Heather626

I wish, since I don't think many of us actually have medical insurance! haha... ha...errr.

We tend to practice self preservation - use duct tape, bandanas and flagging tape to fix all manner of wounds!

In all seriousness though... can't even fathom what the cost of that would be! I know in the UK you have to have at least one supervisor or digger on site that is first aid certified. But they are always also an archaeologist. Can't be paying someone to be on site just in case something should happen.

icefisher45

Hopefully starting classes in January for Archaelogy, Wondering if my medical training would help.

DesertSuperRat

Well, several years ago I saw a Shovelbums ad for a project in which they were searching for a couple archaeologists who were also licensed or able to be licensed as First Responders or EMT-B. Just a couple, though and only that one ad. Otherwise, I would definitely see a field arch with EMT skills as an asset. Paramedic level would be overkill (heh), though, I think. I'm an expired 'B' myself which means I can't really do any fancy stuff but have some killer (heehee) first aid skills.

Jennifer Palmer

Webmaster

I've personally listed any first aid training and certifications on my resume. In the past, I've found that some companies will require their crew chiefs or field directors (or at least one person on the crew) to have such training. I don't know if it's made much of a difference in getting the job over someone who hasn't had that experience, but I figure it can't hurt listing it. Anything you bring to the table in terms of skills and experience is a positive, IMHO.

Good luck.

Dmack89

It certainly wouldn't hurt to add to your resume. I was formerly (I kick myself everytime I think about how I let my Certs expire) and NR-EMT and and AEMT-Paramedic. While I don't think having those ever helped me get a job, it was always nice to know that if something happened in the field, I knew what to do - and I think it made others feel safer also. I have attended a number of injuries in the field over the years - including

Machete slip that cut though to the fascia on a hand (bounced off a tree limb and deeply into a hand),

multiple bee sting attack (poor kid drove his shovel into a ground bee nest)

Heast exhaustion

Frost Bite

Nasal FX

a Variety of minor to serious cuts, abrasions, lacerations,

and even a sucking chest wound that led to a collapsed lung (young student fell on to a punji like sapling trunk someone else had cut off). This one happened about 1/2 mile into the woods and I had to carry the kid out after initial treatment - taken to ER by helicopter. The Docs said the actions applied may have save him, definitley saved a much longer hospital stay - I wonder how he would have fared without someone with knowledge of how to respond on the site.

So I would say definitely add it to your resume - and Good Luck.

p.s. unofficial field medic tip of the day - not something they teach in class - but learned from longtime medic colleagues - if nothing else is around to treat a sucking chest wound - (must keep outside air from getting into the chest - it causes lungs to collapse and keeps heart from expanding) - put a credit card over the wound. creates and airtight seal with every suck inward, but if you keep and end free - allows excess air to be expelled with enough internal pressure. If you want to know what this type of wound is -

KB

My last few employers have required all staff to complete First Aid/CPR courses every year. It's usually lumped together with all the mandatory annual training -- sexual harassment, OSHA... Typically at the beginning of the year.

Is that not standard?

FireArch

Moderator

It is not standard

icefisher45

[quote:="Dmack89"]It certainly wouldn't hurt to add to your resume. I was formerly (I kick myself everytime I think about how I let my Certs expire) and NR-EMT and and AEMT-Paramedic. While I don't think having those ever helped me get a job, it was always nice to know that if something happened in the field, I knew what to do - and I think it made others feel safer also. I have attended a number of injuries in the field over the years - including

Machete slip that cut though to the fascia on a hand (bounced off a tree limb and deeply into a hand),

multiple bee sting attack (poor kid drove his shovel into a ground bee nest)

Heast exhaustion

Frost Bite

Nasal FX

a Variety of minor to serious cuts, abrasions, lacerations,

and even a sucking chest wound that led to a collapsed lung (young student fell on to a punji like sapling trunk someone else had cut off). This one happened about 1/2 mile into the woods and I had to carry the kid out after initial treatment - taken to ER by helicopter. The Docs said the actions applied may have save him, definitley saved a much longer hospital stay - I wonder how he would have fared without someone with knowledge of how to respond on the site.

So I would say definitely add it to your resume - and Good Luck.

p.s. unofficial field medic tip of the day - not something they teach in class - but learned from longtime medic colleagues - if nothing else is around to treat a sucking chest wound - (must keep outside air from getting into the chest - it causes lungs to collapse and keeps heart from expanding) - put a credit card over the wound. creates and airtight seal with every suck inward, but if you keep and end free - allows excess air to be expelled with enough internal pressure. If you want to know what this type of wound is -
Thank you for the credit card idea, What type of wound was it?