When you see blue flashing lights:
🚑Keep calm, don't panic!
🚔Pull over & stop if it's safe to do so.
🚒Use indicators to tell us & others what you're doing.
🚔Stay safe & legal, we will do the hard work & use our exemptions.
🚦Don't jump red lights
#BlueLightAware
I'm not going to lie, I dread it when our student paramedic WhatsApp group pings, & I see "Results are up..."
I always have a sense of disappointment, even before I log into my account to check my results... The feeling never changes.
Today was no different... Except when I
Disgraceful behaviour by the UK government, and it’s certainly a bigger picture than “illegal immigration”. We CANNOT leave the ECHR, to do so would be immoral & barbaric. Defend YOUR rights! Don’t fall for the smoke & mirrors.
#HumanRights
950,000 views
The British people back the Governments (Illegal Migration) bill” says
@SuellaBraverman
Help RT this to a million if you think she’s wrong
Stood talking to the wife at home after I’ve done a full day at work, bathed the kids, cooked tea, &
@GoodSamApp
goes off… I’m in my PJ’s… Ring work, yes it’s an arrest outside🌧️ Work trousers on & I’m out the door, first on scene,
#CPR
& 2 shocks delivered⚡️
#MFR
#AlwaysOnDuty
Absolutely gutted😢. We all prayed & hoped for good news, it sadly wasn’t enough. You will be missed by so many people. Stand down our good friend, we have it from here. 😞
Not often that you’re waiting at🚦&
@GoodSamApp
goes off for the building right next to you! Luckily for this patient I was fully kitted up & able to provide airway support & defibrillation within 4 minutes of the arrest! ROSC achieved with the assistance of
@EMASNHSTrust
crew, &
On
#internationalwomensday2021
, you have to admire our wonderful
#QueenElizabeth
II. She worked as a driver & mechanic in WW2 for her country, and whatever the situation, has been an icon for grace, elegance & decorum for so many. A truly inspirational woman.
#GodSavetheQueen
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When you see blue flashing lights:
🚑Keep calm, don't panic!
🚔Pull over to the left & stop if it's safe to do so.
🚒Use indicators to tell us & others what you're doing.
🚔Stay safe & legal, we will do the hard work & use our exemptions.
🚦Don't jump red lights
#BlueLightAware
Today has been extremely busy, especially with people being admitted with breathing difficulties or
#COVID19
positive... We are supposed to be in
#Tier4
, yet people are still mixing or visiting relatives... Come on people!!!
#NationalLockdown
needed! Also,
#KeepSchoolsClosed
!
🤦🏻♂️ That figure doesn’t even come close to replenishing the scores of officers that have left the service… The public need more officers, especially beat officers (which were forced out due to Tory cuts), to integrate with their communities. We need our stations back!
Rishi Sunak again told Parliament this week “We've recruited 20,000 MORE police officers"
Never underestimate just how thick this Government thinks we all are
I love it that Hyacinth Bucket is trending 🤣 One of my all time favourites! “The Bouquet residence, Lady of the house speaking!” You know we all wanted to be that snobby, especially when “those” relatives pop round...! 😂
#DamePatriciaRoutledge
Yesterday marked my 9 years of full time employment with the
#ambulance
service, 12 years if I include my years as a volunteer CFR. In a few months I’ll hopefully qualify as a BSc Paramedic. I absolutely love working for the
#NHS
, it’s just like one big workplace, one huge team.
I think I’ve got myself into enough trouble for today🤣 So, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported my colleagues up & down the country! I promise you, this
#AmbulanceStrike
is not what we wanted! Let’s hope that this can soon be sorted out!
#GodBlessTheNHS
!
#NHS
#Ambulance
So far this morning from NHS111… A blue light emergency for a “dry mouth”, & another blue light emergency for a terminal patient with nausea 🤷🏻♂️ Both advised. I just don’t get what the description “Emergency Ambulance” means anymore… 🚑💨 I’m all for pathways but 🤦🏻♂️
#NHSCrisis
I never thought this day would come… And that I had missed my chance of university. I did it though 👨🎓. Super chuffed. Thank you
@TrentUni
for being awesome & helping me on my journey.
#Paramedic
#HigherEducation
#Graduation
We don’t strike because we want to, we strike because the
#NHS
needs saving. There’s more to it than our wages, but YES, we want a fair wage, because we can’t pay our bills with the kindness & dedication we show our patients.
#WeAreTheNHS
#NursesStrike
#AmbulanceStrikes
That’s it for today! All washed and made ready for the next crew! Thought I would do it and save ‘Make Ready’ a job, seeing as I made it filthy 🤣 🚑💨 Off home! Night all!
