tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post7712566430887106666..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: SnowXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-11331185111803516752009-02-05T09:47:00.000+00:002009-02-05T09:47:00.000+00:00LouiseHmm...your Trust has a duty of care to YOU a...Louise<BR/><BR/>Hmm...your Trust has a duty of care to YOU as well as the patients. It was very dangerous on Monday and maybe your bosses should have considered the extra risk you were taking for coughs and colds!<BR/><BR/>Quite frankly, if patients can be told NOT to call us unless they are in serious trouble on one day, then it can be done EVERY day!<BR/><BR/>Effectively, we are admitting to everyone that we are nothing more than a taxi service for the lazy and ignorant.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-23539341041876273182009-02-04T19:59:00.000+00:002009-02-04T19:59:00.000+00:00As a registered nurse I am appalled to hear that i...As a registered nurse I am appalled to hear that it is quite 'usual' for staff not to attempt resuscitation on patients in Nursing Homes. Why on earth would this be the case? Surely staff are given training on CPR in these establishments. I work on a rehabilitation ward for older patients where arrest situations are rare and I know how scary they can be to deal with when they happen - but to do nothing is unforgiveable. If this is the norm in such places surely somebody should be investigating what is going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-8123148621999636392009-02-04T19:42:00.000+00:002009-02-04T19:42:00.000+00:00"tell the public that we would only answer life or..."tell the public that we would only answer life or death calls, so only Red1 and Red2 emergencies were being passed to us"<BR/><BR/>I wish our service had adopted this policy on Monday, conditions north of the border were awful and we were being sent to GP referrel Urgent calls, that the GP hadn't even been out to themselves. 3 of these cases had had the aliment for longer than a week. <BR/><BR/>Unbelieveable disregard for our safety. As careful as we are as drivers these conditions are still dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-445355944737316152009-02-04T13:04:00.000+00:002009-02-04T13:04:00.000+00:00The saddest thing about the 'nursing' home is that...The saddest thing about the 'nursing' home is that this is the *usual* sort of care that we ambulance people see provided.<BR/><BR/>When someone is actually doing CPR you could knock us over with a feather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-41282618194145983492009-02-04T11:34:00.000+00:002009-02-04T11:34:00.000+00:00OhWell the NMC will definitely be hearing about it...Oh<BR/><BR/>Well the NMC will definitely be hearing about it.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately in this country the term "nurse" isn't protected, it is only an offence if you use the term to imply that you are a Registered Nurse. As a result anybody can call themselves a "Nurse"Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938454354858784095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-3155904524682705742009-02-04T11:31:00.000+00:002009-02-04T11:31:00.000+00:00HughThe police were called.Hugh<BR/><BR/>The police were called.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-62139364428160718352009-02-04T11:17:00.000+00:002009-02-04T11:17:00.000+00:00It's quite clear in our code of standards expected...It's quite clear in our code of standards expected of Registered Nurses under the section <BR/><BR/>"Provide a high standard of practice and care at all times"<BR/><BR/>This deeply worries me that no attempt was made, as for it to be registered as a Nursing Home, there must have been a RN on duty<BR/><BR/>Have you reported the Nursing Home?Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938454354858784095noreply@blogger.com