tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post6421694418865299618..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: ParasitesXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-43770205676000525412009-07-24T06:50:03.532+00:002009-07-24T06:50:03.532+00:00Louise Mills
I don't disagree with your conce...Louise Mills<br /><br />I don't disagree with your concept of panic attacks but I don't think they are attributed (the ones I am talking about) to mental health issues. Everyone can suffer hyperventilation BUT the level of panic that I am called out too (as are my colleagues) is simply too minor to believe sometimes.<br /><br />As for the gender, I have been saying for over a decade that this problem is more common in women. It is a statistical anomaly and can easily be proven when you read this blog and the accounts of others. Why this is the case, I do not know.<br /><br />My main bug-bear with this is that others should learn to recognise a panic attack and deal with it, especially first aiders in the workplace, after all they have been trained to do so. This would save a LOT of ambulance calls for more seriously ill or injured people. I think you'd agree that was logical.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-68762009114065076112009-07-24T00:28:40.317+00:002009-07-24T00:28:40.317+00:00Panic attacks can be horrific. Imagine having the...Panic attacks can be horrific. Imagine having the breath squeezed out of you by some giant unseen hand. So I would argue that they are a subjective emergency. However, there is no such thing as a 'subjective' ambulance service or 'subjective resources'. Panic attacks are often symptomatic of certain kinds of psychiatric disorders but these should be dealt with by community mental health teams - which have endured devastating cuts so I guess these cases just get passed on to you.<br /><br />I've noticed that it is usually women who are accused of attention seeking. Any reason for this?Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081318404134286841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-15034143165812371872009-05-03T00:17:00.000+00:002009-05-03T00:17:00.000+00:00Still loving the blog Stuart.
I too saw 'The Hosp...Still loving the blog Stuart.<br /><br />I too saw 'The Hospital' and got pretty much the same impression as you seem to have - this girl is either too young (or selfish) to understand her impact on society and she probably never will. I think the saddest thing about it all was the scene in which she was left alone with the baby and suddenly the reality of having a child seemed to hit her like a brick wall. I'd hate to make a judgement without proper evidence but I can't help but wonder how many years before the poor baby just becomes in inconvenience to this child, who is barely old enough to take care of herself, let alone a baby? <br /><br />XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-57121490725484767462009-04-29T12:49:00.000+00:002009-04-29T12:49:00.000+00:00I too have watched these programs and have been sh...I too have watched these programs and have been shocked by the attitude of the young people involved. We live in a society where children are being taught, by their parents example, media advertising and their peers, that anything they want they can have, now! I am also wondering how long it will be before being obese is as socially unacceptable as being a smoker. The figures don't lie and less people are smoking now, so maybe it's time to take the same stance with obesity.Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717035931219671476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-45085712438812171702009-04-27T23:00:00.000+00:002009-04-27T23:00:00.000+00:00Believe me a full blown panic attack is one of the...Believe me a full blown panic attack is one of the worst things you can experience without 1.your life nearly ending due to an incident, 2.someone you caring about dying.<br />I'm talking about the intensity of the moment here, its really awful. Had them for years.<br />Never called an Ambo though. <br />Cognitive behavioural therapy and psychotherapy (and perhaps some of the newer meridian therapies such as EFT/TAT) are the way forward IMO. <br />But bear in mind these things are v.complex and usually involved some kind of hardcore intractible issues especially to do with the person's family.Bertie Humbug's Ranto-O-Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922605573640100485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-40501694833373659812009-04-25T11:25:00.000+00:002009-04-25T11:25:00.000+00:00"in her own words she admitted getting pregnant be..."in her own words she admitted getting pregnant because it was the only way she would have someone to love her and stay with her." <br /><br />And THAT is sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-24409112984278681472009-04-23T20:15:00.000+00:002009-04-23T20:15:00.000+00:00anon
Nobody said it wasn't frightening but please...anon<br /><br />Nobody said it wasn't frightening but please tell me in what way it is an emergency? Life and death issue?Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-69905354309925639262009-04-22T23:15:00.000+00:002009-04-22T23:15:00.000+00:00I would not call a panic attack an emotional crisi...I would not call a panic attack an emotional crisis. It is very frightening for the person involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-6093859225161059622009-04-21T20:59:00.000+00:002009-04-21T20:59:00.000+00:00I have seen it all with my very own peepers
http:...I have seen it all with my very own peepers<br /><br />http://andtherewasmethinking.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/touch-wood/<br /><br />Thanks for the great reading.<br /><br />Mummy xMummy xhttp://andtherewasmethinking.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-65219174241406815112009-04-20T15:18:00.000+00:002009-04-20T15:18:00.000+00:00anonymous
I think they were talking about the cos...anonymous<br /><br />I think they were talking about the cost of her having the baby - she opted to be put to sleep for a c-section. I'm sure the doctor said it would cost at least £10,000 but I've since heard that figure being disputed. Whatever the cost, its too much.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-31875407177948047782009-04-20T12:29:00.000+00:002009-04-20T12:29:00.000+00:00I agree about the hospital apart from the figures....I agree about the hospital apart from the figures. A single mum like that will cost a lot more than 10,000 throughout her life.<br />I would be surprised if she costs less than £10k p.a.<br /><br />Then again most of us voted for parties that support this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-595417391192361052009-04-18T23:14:00.000+00:002009-04-18T23:14:00.000+00:00I agree re The Hospital too. The teen pregnancy e...I agree re The Hospital too. The teen pregnancy episode was shocking, the A&E one less so having worked in one for nearly 3 years.<br /><br />This obese person has cost the NHS a fortune, but nothing to do with being fat. Just happened to have an immune system that decided I didn't need a colon anymore, with a side helping of vasculitis and pancreatitis thrown in for good measure. I'd hate to add up the cost of the past 6 years; 22 admissions to hospital, 7 operations (3 major+)plus a myriad of tests, and enough prescriptions to stock a small pharmacy.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-58200041144481321842009-04-18T17:08:00.000+00:002009-04-18T17:08:00.000+00:00Love your blog .... Ive twice used A and E for mi...Love your blog .... Ive twice used A and E for migraines , once for me, advised by GP ,once for my 15 yr old daughter , ( not using ambulances though ... ) and it was the best thing I could have done . We were both seen immediately , admitted and treated with drugs we didn't have at home . Generally though I agree though that the last thing You would want is to sit in the bright lights for three hours . But our local hospital seems to push you through if you really need anti sickness medication .MsCatMinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305103159809002521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-29951299216395577182009-04-18T10:08:00.000+00:002009-04-18T10:08:00.000+00:00I totally agree about everything you wrote about T...I totally agree about everything you wrote about The Hospital! shame fellow youngsters, still don't care even if they watched it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com