#Ambulance
#StudentParamedic
#EMAS
If we ask just one tiny thing, if the car in front pulls over... Please check your
#Mirrors
, then
#Signal
, then
#Manoeuvre
🚑💨 We need your help to get to an emergency safely. Thank you!! 😊
#Ambulance
Such sad news that
#EmmaChambers
has died. She gave millions of us many laughs as her character Alice Tinker in
#TheVicarofDibley
My thoughts are with all that knew her 😢
Energy companies should be ashamed, and so should this government! Our energy bill from
@BritishGas
has been adjusted to £465.15, without any prior notice, despite us using only £188.32 worth of energy. People are going suffer due to the greed of the rich.
#EnergyCrisis
#Crooks
Anyone else close to utter despair? I’m constantly being sent to
#COVID19
patients who are literally just starting out with symptoms & aren’t even trying to self manage. I haven’t had COVID & it’s come to a stage now where I feel I’m being put at unnecessary risk.
#EnoughIsEnough
Did you know? There are hundreds of
@EMASNHSTrust
#responders
out in their
#communities
who respond to 999 calls at a moments notice. These could be volunteer
#CFR
’s or full-time
#ambulance
staff who are called
#MFR
’s. Whenever you need us, wherever you are, we aren’t far away.
Sometimes I sit & wonder why I pour so much effort into my work, when others do so little...
When you literately do your best for those in need, but that bit more means you get less respect...
And those who are here for the right reasons, are the ones who feel out of place? 🤷♂️
If you are visiting
#KingsMillHospital
A&E, please don’t park on the red hashed area! I don’t like being a grump but this does make me quite so… Especially parking across the Blue Light Bay!
#999Aware
It’s
#999Day
! 🚑💨 Some days I have to pinch myself to realise how lucky I am to be in this awesome job. It’s not just a job, it’s a vocation, & it’s a privilege to be able to do what we do. The intimacy of every incident makes our job like no other.
#Ambulance
#999dayuk
#NHS
#UK
Excellent bystander CPR in progress on my arrival, brilliant with helping me manage the patient, fantastic back-up & overall a wonderful bunch of people👏🏻 I really hope it’s a positive outcome for this patient.
So disappointed that the water pump has packed in on my car, at only 25,788 miles & just out of warranty… Being advised it could be £600-700 minimum! My new
#Skoda
is on order but not being built yet, really making me think… I’m not happy
@SKODAUK
!
#RT03OutOfOrder
❌
I’m booked on duty as an
#MFR
, have been since 19:30, first job Cardiac Arrest. ROSC achieved by our team on scene. 🚑💨 Be careful out there folks, it’s very icy!
#Ambulance
Today I had a knock at the door, & when I answered it there was this little green box on my car & a lovely lady whom I know stood at the end of my driveway. She has hand made me this wonderful bear as a thank you for working in the
#NHS
😊
I’m booked on duty and available to respond in my local area. Already attended one incident. It’s very wet out there, so drive carefully folks.
#Paramedic
#MFR
#RT03
#EMAS
We’ve had terrible flooding outside Kings Mill
#Ambulance
Station today from
#StormBabet
. Thankfully this hasn’t affected crews responding, & morning vehicles were out before the water rose. Staff have been super today, navigating floods & road closures to reach patients 🌧️🚑💨👍🏻
Officially 10 years today as permanent front line
#Ambulance
personnel!
ECA… Technician… Paramedic…
Love it, rain or shine 🚑💨 Even if I’ve picked a few grey hairs up along the way…
#Paramedic
#EMAS
Last shift for this Skoda as
#RT03
, as she goes back to the dealership next week! Then all the nee-naws go on my new one! Steady shift so far with only one job.
#MFR
#Ambulance
@SKODAUK
People are going hungry, whilst freezing as they struggle to pay their bills, energy tariffs are sky high, & here we have energy companies recording “highest profits in 115 years” Am I going completely mad?!?🤦🏻♂️ The scales have truly tipped.
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#CostOfGreedCrisis
Do you know what, being on here is sometimes so disappointing. You have professionals such as myself who like to give people a snapshot into our working lives, and what goes on behind the scenes. People may not understand what we do or why, but that doesn’t give anyone the right
Had a few hours booked on this evening, a total of 4 jobs allocated, 3 jobs attended. Was nice to have positive feedback from crews about
#MFRs
. Especially when being utilised to assist crews on scene with lift assists or complex patients. 👍🏻🚨 Goodnight all, stay safe.
Morning all! I’ve been on since 06:45 & still with our first patient, who unfortunately for them, is waiting on our ambulance🚑🏥 We do keep getting checked on & the patient is safe & being entertained by my colleague, but this can’t continue.
#Ambulance
#TheNHS
#HospitalPressures
Booked on responding from home today as it’s a rest day. I’ve just prepared all the dinner for this evening, so if the wife gets home and I’m out, she doesn’t have to cook… I’m good like that (Plus it keeps me out of trouble!).
