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Originally Posted by Jone5y
Couldn't agree more with the sentiments in this thread. My old man was a paramedic for the entirety of his working life. While the obvious effects of dealing with less than pleasant patients, trauma, illness and death are not to be understated, the impact on the family lives of these professionals often doesn't get the recognition it is due. Long and odd working hours, an undermanned workforce, extensive on-call periods, sleep deprivation, overcrowded emergency departments etc all combine to potentially make a very important emergency service a challenging profession to be in and one that also impacts an ambo's loved ones.
They can't be thanked enough in my opinion
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Long hours is correct. Talking to the team that picked me up i asked them about their hours, turns out they work 12 hour shifts. I don't know how many shifts per week or what the rotation period would be.