Welcome to my blog. It’s a mixture of anecdotes from 20 years working as a paramedic and also my thoughts and experience with mental health.
The thin green line: – the view from the ambulance front line of the NHS.
Come in, have a browse and I hope you enjoy it.
Respectfully dedicated to former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan. As I write this we are currently in the latter stages of the football (ok, soccer to my American friends) world cup competition. It’s hard to escape from it. Even people who don’t follow football are quite taken up with the excitement. The England football team … Continue reading Thai cave rescue – World Cup class teamwork.
This is a jokey look at the trials, tribulations and rewards of dating or being in a relationship with a member of an Ambulance service. It is written in the style of an instruction manual. Boom – think I’ve just lost most of my male readers! It applies equally to male or female and in … Continue reading Instruction Manual For Dating Ambulance Staff
Warning: this is a grim post with a tragic ending – some of you may find it distressing (I do). Tony and I were on a day shift. We were in good spirits; it was our last day shift before our shift break so we were both looking forward to a few days rest. We … Continue reading Child cardiac arrest
As a ‘vintage’ paramedic in the UK my learning journey is quite extensive. As the saying goes ‘every day is a school day’ this is very true for all of us who work in emergency care. I have been asked a few times about how the education for a paramedic has changed over the years … Continue reading My paramedic learning journey