#Paramedic
#MFR
#Ambulance
#RT03
#EMAS
#Community
Three of us on our truck, so I’m supernumerary and being supported by my practice educator on a one-to-one basis.
Right, let’s see what tonight has in stall for us… 🚑💨
#StudentParamedic
#Ambulance
@EMASNHSTrust
I’ve had quite a steady shift today, with only 2 of our 5 patients requiring an assessment at hospital. We managed to get back to base towards the end of shift, & I even gave the truck a good wash for the next crew 🧽🚑 ✨
#Ambulance
#StudentParamedic
#EMAS
I forgot to post this the other day… Gary & Neil… PROPER
#Ambulance
folk! I got it wrong initially, 73 years service combined, & they still love their job & take pride in their workplace! They spent their break tidying outside. Thankful to have Gary as a mentor.
@EMASNHSTrust
Hoax calls have started already! 😡 Call Handler, Two resources and Police taken up for over 30+ minutes searching for a patient in “Cardiac Arrest”, that doesn’t exist... Please educate your children on the seriousness of taking up an emergency service!
#HoaxAndTakeALife
Today was a BIG day for me... A day I thought would never come... I had my interview for Student Paramedic 🙈 Anyone who knows me, knows I live for my career, so all I can say is that I did my best and to keep your fingers crossed!🤞🏻🚑💨
Yesterday the amount of things piling up got a little too much, especially about my laptop breaking & unable to do my Uni work. Then a surprise this evening! You can always count on family to pick you up! Thank you to those who messaged me
#Grateful
#NewThing
#MacBookPro
#Apple
Late finish as we ended up taking our last patient to
#QMC
for specialist life-saving treatment 🚑💨 QMC have quite an impressive
#ChristmasTree
🎄
#Ambulance
I’m not sure what everyone else does to help them switch off, but I like to set myself ridiculous tasks… So here’s my heated pool project! 100% my handy work & not touched woodwork since secondary school. I don’t think I’m doing too bad! Still lots to do… I’ll keep you posted!
It’s
#VolunteersWeek2023
!
So let’s pay tribute to all our
#CommunityFirstResponders
(CFR),
#Volunteer
car drivers, and other volunteers who help out within the ambulance service.
I joined the ambulance service as a volunteer CFR in 2012, which helped pave the way for my career
Our last job this evening was a Cardiac Arrest😔Good bystander CPR thanks to an
@EMASNHSTrust
Call Handler. Took us 2 minutes to get to scene🚑💨On arrival, got pads on, shockable rhythm, shock!⚡️Our first ROSC of the year!❤️Safely transported to hospital👍🏻Hopefully recovering🤞🏻
O-ohh… The cameras are back… I did so well not to get on tv last year, hopefully it will stay that way! I need to head back north, now!
#QMC
#24HoursAE
#Hospital
#Ambulance
🚑💨
Sat feeling sorry for myself and thought, you know what? I’ll do a proper assessment to see what’s wrong with me… Long and behold… Tonsillitis! Red, swollen, & the usual suspects! Treatment (self care), now in effect!
Evening folks, hope everyone is well? Certainly a dull night, let’s hope we get some better weather for the weekend! I’m on until midnight tonight, hopefully you won’t get to see me!
#Paramedic
#EMAS
#Emergency
#Ambulance
I’ve had a brilliant weekend at
@Truckfest_Live
talking about the career opportunities with
@EMASNHSTrust
, teaching
#CPR
, & giving an insight into the ambulance service.
A massive “thank you” to all our staff who joined us on their days off to share their knowledge & experience!
Day off today, however I booked on my car for about 7 hours to give the service a hand, & treated 4 patients. 3 of those stayed at home & were passed to other pathways to avoid a hospital admission. It’s still very busy so please be
#999Wise
!
#MFR
#Ambulance
#EMAS
#Technician
🚨
#GoodMorning
everyone! 10:00 start trucks ready to go… Guess which one I’m on… (Not the white one, that’s the Urgent’s vehicle). I must have upset make ready last week… On a more serious note, where’s the sunshine gone? 😱
So, yesterday we welcomed our new little girl, Sophia Grace Marriott, into the big wide World! Eva is so happy to be a big sister! A special thank you to the community & hospital
#Midwives
from
@SFHFT
We’ve been to
@SFHFT
to check on the progress of baby Marriott number 2, who is growing perfectly thank goodness! The little wriggler has been making the ultrasound department earn their pennies lately 😂 My daughter is super excited about being a big sister!
For some reason I’ve attracted negative attention due to me saying that I don’t immediately allow Trainees/Newly Qualified (non-registered) to attend in the back alone on their FIRST ever shift with me... I like to attend the first job & see how we get on.
1/4
In my 9 (and a bit!!) years of being on the ambulance service I’ve NEVER been on a boat! So the patient said I needed a photo for the occasion… So here’s me telling my crew mate off for rocking the boat, just as the patient told me I’m going grey!? 😱