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From: "John Horley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Suction at the roadside
> i have benn ufortunate enough to be involved in a couple of nasty
motorcycle
> vs pedestrian RTC's...
>
> any suction is better than sticking your fingers into the patients mouth
to
> remove blood clots... personally, i now carry a Vitalograph hand sucker...
>
> worth the £135 so that if i ever come across / end up involved in a nasty
> RTC again, i can hopefully clear their airway until some more help
> arrives...
>
> John.
> A&E Staff Nurse
> Liverpool
good point John, hand suction has to really be considered as an addition to
battery powered one.
Martyn Hodson
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Registered Nurse
SJA Ambulance Attendant
writing for myself, views expressed are entirely my own,
and may not reflect those of my employer or St. John Ambulance , Nationally
or locally
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