Called by ambulance control at 0320 this morning to single vehicle RTa in my
role as BASICs doctor.
1 fatality ,2 seriously injured ,
Accompanied the most seriously injured (male with chest and head injuries)
to my local DGH A&E.
On arrival at A&E pandemonium ! -Department maxed out due to simultaneous
other RTA with multiple majors.
Problems: No ITU beds , non functioning CT scanner-no senior medical staff
in the department for sometime , despite them being aware of our impending
arrival.
I ran the trauma call ( with expert A&E nurse assistance)on my patient till
relieved by senior staff some 50 minutes after arrival.
Needless to say the news that my local DGH was deprived of ITU beds and Ct
scanner ensured I drove home to bed very safely!!
Thoughts or comments from anybody equally scinical or disillusioned
Dr Mark Nettleton MBBS MRCGP DGM Dip IMC RCS Ed
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