A bit of a change Over the next few of weeks I will be posting about some calls I have been to where people have either behaved inappropriately or seemingly called the ambulance service inappropriately. I fully acknowledge that sometimes people react out of panic, and sometimes people do things because they are stressed. However,…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Life as a Student Paramedic – Part 2
[Note: This is a guest post by Charlotte. If you missed it, make sure you read Part 1] Probably most peoples’ favourite modules and those that readers will be most interested in are the practical ones included in our first year timetable. The first of these is the skills module which includes the obvious aspects…
Life as a Student Paramedic – Part 1
[Note: This is a guest post by Charlotte. Stay tuned for more articles on Student Paramedic life in the future!] I’m currently in the second year of the honours degree in Paramedic Science at Hertfordshire University. This course is 4 years long as opposed to the foundation degree which is only 3 years in length….
Reflecting on New Years Eve 2009 – working at a treatment centre
With memories of the freezing cold that I had endured last New Year’s Eve still prominent in my mind, I wore four layers of clothing in preparation for the evening ahead. We sat in on the briefing with a hundred or so other staff from the LAS and St John’s Ambulance which was followed by…