On a stunning early spring day recently, I was called by the police to a quiet street where a young man had been injured. The details were given as ’19 year old male, hurt himself on a fence.’ I was only a couple of minutes away in my car so I got there quickly and…
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Birds of a feather
I had a young student paramedic out observing with me this week. With her ‘gateway’ exam coming up soon Jane wanted to spend the day with an ECP to observe physical assessment techniques. Our first patient was a young man who had fallen almost 3 metres while working on a construction site. It was raining…
Bullseyed windscreen – Car vs pedestrian RTC
I was working on a car with my colleague Richard when we were called to a RTC (Road Traffic Collision). It was the rush hour, already dark and it had just started to rain. The traffic was dreadful as we neared the scene and even though the drivers were trying their best to move their…
A day in September
My last shift before my holiday was comprised of a diverse bunch of calls and here are some of them; Firstly there was the 45 yr old lady found dead on her kitchen floor. Not seen for days; found by a neighbour who held a key. The police were on scene too and we suspect…
The Stabbing
It was given as “police on scene, male stabbing; no further details”. The call came in on a beautiful, warm summer evening but no sooner had I started to drive there when the heavens opened. The wipers were in overdrive trying to keep my screen clear for the high speed, blue-light journey. I put my…
Impaled
Luckily I was just around the corner when I got called to this one. Traffic police were driving by on their way to curry night at the local police station. They saw a young man on the ground just inside the grounds of a park. They pulled up to investigate and saw that he was…
Charlotte: My summer theatre placement – part 2
This is part 2 of a 2 part article. If you missed it, read part 1. The next morning I met another anaesthetist who was willing to let me assist her, this time with cannulation. I wasn’t expecting this to go very well as I don’t really like needles, especially when I have to have…
Charlotte: My summer theatre placement – part 1
Despite finishing my university time for year 2 back in June, it wasn’t time to kick back and relax for the summer holiday until last week. On successful completion of all the academic components of the second year, each of us had to complete a fortnight’s placement in a hospital operating theatre, followed by the…
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