> from: Phil Moss
> subject: Re: Fire brigade strike
>
> Do you have anyone in your trust who has undergone specialist training in
> pre-hospital care who would be useful operationally in this type of scenario
> ???
Well, of course not Phil!! I don't relish the thought of getting called out. I have a little prehospital experience (many years ago) and I'm generally happy to resus/analgese/sedate/anaesthese most patients (in the safety of resus I hasten to add). But I accept that I would be in unfamiliar territory out there. However I view these situations rather as one might approach things in wartime, i.e. "needs must"; the normal rules of engagement no longer apply in the same way. In other words, if I was called upon to help an entrapped patient, and no-one else was available, I would "do my best" under these rather unusual circumstances. But I share your concerns...
Adrian
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