5 July 2016
Paramedic placement: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Alex describes the exhausting recent shifts his ambulance has attended, with an abusive hypoglycaemic patient and a stab wound victim. Read more…
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5 July 2016
Alex describes the exhausting recent shifts his ambulance has attended, with an abusive hypoglycaemic patient and a stab wound victim. Read more…
20 June 2016
Alex's ambulance crew gets rescued by the fire brigade and they attend an attempted suicide/murder. Read more…
8 June 2016
A nasty neighbour causing a fall, a man wanting an ambulance for a ring stuck on his finger, a cardiac arrest transfer and a hospital security escort needed for an intoxicated patient kicked off Alex's return to placement. Read more…
23 May 2016
Alex shares his experiences whilst on placement as a paramedic. Read more…
16 May 2016
Alex shares his experiences of his first four weeks on placement as a student paramedic with Camden Ambulance Station. Read more…
12 May 2016
Alex continues his account of what his night shift as a paramedic involved on the night of the full moon. Read more…
11 May 2016
Alex describes his night shift as a student paramedic in Central London, staffing an emergency ambulance crew on the night of the full moon. Read more…
27 April 2016
Alex shares the shifts of his paramedic mentor and describes the "blue calls" (with lights and sirens) from his first week. Read more…
4 April 2016
Alex explains what he did once he received his offer to study Paramedic Science at ARU. Read more…
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