For Our Babies Friends who are Fathers speak glowingly of how their child sparked an energy within they never knew existed. Many Mothers have also shared stories with me of babies that left this world too soon. In all these conversations, the one common thread that continues to bewilder and inspire me is love. How … Continue reading For Our Babies community campaign
All too often do I feel like my voice is the only one acknowledging + championing the need to heed the emotions, the wider human experience, of people in healthcare. ALL people, be it workers, patients, friends, families, bystanders. Yet last week I found myself in the rare, yet inspiring and reaffirming, space of hearing … Continue reading Annual Birth Trauma Summit: my 7 take aways
I can't remember the last full weekend I had completely off, to myself, where I was free to do what I liked. I want to reflect, I want to write. So much has happened since I wrote about my stunning stint in CHUB 8 months ago (read more). Despite it being my last entry, I've … Continue reading Check-in: Calais to Eryri
OVERVIEW I re-joined London Ambulance Service (LAS) in November 2022 to work in their Clinical Hub (CHUB), which is part of their control room known as the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). As a Clinical Advisor Paramedic I performed telephone triage and clinical assessments of 999 and 111 calls assorted by Emergency Call Handlers to help … Continue reading London Ambulance Service, Clinical Hub (LAS CHUB): C2 Validation Pilot
Another live webinar, more great feedback from attendees, further impact made. I should be pleased right? I hosted + presented an hour long session with the College of Paramedics on Monday 30th January 2023 to a live online audience. I was punctual, professional, and a lot of the feedback received labelled the content powerful. But … Continue reading The Elephant on the Road: Emotions in Paramedic Practice
OVERVIEW I signed up for this symposium as I was curious. Conversations around the mental health and ‘wellbeing’ of staff have grown in recent years, but what do these involve? What do these concepts mean amongst the emergency services? What issues and challenges have been identified? What is being done to address them? Moreover, what … Continue reading Emergency Services Mental Health Symposium 2022
Last week I presented my own research at a professional conference for the very first time. I have no idea yet about how many people were in attendance. Nevertheless, it was an enthralling experience despite the 'black hole' feeling of presenting virtually. I forgot how much I thrive off public speaking, and I am hungry … Continue reading College of Paramedics National Conference 2022
Human encounters evanesce and some feelings are ephemeral Yet the energy you foster and the power in your meaning is eternal I feel it when I stagger + awe at the purity of your presence Time stands still as I smile for a while admiring you touch another soul Brimming with beauty you blew me … Continue reading Butterfly
The first cardiac arrest I attended as a Student Paramedic in my first year was a paediatric cardiac arrest. The experience taught me much about myself, the colleagues I worked with, but more importantly, the sheer power and influence of emotions in healthcare. Why is it that children and young people stir such intense passion … Continue reading Emotions in Prehospital Paediatric Care
"When do you suppose babies became so very precious? Are they more valued now because they can survive or do they survive because they are more valued?" Call the Midwife (Season 2, Episode 5; set in 1960) Let that sink in for a moment...... Poplar to Aberfan Now let's surge forward to 21 October 1966 … Continue reading Where there is pain, there is love
NAEMT’s new 9th edition of PHTLS has altered the Primary Survey mnemonic from <C>ABC to XABC. Now the substance remains the same; it’s just a different presentation (eXsanguinating/eXternal instead of Catastrophic haemorrhage). Personally, I like it. But more importantly, I think it’s crucial and good practice to develop the habit of following a Primary Survey … Continue reading drXabcde
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