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Join students from across our University for a behind-the-scenes look at life at ARU..
Find out what they do on a daily basis, what they’re inspired by in class, the challenges they face and what they get up to outside of teaching hours. Share in their journey from the first few days in a new course to graduation!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My out-of-ambulance placement has concluded, with two weeks at a secure mental health hospital, and in district nursing. We're now halfway through our Paramedic Science degree. Read more…
Last year, Oli took part in a simulation day at 'Hazard Alley' as part of his Paramedic Science degree. This year, he went back to help train the new cohort of first-years. Read more…
Paramedic Science student Oli blogs about his experiences on placement as a second-year so far, and how these compare to Year 1. Read more…
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