CTV News Ottawa was given the exclusive opportunity to ride along with Renfrew County Paramedic Services Commander Kerri-Lynn McGrath for a look at a day in the life of a paramedic.
McGrath's day starts at 8 a.m. Paramedics are scheduled for 12-hour shifts, but McGrath says days regularly exceed that time.
"Sometimes they're rather isolated in their health care journey and they don't have a lot of resources at hand," said Jordans. Acting commander Kody Koepsel was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call involving a senior with a chronic issue that required a hospital visit. Paramedics are also deployed to local hospitals to help triage patients that come in, helping boost low staffing levels that some hospitals may experience.Renfrew County paramedics respond to an emergency call. Born out of the pandemic and a local Renfrew County creation, RC-VTAC operate assessment centres through the region, staffed by paramedics.
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