Student Talk – EP8: American Perspectives – Pt. 2

Hosts: Jonathon Massey and Nick O'NeillGuest: Erik GervaisAbout this episode:Erik discusses his extensive history in EMS, fire, and police. He gives valuable insights into inter-agency operation. He tells us of his journey to become a paramedic, and shares the experiences and lessons he’s learnt from working in all areas of Emergency Response. He also takes us inside a 911 call centre and shares the workings of how they coordinate various services to incidents. About Erik:Erik Gervais has been involved in emergency services since 2004 to include police, fire, emergency dispatching, and EMS where his home is. Erik came back to EMS shortly after the death of his first son, Owen Lucas Gervais, where he found his desire to go back into the medical field again. He works currently as a paramedic at EmergyCare (Pennsylvania) in a busy non-emergency transport and 911 service.  He holds numerous public safety certifications including police, fire, and EMS. His passion is EMS, where he came back to, and teaching the industry.  About Jonathon: Jonathon is a 2nd year Paramedic student at Edith Cowan University. Coming from a mixed background of retail, hospitality, and customer service, he found a passion in remote and rural emergency medicine when he signed on to volunteer with SJA WA in 2018. It ignited a love of caring for and helping people in need. While he works on the ACP podcast, he hopes to bring you stories of paramedics and their challenges, building towards overcoming those challenges we face as a collective profession, and understanding how to cope and deal when something doesn’t go well.  About Nick: Nick is a 3rd year Paramedic student at Charles Sturt University. He has a background in the Finance industry of over 10 years and finally decided to make the jump into a more fulfilling career. As a mature aged, distance student with a background that isn’t health-related, Nick hopes to share some of his experiences from a less-common entry path to Paramedicine and looks forward to bringing you some discussions with a wide range of health professionals to delve into their specialties and knowledge.