I have recently seen a patient that confused me, two of my colleagues and a number of ED Doctors, so what do you think is wrong with this patient….?

…..responder on scene about 3 minutes ahead of you. “The patient is presenting with shortness of breath, bi-laterally bubbly chest sounds and maybe a wheeze.  I’m thinking [...]

I started my theatre placements today which was a very strange experience. It made me feel like I was a vulture, circling, waiting for my next victim patient…..

“You were quick!” says the very pale looking man who answered the door.  He looked like the person that we were calling to see – a male in his 70’s who is complaining of shortness of breath with hemoptysis, hence the small amount of blood on his top lip coming from his nose and mouth.

“Carers Leave Patient on Floor for over an Hour Illegally!” now that would be an interesting headline in a news paper, although we know it will more likely be “Ambulance takes an Hour to attend to Terminally ill man!”….
So why might we see a headline like this…..

Its my last shift before Christmas and its Very Very cold outside….  Its so cold outside that the polar bears are getting into the back of my ambulance to warm up!

We are called to a Motorcyclist who has had an accident due to the ice on the road. When we get there we are greeted [...]

Sometimes when your on a job, some things just don’t seem right. You can’t put your finger on it, but your suspicions just increase with time…..
It was the last hour of a very busy shift where we had also had a late meal break when we got called to a local office block to [...]

The BBC have recently done a story on a 92 year old lady who had to wait 6 hours for an ambulance following having a stroke.
Watch the video below or visit the BBC to read the article for yourself…..

before we discuss a few of the “facts” in this article, I will start by saying that [...]

Just a short post tonight as its been a long busy day….

We see a lot of dead people in our job.  In the last 5 shifts I have seen three dead people, two of which there was absolutely nothing that we could do for them.  For these people we complete a Recognition of Life Extinct [...]

I was reading a post over at Medic999 where we got chatting about Rapid Response Vehicles (RRV) and staffing levels.  A few years ago it didn’t matter whether you were an Ambulance Technician or a Paramedic you could work on a response car.
I was on an RRV in an area that doesn’t have its own [...]

Over the weekend we assisted a friend with providing medical cover at a country fair.  To be honest the weekend was thankfully pretty uneventful, however one patient stuck in my mind.  Not because of the severity of the patient, but more due to the stupidity of their parents!
The weekend was quite warm and had a [...]