tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post6579695216527581952..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: AgonalXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-61451165742296634662008-09-27T12:57:00.000+00:002008-09-27T12:57:00.000+00:00sarahIt probably won't make much difference. These...sarah<BR/><BR/>It probably won't make much difference. These ads have been running for a long time and drivers still think we are more of a nuisance than a necessity. I'm still getting abuse just for driving with lights and sirens on. Obviously I'm a very inconsiderate person and should proceed to my emergency calls with more stealth. Maybe I should give way more often....Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-36980134907976443022008-09-27T12:55:00.000+00:002008-09-27T12:55:00.000+00:00adamI cary my bag in regardless when I team up wit...adam<BR/><BR/>I cary my bag in regardless when I team up with a crew on calls. They had all the other stuff with them because we generally don't like being caught out.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-83345424088862924902008-09-27T12:54:00.000+00:002008-09-27T12:54:00.000+00:00KatCPR was started on the bed and continued on the...Kat<BR/><BR/>CPR was started on the bed and continued on the floor until the defib was ready...but we want to get the shocks in ASAP. Compressions and shocks; that's what it's all about these days.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-89729985375843711602008-09-26T08:55:00.000+00:002008-09-26T08:55:00.000+00:00completely unrelated to the post, i know, BUT i sa...completely unrelated to the post, i know, BUT i saw an advert on tv yesterday that reminded me of you. there's a new "think" campaign going on to increase awareness of ambulances on the road and encourage good practice when it comes to getting out the way of the emergency services. i had a little chuckle to myself remembering the countless times you've had to put up with selfish drivers. i hope the campaign works!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-52030421380234994932008-09-25T12:28:00.000+00:002008-09-25T12:28:00.000+00:00I would think they'd use a manual defib, rather th...I would think they'd use a manual defib, rather than an automatic. We can recognise and deliver a shock much quicker than a machine.<BR/><BR/>My question is did you have all the necessary gear for an arrest? Generally when I go to an abdo pain I don't take the monitor or the oxygen inside with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-33254447663846409812008-09-24T22:57:00.000+00:002008-09-24T22:57:00.000+00:00Question:You say that "The patient was pulled to t...Question:<BR/>You say that "The patient was pulled to the floor, shocks were given and we worked on him for a seemingly endless time..."<BR/><BR/>When I've done first aid training you do CPR then shocks "because you need to take over the function of the heart asap and give the defib time to register the heart rhythem". Do you do that order as an amb. crew? Just wondering, that is all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com