Fiona Thomas

Trauma Nurse Coordinator SDHB and Intensive Care Nurse (Dunedin) ex Military Medic

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

It was great to be involved in a hospital trauma themed simulation to showcase the importance of simulation training https://t.co/EuvEQh5VvU

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

A big thanks to expert clinicians like yourself sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience to make such a great DMEP course and doing the stop the bleed course was an added bonus

[Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC @TraumaDocSF]

Really fun teaching the @AmCollSurgeons Disaster Management and Preparedness Course (DMEP) in Sydney, Australia. We also taught @StopTheBleed and have now 40 new instructors.

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Can’t beat a good multi skilled ICU nurse #Starship #fundraiser #greatbaker @dunedinicu

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

@FiWindle Great sign

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

A first for our Dunedin ICU having Lochie visit resulting in big smiles on faces of staff and patients

[Health NZ - Southern @HNZSouthern]

Today we welcomed Lochie onto our Dunedin Te Puna Wai Ora/ICU – a golden retriever with a passion for brightening the day of patients and staff alike!

With the great feedback from our patient, Geoff, today, pet therapy is here to stay! Thanks SPCA for making this possible 🥰

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

We also have The Right Track programme in Otago, making a difference to people’s driving attitude

[Stuff @NZStuff]

Southland court-ordered programme changing attitudes to drink-driving https://t.co/WSLcHAmIDR

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Motorcyclists can be hard to see on the roads but hopefully cars can ‘see’ me more easily with my new reflector jacket and I’m keeping my ‘eye’ on them #lookagainlookagain #safety

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

I work with some amazing people, thank you for the great job you do caring for trauma patients @9Katej @DunedinRespPT

[Health NZ - Southern @HNZSouthern]

Thanks @odtnews for this lovely write up acknowledging our amazing staff and the outstanding work that they do!

Stay safe this holiday season, use the @WakaKotahiOS​'s travel planner if you are travelling and check in with your COVID tracer app! https://t.co/UkCFIOnxNv

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Looking forward to the new critical haemorrhage guidelines being introduced next year to @SouthernDHB @dunedinicu

[Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission @HQSCNZ]

The Commission has released a practical guide for clinical staff to use to inform their care of critically haemorrhaging trauma patients and to advise clinical governance discussions. Find the guide and supporting resources on the Commission’s website: https://t.co/gwWyhX3oml

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

@dougleague You have have been talking about this for years @dougleague

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

A great team of hospital staff volunteering their time to support a trauma prevention programme in Otago check out https://t.co/9tvDZqKLLe for more info

[Kate Stephens @9Katej]

#teamED #OCSL @dunedinicu @feethom @StJohnNZ

[Johns Hopkins Activity & Mobility Promotion (AMP) @HopkinsAMP]

#everyBODYmoves tip: Studies show early #mobility programs result in less ventilator use, fewer skin injuries, shorter #ICU and hospital stays, reduced delirium & improved physical function. Check out our FREE mobility resources! #ICUrehab https://t.co/trAolCdZGP

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

@dunedinicu team fundraising for one of our nursing colleague, a crispy morning but for a great cause

[Health NZ - Southern @HNZSouthern]

Our SDHB staff and whānau organized a triathlon raising $3000 for our ICU nurse Teresa Sevilla. What a great gesture. Kia kaha Teresa! @odtnews

https://t.co/81KG5ssVM6

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Great work @WellingtonICU

[Wellington ICU @WellingtonICU]

We have another new publication: A QI project to improve the identification & management of delirium:
https://t.co/wvgnq8qv3w

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Tracheostomy sim training kiwi style, our CNSs creative husband made this wooden trache training board, a great aid to finish the sim session with @9Katej @dunedinicu

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

@EDMusos @9Katej That’s impressive

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

@Northern_Trauma Very relevant in both paeds and adult families

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Come and work in Dunedin ICU its a great team

[Te puna wai ora - Southern Critical Care @dunedinicu]

Come and join our team! Critical Care Registrars with minimum 2 years post-registration - ideally more experienced with airway competencies and an interest in retrieval & transfer 🚁 #WorkLifeBalance https://t.co/Q3ZgwQcHea

[Dr. Erin Hall, PsyD @DrErinHallPsyD]

As a psychologist working in the ICU who has heard many of these stories from patients about the places they have been and things they recall happening while sedated, I think more people need to recognize that sedation is NOT sleep and is often not peaceful. 💤

[Fiona Thomas @feethom]

Another Covid-19 sim for Dunedin Hospital, this time involving⁩ a trauma patient and ⁦@StJohnNZ⁩, from scene of the accident thru to CT, multi teams = multi learnings ⁦@9Katej⁩ https://t.co/v7bGdDvUf6