Improving the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest in the North East
Improving the chances of survival for cardiac arrest patients is something close to North East Ambulance Service’s heart and their latest initiative is set to do just that. If you or someone you cared about was having a cardiac arrest and just a short walk away from where you were, there was someone trained in […]
Compassion Fatigue vs Compassion Satisfaction
Author: Michael Emmerich Published in: Summer 2019 Edition of Ambulance Today Magazine “When you’re compassionate, you’re not running away from suffering, you’re not feeling overwhelmed by suffering, and you’re not pretending the suffering doesn’t exist. When you are practicing compassion, you can stay present with suffering.” Sara Shairer: https://eftraining.co.uk/what-is-compassion-fatigue/ In the emergency first responder profession, […]
Weardale community paramedic scheme starts
Date: 31 July 2019 A new community paramedic service has been set up in Weardale. The service started this month and covers Crook, Willington and Stanhope. It will initially operate for a 12-month trial period. The new service is in addition to a similar scheme which currently operates in Barnard Castle. Paramedics from the North East Ambulance […]
AMBULANCE SERVICE CELEBRATES CLINICAL EXCELLENCE ACROSS CHESHIRE AND MERSEY
Date: 7 August 2019 Celebrating those who have demonstrated the highest levels of patient care and innovation across Cheshire and Merseyside, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has held its second ever Achieving Clinical Excellence (ACE) Awards last week. The ceremony, which took place on Tuesday 30 July at Formby Hall Golf Club, was hosted by […]
Brothers rewarded for their brave efforts in getting their mum emergency help
23 July 2019 Three brothers from Newcastle have been awarded bravery certificates by the North East Ambulance Service for their actions in helping to get emergency help for their mum after she collapsed at home. Seven year old twins Charlie Duke and Dylan Duke, and their four year old brother Jayden Douglas, were at home […]
“Waiting on a Friend”
Author: Jerry Overton Published in Spring 2019 Edition of Ambulance Today Magazine In this column, Jerry Overton- who is viewed by many world EMS and healthcare leaders as one of the best when it comes to improving ambulance systems globally- gives his opinion on the allocation of funding in theEMS system. He identifies some of […]
MDA Education: The skills to save a life
Published in: Summer 2018 Edition of Ambulance Today Magazine Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s National EMS organisation and Blood Services provider, is also Israel’s largest volunteer organisation. On its way to gaining this formidable title, MDA has taken upon itself the vital role of educating not only its employees in basic and advanced life-saving skills, […]
Healthier happier staff = healthier patients
Author: Alan Lofthouse Published in: Summer 2018 Edition of Ambulance Today Magazine At the end of 2014, and early 2015, we went through a period of industrial action in the NHS over pay involving two 4-hour stoppages. In the ambulance sector, many staff were not prepared to come to work, even under emergency life and […]
Accidents are no film set
Author: Thijs Gras Published in: Spring 2019 Edition of Ambulance Today Magazine EMS staff have enough to deal with when responding to a call, the last thing they need is members of the public making harder work of it. In this column, Thijs Gras explains the difference between ‘innocent inquisitiveness’ and ‘sick sensationalism’ when it […]
‘MDA Teams’ App
Technology applied to the health sector has made immensely positive strides saving lives in the smartphone era - the proliferation of mobile phones within communities has resulted in faster response times than ever before. Emergency services can be notifiedof incidents significantly quicker with mobile phones than compared to landlines. Smartphone applications have offered the ability […]