Luke Prout

Paramedic and PhD research student.

Interests in confidence and decision-making.

Views expressed are my own

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

Are you a Newly Qualified Paramedic?

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[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

Tend to avoid politics but anyone that falls for this nonsense needs a reality check. The government are pulling wool over your eyes. Trans people are NOT the problem.

[Steve Barclay @SteveBarclay]

@Conservatives know what a woman is.

I know the vast majority of hardworking NHS staff and patients do too.

That is why I ordered a reversal of unacceptable changes to the NHS website that erased references to women for conditions such as cervical cancer.
#CPC2023

[Peter Atwater @Peter_Atwater]

When confidence is low and the crowd already feels uncertain, never underestimate the crowd's willingness and ability to believe anything.

When our System 2 thinking is already strained, we'll take resonance over fact at every turn.

And social media is a resonance machine.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@professor_dave @WorkPsychol I think people do want these things, but have low confidence in those who are supposed to implement them. I’m pro 15 min cities but have practically zero trust in anybody to implement them.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

Are you a Newly Qualified Paramedic?

Fancy taking part in a short survey (~5mins) about Confidence and Conveyance Decision-Making?

Then please click the link and help contribute to paramedic-science :)

https://t.co/Fl4x57XJOi

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@EM_RESUS Both possess different risk rates and factors. To compare like this strengthens the narrative that cannabis is harmless, which it may well appear to be in relative view of alcohol. The distinct risks of cannabis are poorly understood and all too often ignored

[Peter Atwater @Peter_Atwater]

Objective data don't move markets; stories about objective data do.

[Peter Atwater @Peter_Atwater]

Why are conspiracy theories so popular today?

In "uncertain times" anything can be truthy enough for us to believe it.

It's all about resonance and relevance and a story's fit with our mood.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@ClipboardUK I think some paramedics have a weird “I must avoid conveyance at all costs” complex.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

Got to meet my absolute academic hero over the weekend.

Just as warm and kind as I’d hoped @ProfDavidNutt

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@george__mack See the upcoming book “the confidence map” by @Peter_Atwater

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

Won’t attend mental health jobs — will book you for a joint

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

💊 Crackdown on drugs.

We've strengthened police powers to stamp out illegal drugs in our communities by widening drugs testing on criminals.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@DonnchadhaD 100%. Can’t stand people rushing assessments

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@jessica_rousen @NatashaMDay @DonnchadhaD I think people probably appreciate him taking the time to listen to someone.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@SusannahJenki13 @DonnchadhaD Non-urgent jobs are very much a normal part of the job. Anecdotally maybe 10% of attendance is an emergency

[Lorraine Whatley @LorraineWhatley]

🗣️ Calling all simulation enthusiasts, we are launching a new Simulation Based Education module ⁦@oxford_brookes⁩ from Sept 2023. If you are interested click on the link 👇 for more details. ⁦@RobynStiger⁩ ⁦@brookeshls⁩ ⁦@ASPiHUK⁩ https://t.co/PcL8l0qxWT

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@ProfSunnySingh How infantilising.

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@AgentBlackSaint @Xeon4f145d96s1 You decided not to do a phd because of that?

[Luke Prout @LukeProut3]

@Xeon4f145d96s1

[James DuCanto, M.D. @jducanto]

@NikkiCrust The patient comes first. You didn’t ask for their opinion—you asked for the Video Laryngoscope. It’s your journey through medicine to bring your best when it seems you’re surrounded by the uninspired and minimally adequate.