCHOOL IN THE USA WHO DID NOT PASS ANY PARAMEDIC EXAMS OR GRADUATE. HE WORKS AS A PARAMEDIC IN CAYMAN. HE IS ALSO THE BIGGEST RACIST AND TROUBLE MAKER. HE GETS AWAY WITH EVERYTHING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CEO OF THE HSA AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IF IT HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY HE WOULD BE FIRED AND IN COURT ON RACIST CHARGES. HE APPEARS TO BE PROTECTED FROM SOMEBODY IN HIGH MANAGEMENT.I WOULD ASK THAT SOME MEDICAL AUTHORITY INVESTIGATE AND/OR LABOR BOARD.* 2 CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ALLEGED TO BE PART OF A COCAINE/GUN SMUGGLING RING.THEY WERE CAUGHT. ONE TOOK THE RAP AND WENT TO PRISION THE OTHER STILL WORKS AT THE HSA.I WOULD ASK THE POLICE AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WHO DID PASS HIS PARAMEDIC EXAMS IN THE USA. HE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED IN OVER 5 YEARS.* A CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WHO BRINGS A GUN TO WORK WITH HIM IN THE NORTHSIDE WHERE HE SHOOTS LOCAL WILDLIFE.I WOULD ASK THE POLICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS BUT HIS BROTHER AND FATHER ALREADY WORK THERE, HE MAY EVEN WORK FOR THE POLICE NOW.* OTHER CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES WHO REGULARLY WATCH PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIES ON THEIR LAPTOP COMPUTERS WHILE ON DUTY.*OTHER CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES WHO REGULARLY COME TO WORK SMELLING OF ALCOHOL.OPENLY RACIST COMMENTS TOWARDS EXPATS ARE COMMON PLACE. ANWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD THIS WOUL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL.ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS KNOWN TO A & E DIRECTOR AND NURSE MANAGER.BY FAR THE WORST MANAGERS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.THERE ARE ONLY 3 AMBULANCES OPERATIONAL ON GRAND CAYMAN, ONE IN WEST BAY, ONE IN GEORGE TOWN AND ONE IN NORTHSIDE.3 AMBULANCES FOR 40,000 PLUS INHABITANTS. NOT TO MENTION THE TOURISTS AND CRUISE SHIPS.VERY RARELY ARE ALL 3 AMBULANCES RUNNING. WITH STAFFING PROBLEMS DUE TO RACISM AND INTIMIDATION COUPLED WITH POOR MAINTAINANCE. YOU ARE VERY LUCKLY IF 2 OPERATIONAL AMBULANCES ARE IN SERVICE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.THIS SUITS THE CAYMANIAN EMPLOYEES AS THEY HAVE UNLIMITED OVERTIME. AND THE POOR HSA ALWAYS PAYS.THE CAYMANIAN AMBULANCE STAFF ARE BY FAR THE WORST AMBULANCE PERSONNEL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. TERRIBLE AT THEIR JOB AND HORRIBLY RACISTIF YOU HAVE ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND THINKING OF VACATIONING OR BUYING A PROPERTY IN CAYMAN. YOU MAY WANT TO THINK AGAIN.WHY DON'T YOU ASK ANY EXPAT MEMBER OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE WHAT IT IS LIKE. THEY WILL GLADLY TELL YOU.FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT IT IS VERY SCARY. YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON AMBULANCES WHO REGULARLY ADMINISTER DRUGS WITHOUT TRAINING. THEY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. THEY ABSOLUTELY DESPISE EXPATSNO MATTER IF YOU ARE CAYMANIAN OR EXPATRIATE. THIS REALLY AFFECTS YOU.SO IF YOUR MOTHER/FATHER, BROTHER/SISTER, SON/DAUGHTER, AUNT/UNCLE OR BEST FRIEND HAS A MEDICAL OR TRAUMATIC EMERGENCY - REMEMBER THERE IS A 75% CHANCE THE CREW THAT YOU GET WILL NOT BE QUALIFIED.PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS. CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. IT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.I HOPE NONE OF YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY.THIS IS A VERY WEALTHY COUNTRY WITH A VERY, VERY POOR AMBULANCE SERVICE.IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES DUE TO INCOMPETENCE OR DANGEROUS DRIVING.**********************************************YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED**********************************************************************

The next testimonial is in response to the first one, and very short but very chilling and scary, also from a very QUALIFIED paramedic:

They already have, but they have been brushed under the carpet.

