Swim test Retrieve a weight from the deep end of a pool and return to the surface with the weight over the head. The practical scenario evaluates the paramedic's ability to correctly assess and treat a patient utilizing basic paramedic skills. Rescue instructors provide training. Training provides the practice and experience. All of these contribute to sound judgment and the decision making process on the scene of a rescue.
Instructors expose and train students in as many possibilities as they can.
Rescuers implement the lowest risk methods first, while saving higher risk methods as alternatives. Toronto's sprawling network of waterways are a year round attraction for its citizens. Whether a backdrop for a walk in a park or a source of recreational activities, this natural attraction to water can quickly turn into tragedy when people misread or ignore local area conditions. It is for these reasons Toronto EMS Marine Paramedics take these additional courses. With melting snow and spring rainfall, streams and rivers can quickly become raging torrents.