Lee Thompson

Pre-Hospital Knowledge in Trauma advocate. The views are my own.......dont take twitters word for it....go find the evidence!

[Liz Harris @lizharrisFCPara]

Not the most lighthearted document to review on a Friday evening but... its gonna be really beneficial for #Ambulance managers and staff. Great work by @samaritans in collaboration with @ParamedicsUK @AACE_org @TASCharity @NHSEngland and @PHE_uk #Postvention #SuicidePrevention

[Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie]

Debunking Spinal Immobilization in Trauma Pts https://t.co/KSWpJ05PAo #FOAMed #FOAMcc #dogmalysis

-DOES NOT immobilize cervical spine
-DOES NOT decrease rate of SCI
-INCREASES difficulty of airway
-WORSENS pulmonary function
-INCREASES ICP
-INCREASES pressure ulcers

[theBPJ @_theBPJ_]

Defining major trauma: a literature review by @PHKiTPara Mick Hill and Gary Shaw https://t.co/fSajIgd8VB #openaccess

[Graham McClelland @mcclg]

@ResPara_JB @NEAmbulance @PHKiTPara @divnotna88 There’s a scoping review linked to this coming soon in the @_theBPJ_ and more data we are crunching at the minute

[Graham McClelland @mcclg]

https://t.co/gW68aDDVt3 early access to data from @NEAmbulance on the impact of 1st lockdown on hangings by Gary Shaw, @PHKiTPara @divnotna88 Michael Grayling

[Karim Brohi @karimbrohi]

Healthcare workers, after appropriate training & education, should use the level of PPE they feel allows them to do their job safely, protecting themselves, their colleagues and their patients.

Set standards should be *minimum* levels.

[ISRCTN: the UK's Clinical Study Registry @ISRCTN]

Is it possible to conduct a study to compare using and not using a rigid neck collar to immobilise the neck in adults who have potentially injured the spinal cord in their neck?
An #ISRCTN study by @NEAS_Research @PHKiTPara

https://t.co/NVPA6Pzpns

#ClinicalTrials

[Charlotte Bates @v_lottie]

finally got ethical approval &therefore green light for SMRF study! thanks 2 the hard work of @PHKiTPara @NEAmbulance in conjunction with @TraumaNorth Unfortunately #Covid19 has scuppered R start date but we will be up& running asap with real #evidencebasedpractice #stealthtrauma

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

@mcclg speaking at #999EMSRF20 “how clean is your ambulance?”

[TheResusRoom @TheResusRoom]

For anyone who has an interest in Elderly Trauma and improving outcomes, this from @HECTORcares and @EmergencyMedBMJ is a must listen

[Prof. Will Broughton FCPara @WilBroughton]

Great news and with this, an increase to Band 7 for ‘Community Paramedics’ - and expect most will practice to an advanced paramedic level #pcn #paramedic #primarycare #advancedpractice #gpcontract

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

@Grace_Reed_ @ParamedicsUK Thanks for a great presentation. This is very much needed in every service. I hope we can adopt this within our region.

[Mike Morrison @mikemorrison]

Let's fix academic posters! Prepping a poster for #SIOP19 and sick of the old "wall-of-text" poster design? Watch this cartoon to see a new, faster approach to designing research posters. Includes templates. #betterposter
https://t.co/wyXhiP5CKl

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

@nic1h1 She was chuffed aunt Nicola got her a new hat.

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

#ParaCon19 the colleges newest member. Thanks for a great couple of days.

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

@mcclg @999CPD @microman5893 @NEAmbulance @mikemorrison Definitely catches the eye 👍

[Andrea James @HealthRegLawyer]

In contrast to this, a baby came to @ParamedicsUK #ParaCon19 with her two paramedic parents today and she was welcomed and celebrated and snuggled. As it should be.

[Paul Thomson-Elliott @PaulElliott_]

Brilliant talk by @drrichardlyon if your involved in resuscitation leave your ego at home, train as a team, know the science of resuscitation and be amazing

[Lee Thompson @PHKiTPara]

Patient advocacy in Paramedicine. Great talk by @alan_batt

[TheResusRoom @TheResusRoom]

Any prehospital services using Keppra as a second line anticonvulsant?