Another testimonial from a very well educated and respected CERTIFIED Paramedic:

Leaving the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority's EMS Service was just as exciting as the day that they hired me!!!Ahhhhhhhhhh. to be part of a REAL, PROFESSIONAL and, STRUCTURED EMS system again is outstanding! The education credits, the ability to advance your career and credentials, the non-expired drugs and co-workers. The desire to actually go to work and absolutely LOVE your job again. Not having to tell an "EMT" the difference between an oxygen mask and a nebulizer and when to do CPR. Vehicles that run and are appropriately maintained. Not having to clean your rig after the previous crew goes home and place bets on what is missing from your ambulance EACH AND EVERY SHIFT! Crew stations that do not have dead, smashed mosquitos on the walls, toxic black mold on the ceilings, diabled fire alarms, and leaky roofs. Radios that work EVERY TIME I press the button. Cervical collars and ice packs!!! Thats right, the basic supplies right on every ambulance! We share calls and complete professional documentation about them upon their completion. We do not argue who's call it is; if someone calls for help WE DO OUR JOB FIRST and worry about who's call it was LATER. PROTOCOLS!!!!!! Uniform allowances that consist of more than a pair of boots and a shirt (5 pants, 5 shirts, 1 jacket, 1 pair boots, one belt, one glove holder, 1 badge EACH YEAR! The 5 concept is called FORESIGHT so if you damage one you still have 4 and they will relace what is damaged). In cayman, the EMS workers were the only uniformed profession that did not have matching uniforms and receive enough uniforms for a week of work. Security guards making $4 per hour had matching professional uniforms and badges! 911 dispatchers that are never in the public eye have badges and uniforms and yes....one complete uniform for each day of work. If you work OT you get PAID for it. One standard for all employees. Police and fire personnel that protect you and know how and when to cut a car apart! (This does not include those expat RCIP officers that bust their asses each and every day; you know who you are!) A supervisor that is just as certified to practice medicine as I am, is qualified for the job, and has EARNED the respect of his co-workers. A human resources department that knows how to resource humans and helps to develop the careers of employees by offering to pay for training, and to provide everything that is needed to maintain credentials. After all, most compainies pride themselves on having happy, educated, and competent staff. There are no child touchers, that is a FELONY and is grounds for immediate termination of employment, and revocation of your privilige to ever practice medicine again!! Policies and procedures that apply to EVERYONE, and progressive dicipline for the fuck ups; not just threatening memos. Being releived 15-20 minutes EARLY for your shift. Employees that do not forget that they work 4 days on and have 4 days off and are intellegent enough to extrapolate this repeating pattern into the next decade...... for your information......UNLESS YOU ARE NOTIFIED OF A CHANGE, IT DOES NOT CHANGE!!. Oh and if you take a class and fail to take or pass the exam....YOU AIN'T SHIT. Just the return of the brotherhood, professionalism, and respect for your fellow human being (no matter where they are from or what color they are) makes it all worth while. There is not enough sunshine, clear water, or tax free income that could ever get me to donate my skill and experience to the HSA ever again!!! I love it!

CAYMAN ISLANDS EMS MANAGER A TOTAL FRAUD!!

Well, well, well. look what we have here:) As luck would have it, i stumbled across the links for the michigan state and florida state paramedic-emt's state registration boards which is public information:) These neat little website's tell you all about if someone is state registered or not, and how long ago there registration lapsed!!!! i love it!!! All you have to do is type in the paramedic or emt's name which in this case is Stephen Anthony Duval and there designation emt or paramedic, and voooooooila!!!! an ocean of information is at your finger tips!!

the link to the michigan state registration is:

http://www.cis.state.mi.us/free/default.asp

and the link to the florida state registration is: https://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP

*Remember, for the florida state registration when you type in paramedic for profession it will not work for stephen anthony duval, you have to type in emt, thats a surprise:)

Other interesting characters of this tragic comedy who proclaim to be paramedics but are nowhere to be found in any of these state registration boards are:

