Had an arrest today, 1 shock and we got a ROSC! Within minutes patient was GCS 15. Worked with some amazing colleagues & hems & hart and got the patient to PPCI 😊 this job really has its moments, but today was an exceptionally great day. 🍀🚑💚 #goodday#ambulance#teamwork
I was made aware of a man who had terminal bowel cancer…
He wanted to be allowed to die
But this wasn’t an option
He ended up with a blockage that led to death via hours of faecal vomiting
His wife witnessed it all and now has PTSD
I support the assisted dying bill.
Our crew have produced an aide-memoire to help ambulance paramedics manage the situation at the scene of a stabbing and get the patient on their way to hospital within five minutes of arriving.
Paramedics can view the aide-memoire at:
https://t.co/CPMbB6B9yz
Is there much evidence for using ETCO2 as an indicator for DKA? Given that (for my ambulance service at least) we don’t routinely test for ketones pre-hospitally? I’m wondering whether this measure will assist treatment and identification of DKA… #thoughts#help#ambulance
I’m due to start my dissertation (8000 word literature review), but stuck on what to write it about, can anyone help with some inspiration? 🙏🏼🚑⌨️ #paramedic#paramedicscience#Dissertation
@AmboManJake Thank you ☺️ I’m interested in going towards hart/ major incident, but also so torn as to whether I want to do a clinically focused piece 🫣
This is the level of detail you need if you want to make your no-admission respect forms 3am ambulance crew proof. Keep seeing them used as little more than a DNR which is such a wasted opportunity to advocate for patient wishes.