Irish Society for Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine | Promoting the highest standards of pre hospital emergency medicine practice, training and research.
What is #Pre-Hospital #CriticalCare? A short 🧵:
Also referred to as Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM), #PHEM is “that area of medical care required for seriously ill or injured patients before they reach hospital (on-scene) or during emergency transfer to hospital” 1/11
Meet some of our amazing Volunteer Doctors. They’re part of our team of Volunteer Emergency Medical Responders. They are Emergency Medical Consultants, Hospital Physicians &GPs who volunteer with CRITICAL to respond to @AmbulanceNAS 999 emergency calls in communities like yours.
Please make sure you leave adequate room for emergency vehicles to pass by en route to calls. Parked cars that haven't left sufficient space could lead to delayed response times to life-threatening situations.
Delighted to present our experience with pre hospital blood at the IEQAS conference today with @nas_training and the Transfusion Laboratory @SVUHTrauma
Since 2019, we have provided pre hospital blood transfusion to 12 patients; 21 units of red cells and 17 units of plasma.
We’ve been a bit quiet on social media lately, but not behind the scenes.
WWRR continues to respond to high acuity calls on behalf of @AmbulanceNAS, delivering pre hospital critical care including anaesthesia and blood transfusion.
We will have some exciting news soon too…!
Thank you @IrishCoastGuard , @CommunityAirAmb and @AmbulanceNAS crews and controllers for their support this morning. In particular we acknowledge @gardainfo members who, as always, simply go above and beyond for their community. Gardai saving lives in West Cork.
We are recruiting for a consultant in Emergency Medicine and Retrieval in partnership with @edsvuh for 12 months initially.
This post will involve shared clinical commitments to SVUH and @MICAS_NASCCRS.
Info👇 or DM for details.
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Trauma is a team game and outcomes best when everyone works together. MTC’s and TU’s job is to support every other part of an inclusive system. Delighted particularly with @DonnellyStephen commitment to rehab #TraumaCareIrl
Our @MICAS_NASCCRS team participating in a major trauma simulation @MaterTrauma this week. Collaboration and teamwork will be key elements of the National Trauma System. #TraumaCareIreland https://t.co/oKWHhsWtud
Marauding terrorist attack CPD presentation. Open only to Irish @phecc EMTs, P & APs . Includes very brief anonymised triage exercise for @sonmedic@UCDcems MSc. Join Microsoft TEAMS at 21:30 this Saturday 10th April. Limited to 1st 250 participants. https://t.co/yiAjrPux6A
It takes a system to save a life.
From bystander CPR / AED , activation of the 112/999 system , @AmbulanceNAS community first responders and practitioners, critical care doctors and excellent in-hospital aftercare.
For 15 year old Conal McAuliffe, the system worked seamlessly
Recently, the @WicklowRR doctor and @AmbulanceNAS transported a patient directly to @MaterTrauma
For seriously injured patients, transport to definitive care (not necessarily the closest hospital) is possible.
Trauma Access Protocols will form a key part of #TraumaCareIreland.
Pre-Hospital Grand Rounds is coming back in March! Join our mailing list for further updates:
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