Dennis Fennell- Who failed the michigan state exams and school exams! On the staff schedule he's listed as an EMT-P, ya right. Dennis is the one with the delightful personality. You just feel like driving a 12 inch steel nail through his head every time you look at him....keep up the great work dennis, Dennis is off the "rig" because he has a supposed back injury. Instead the "brilliant" Stephen Duval lets him come in the office where he surf's the internet all day long and goes outside and chat's with his friends the security guard staff all the while still collecting 3000 a month for all the hard earned contributions he makes to EMS while surfing the internet for car parts, way to go Dennis, keep up the hard work, hopefully the cocktail of anti-depressants your on will make your eyeballs straighter:)

Sherman Myles- who proclaims he passed the state boards and is now being paid as a paramedic!!!! he's nowhere to be found on the florida registry as a paramedic..Figure that one out!

Kendal Connor- who is nowhere to be found on any of the websites and shoots cayman wildlife with his rifle while on duty at northside station and is late everyday 30 minutes to work, way to go kendal, keep up the good work in your community, if only Kendal knew how to read this he would feel angry:)

Steven McLaughlin- AKA "The Black Panther", here's a guy who is also nowhere to be found on the websites, what do you expect from a guy who's email address is killthemstrong@hotmail.com. Now thats scary! you can see why we expats get treated so well here:)

Gifford Prendergast- this guy is registered as an emt but thinks hes a paramedic and knows it all!! hes been off the job now for almost 3 years now with a "back injury" and now he's the acting supervisor, scary... he hurt is back with that "child touching" incident a couple years ago:), hopefully jiffy doesnt trade his taxi in for a childrens school bus, he has never been the same, if you know what i mean:)

Hal Ebanks- this guy is the only caymanian CERTIFIED paramedic from the state of florida, great guy, super smart and should have had the managers job. well respected by all the expat staff..take care hal...Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!

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U.S.A., Canadian and U.K. Paramedics-PLEASE READ

Dear curious paramedics,The cayman islands is trying hard to recruit you to come to "paradise" and work. Paradise not only consists of palm trees and white sand but a healthy work environment with a team commitment to excellence and patient care, which does not exist. To bad the palm trees and white sand are the only good thing here to enjoy. As for the employment here this is the only way I can explain it, "career suicide"!!!!! This blog is really for the paramedics around the world who are considering working here in the cayman islands and would like a fair and honest assessment by past paramedics who have worked here and present ones as well. In the upcoming weeks this blog will state factual evidence backed up by paperwork, current news reports and testimonials from all sorts of paramedics. Hopefully this will help you make an educated decision if you would like to work here. Also, we will also provide a fair and equitable platform here from all sides of the fence so that the local emt's can also contribute ( this means they will have to bring there dictionaries and thesaurus' if they want to contribute in writing:) In closing due to the impending exodus from many current paramedics, the HSA will be pushing hard to recruit you...stay tuned for all the facts and fun:)

Judy Miller Slams the Paramedics Again!!!

HR manager of the HSA Judy Miller is great at slamming, paramedics that is....Former Cinical Co-ordinator of EMS Jason Dardano was owed over 25 thousand dollars in monies owed to him by the HSA upon completion of his tour here at the HSA on september 15th, 2006, instead Judy Miller does what she does best and royally screws him up with a paycheck grand total of just under 5 thousand dollar paycheck, thats 20 thousand short Judy, just in case you dont know the math!! thanks again for taking care of us paramedics Judy, such a loving canadian gal she is.......have no fear Jay, apparently rumour has it that another CERTIFIED paramedic is on the case, along with the labour board.....other interesting news here in the cayman islands has another CERTIFIED paramedic being suspended because the health council did not approve his paramedic license, wait a minute, hold the press, you mean Dr. Vlitos the dentist didnt certify him? Who is this guy? ohhh, he's the dentist who is in charge of certifying the paramedics, that makes total sense now:).....i guess they have enough local certified guys here that are paramedics, NOT!!!! to start off with the manager hasnt been certified in over 5 years( fear not, in the next week here on this blog, pictures, profiles and copies of all the local workers EXPIRED certifications will be posted here for proof and a good laugh) and is it possible you say?? yes, i think there also may be a charged criminal working in the EMS department, proof will come in the form of a certified criminal record check( coming shortly for all to see and peruse at your leisure:) .........i will continue posting some more great events and news in the upcoming days, this is just a taste....P.S. Hope your kids dont get sick here in the cayman islands:)