tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post7610169786093915279..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Dancing with buses (and JCB's)Xfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-69752222362156715632010-05-05T09:56:14.868+00:002010-05-05T09:56:14.868+00:00Wow. Diabetics who don't carry anything in cas...Wow. Diabetics who don't carry anything in case of a hypo are stupid. And chocolate is a rubbish hypo treatment! Not nearly high enough GI. Type 1s should carry lucozade or mini cans of dr pepper. Works a treat and you don't have to waste paramedics' time!medisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759409430821931740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-21144590474151108782010-05-04T19:04:39.845+00:002010-05-04T19:04:39.845+00:00Over here on this side of the pond where Healthcar...Over here on this side of the pond where Healthcare (snort) is not free, we do have "Workman's Compensation" laws which require that all companies have insurance to cover themselves and their workers in case of on-the-job accidents - like the poor scaffolder guy.<br /><br />His boss's WC insurance would pay for his salary on any missed time.<br /><br />As for not being paid for the day? I'd be on the phone to a solicitor - surely he should be paid for the time he put in before his accident?Sewmousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698392521648800227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-82770266823940963622010-05-02T19:53:35.104+00:002010-05-02T19:53:35.104+00:00Of course it will be the bus driver and the JCB dr...Of course it will be the bus driver and the JCB driver's fault that his bike got mangled, not his for doing something so indescribably stupid as trying to nip through the gap between them.Gordonjcphttp://www.gjcp.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-70406938121667538782010-05-02T15:25:41.020+00:002010-05-02T15:25:41.020+00:00Jo
It is against the law but neither the boss nor...Jo<br /><br />It is against the law but neither the boss nor the HSE really care. Very few people get pulled up for it and the number of actual prosecutions is, well, almost zero.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-2124980302795536912010-05-02T00:21:40.738+00:002010-05-02T00:21:40.738+00:00"...as the boss didn’t have a qualified first..."...as the boss didn’t have a qualified first aider on site and the poor guy was left sitting on the pavement with his wound open to the elements."<br /><br />Surely that is against Health and Safety, particularly for a building site? I thought they were required to have a F.A. on site at all (working) times?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.com