Comments on: Here One Minute, Gone the Next! http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next Stories, comments and Frustrations of an NHS Student Ambulance Paramedic Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paramedicblog http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-34 Paramedicblog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:20:25 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-34 Hi Jason, thanks for posing the question... ...No, we don't always take defibs into every job. Defibs get taken into any job that's indicated, cardiac, reduced levels of consciousness etc. This is mainly due to their size and weight especially recently with all the snow that we have been getting. I understand that the new bag system that is on some of the new vehicles allows AEDs to be carried into all jobs, so maybe soon we will be taking AEDs into every job.... Hi Jason, thanks for posing the question…

…No, we don't always take defibs into every job. Defibs get taken into any job that's indicated, cardiac, reduced levels of consciousness etc.

This is mainly due to their size and weight especially recently with all the snow that we have been getting. I understand that the new bag system that is on some of the new vehicles allows AEDs to be carried into all jobs, so maybe soon we will be taking AEDs into every job….

]]> By: Jason http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-33 Jason Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-33 You don't routinely carry a defib into calls with you?!?! You don't routinely carry a defib into calls with you?!?!

]]> By: Greg Friese http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-32 Greg Friese Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:58:57 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-32 Thanks for the additional information. Thanks for the additional information.

]]> By: Paramedicblog http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-31 Paramedicblog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:33:05 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-31 We really did do everything that we could possibly do and certainly 'pulled out all the stops' for him, it was just such a shame that he went into PEA before we could defibrillate him! We really did do everything that we could possibly do and certainly 'pulled out all the stops' for him, it was just such a shame that he went into PEA before we could defibrillate him!

]]> By: Paramedicblog http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-30 Paramedicblog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:31:41 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-30 Hi Greg Welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting! I would say that its only common to fly pulseless patients in certain circumstances (not dissimilar to all other patients that we fly). Mainly if the patient is in a remote location, or if a Helicopter can get a patient to a more appropriate place of definitive care we generally use it. In this particular case road conditions were bad and would have resulted in a very slow drive (due to ice and snow) which would have taken approximately 30mins, however with Helimed available we could have got them to a hospital within 7 minutes I guess. Hope this helps Hi Greg

Welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting!

I would say that its only common to fly pulseless patients in certain circumstances (not dissimilar to all other patients that we fly). Mainly if the patient is in a remote location, or if a Helicopter can get a patient to a more appropriate place of definitive care we generally use it.

In this particular case road conditions were bad and would have resulted in a very slow drive (due to ice and snow) which would have taken approximately 30mins, however with Helimed available we could have got them to a hospital within 7 minutes I guess.

Hope this helps

]]> By: Greg Friese http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-29 Greg Friese Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:36:18 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-29 Thanks for the post and details on the UK response to a witnessed cardiac arrest. Is it common to fly pulseless patients in a helicopter? Thanks for the post and details on the UK response to a witnessed cardiac arrest.

Is it common to fly pulseless patients in a helicopter?

]]> By: casper http://www.paramedicblogger.com/ambulance/here-one-minute-gone-the-next/comment-page-1#comment-28 casper Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:06:00 +0000 http://www.paramedicblogger.com/?p=169#comment-28 sounds like you did everything well matey. Not a nice job for anyone. I hope the family are able to take some satisfaction from the fact you were there and there was nothing anyone could have done sounds like you did everything well matey. Not a nice job for anyone.

I hope the family are able to take some satisfaction from the fact you were there and there was nothing anyone could have done

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