Lysa was asked at short notice to appear on Sky News today to talk about ‘Mad Friday’ – the busiest night of the year for office Christmas parties. Ambulance Services, Police Forces and Hospitals all experienced an increase number of calls last night related to people who were inebriated. Lysa appeared on Lorna Dunkley’s show…
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Notting Hill Carnival 2011
I’d put my name down to work at the Notting Hill Carnival a few weeks ago, well before the London riots hit the news. I usually enjoy working at these big events (you may know that I have also worked at the London Triathlon, the London Marathon and in the centre of town on New…
Virgin London Marathon 2010
It seemed to come around very quickly – that time of year when London hosts the Marathon. A few quick stats: 36,000+ Runners 6685 Casualties treated (6515 runners; 170 spectators) – 47 requiring hospitalisation 1400 Medical, Nursing, Ambulance and St John Ambulance staff and volunteers 50 dedicated ambulances 30 cycle response teams [source] It was…
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…
Happy New Year
It’s that time of year again and I am looking forward to seeing in the New Year while working the night with my London Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance colleagues in a treatment centre in the centre of London. There are a few things that I can reliably predict for the evening. It will…
Notting Hill Carnival 2009
For a few years now I have brushed off the suggestions from colleagues to work at the Notting Hill Carnival and have until this year kept well away. There have been a few reasons for this, but the main one was that, rightly or wrongly, I worried about the risk of civil disturbance in the…
2009 London Triathlon
The 2009 London Triathlon took place on the 1st and 2nd of August. I worked there for both days as part of a team stationed in the finish line first-aid post. As well as the London Ambulance Service there were St John’s Ambulance and also a team of doctors and Emergency Nurse Practitioners to provide…
Treatment Centre: Flora London Marathon 2009
On the morning of the marathon we had to be in HQ at Waterloo by 6am. Everyone was fully briefed and then enjoyed an early breakfast, after which we were dispatched to our respective posts. Some crews were placed in St John’s treatment centres and others were roaming the area ready to respond promptly to…
Parliament Square Treatment Centre … The Tamil Protests
Recently I was asked to go to the Parliament Square area to work with St John’s Ambulance (SJA) staff providing medical cover in their treatment centre during the Tamil Protests against Sri Lanka. I thought it would make an interesting and pleasant change from working in Croydon so I quickly agreed. Weather wise, it was a fantastic day; positively balmy…
Working at a treatment centre on New Year’s Eve
I don’t know why, but I always find myself offering to work on New Year’s Eve (NYE). I have done it ever since I can remember. I’m not sure what madness comes over me prior to the event because I am terrible on night shifts. Shortly after midnight, it is a given that I will…
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