#OnThisDay 1938 Tom Crean passed away. He joined the Royal Navy at 16 & volunteered for his first Antarctic exploration in 1901. Crean raced with Scott to reach the South Pole & was on Shackleton's ship which sank & saw him sail 800 miles to organise a rescue.
#Ireland#History
British Paramedicine is 54 years old today. 🎂
This is Professor Douglas Chamberlain CBE, KSG, OStJ Cardiologst and father of Paramedicine who created the role of Paramedic in the UK and Europe.
6 Ambulance Men from Brighton Ambulance Station were chosen to undergo pioneering extended cardiac and emergency training at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, they began treating patients on 4th March 1971.
The Paramedic was born. ��� @OFFICIALWMAS @AACE_org @ParamedicsUK
The Netherlands now has nationwide availability of prehospital ECPR! From today, our #HEMS team of Amsterdam is equipped with #ECMO as part of the OnScene trial. Now all Dutch HEMS can provide ECPR. 🚁🇳🇱 More info on https://t.co/I2CmCR1hTb And check out https://t.co/LdcKIoEPKR
Couple of DMs re: my job role recently. In YAS we follow the @ParamedicsUK career framework. We have Specialist Paramedics in Critical Care, it takes 2 years of supervision, training and education to qualify, they respond to some of our more complex and highest acuity calls 1/2.