My first role as a paramedic
5 June 2019
I graduated from ARU a few months ago and am currently employed by private medical companies in the London area working as a Paramedic. These bank shifts enable me to maintain my skillset… Read more…
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5 June 2019
I graduated from ARU a few months ago and am currently employed by private medical companies in the London area working as a Paramedic. These bank shifts enable me to maintain my skillset… Read more…
4 April 2018
Alex lets us know what spring can entail for a third year Paramedic Science student. Read more…
9 March 2018
Alex talks about Paramedic Science dissertations at ARU - his evaluates the effectiveness of major incident response in the UK compared to other countries. Read more…
11 August 2017
Alex describes his ambulance placement shift with the Joint Response Unit (JRU). It's a branch of special operations where a paramedic will only respond to police-generated calls or emergency 'Red 1' call-outs. Read more…
11 August 2017
Alex describes his busy emergency calls for his final shifts of ambulance service placement: including chest compressions and an uncooperative stab wound victim. Read more…
8 August 2017
Camden ambulance station, Friday: three crews were at base all enjoying a rare occurrence - being sent back for break! Then the call came in... Read more…
3 August 2017
Life on placement with the London Ambulance Service is certainly never quiet. On a recent night shift in Camden, I attended 11 patients as part of a Fast Response Unit. Read more…
12 July 2017
Alex deals with a traumatic cardiac arrest and a man hurt by a washing machine on placement with his fast response unit. Read more…
12 July 2017
My return to frontline emergency ambulance placement has been met with blood, flesh, bones, tears, torn clothes and distraught relatives. Read more…
20 June 2017
Alex talks about the Patient Assessment and Management module, scenario work practicing trauma and critical care (and pretending to be a patient) and making films about his Paramedic Science course. Read more…
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