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Remembering the 8 people killed during the
#LondonBridge
terror attack two years ago today.
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52
127
Almost had to declare a major incident due to a shortage of head blocks… then did a transfer to major trauma centre & found them all.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#EMT
#EMS
13
4
120
This is my friend Lucas. He always sits in the back and comes everywhere with me at work. Great to have to free up a pair of hands for ALS, but no evidence of improved patient outcome compared with manual
#CPR
.
#mCPR
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#CHARUlife
#PHEM
15
6
88
How an
#ambulance
vehicle should be. Well stocked (but not overstocked) with the same items in the same place. Spot the difference between vehicles…if any!
#Ambiwlans
#AmbulanceOCD
#CHARUlife
#APlaceForEverythingAndEverythingInItsPlace
22
5
80
You’d always want the best tools for the job. Same if you were a plumber, sculptor or carpenter. So the best advice I can give is: “INVEST IN & KNOW YOUR KIT”.
#Paramedic
#Ambiwlans
#CombatMedic
#FREC
#FPOS
#FROS
4
7
81
Brand new ‘24 plate ambo. So new, it has no call sign and the keys have been hidden until Monday!
#Ambulance
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#EMS
#EMT
#Paramedic
4
1
83
Hope there are no casualties from the big fire on
#Bridgend
Industrial Estate. I felt the heat as I passed and could still see the smoke & glow from the flames when I got home. (
@SWFireandRescue
on scene).
12
11
73
Did you know 2g of
#Paracetamol
(4 X 500mg tablets) can be given to increase the immediate effectiveness of its analgesic effect? This higher than normal dose is known as a 'loading dose'. It’s safe but always work within guidelines & scope of practise.
#Ambiwlans
#CombatMedic
21
7
69
Some get obsessed with whipping out the IV
#paracetamol
when “
#pain
” is mentioned. It does have its benefits, however several studies found no superiority in efficacy/safety over the oral alternative (Jibril et al. 2015, Furyk et al. 2018).
#Ambiwlans
#Analgesia
#PHEM
#Paramedic
10
13
66
British Paramedicine is 53 years old today. Professor Douglas Chamberlain CBE, KSG, OStJ created the
#Paramedic
role in the UK and Europe with 6
#ambulance
drivers, who eventually started treating patients on 4th March 1971.
#Ambiwlans
#PHEM
#EMS
0
10
65
Night shift working with
#TeamWAST
0001, known as ‘Big Gar’. This is the best
#ambiwlans
pin number by far!
#Porthcawl
#Bridgend
#Ambulance
#EMS
#Paramedic
5
0
62
Seasons greetings to all my former
#TeamWAST
colleagues working across
#Wales
tonight and into Christmas Day. Especially those featured (Bridgend’s finest) Jennifer, Ieuan, James & Sophie.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#EMT
#PHEM
#EMSlife
3
1
62
Ordered a new
#orthopaedic
scoop and imagine my surprise when I got it out the box and it was orange?! Never before have I seen such a brightly coloured scoop!
#Trauma
#Medic
#FPOS
#Ambiwlans
#FREC
8
0
62
@Corvid_Isle
@corvidresearch
Any thoughts on what
#MoTheCrow
is trying to say / what emotion is being expressed? It sounds sad but she was doing this in between her usual cawing & chatting this morning.
1
9
55
After 4 days on the same vehicle, this is my end of shift
#KitDump
!
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#CHARUlife
1
2
55
Kit sorted, restocked & moved into
#Porthcawl
@SWFireandRescue
Station, ahead of my last
#CFR
course tomorrow, before I go back on the road.
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
1
0
48
Whilst renovating the
#ambulance
station roof, the builders found a bricked up hidden area, filled with
#resuscitation
equipment from the late 1970s. Having saved it from the skip, I’ll add it to my collection for the future
#ambiwlans
museum.
#TeamWAST
#EMS
#PHEM
#Paramedic
#EMT
2
0
50
Showing Harrison the ropes as part of my monthly airway management training requirement.
#CHARUlife
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
#PHEM
1
0
49
The new
@mantruckbusuk
Urgent Care
#Ambiwlans
versus our standard
#Ambulance
. It’s lower so has wheel arches in the back. No side storage or tail lift but has a fancy way to get the stretcher on AND a carry chair that…wait for it, goes UP stairs!
#EMS
#Paramedic
#EMT
#TeamWAST
3
2
48
Last week was the annual
@WelshAmbulance
awards. It was an honour being initially nominated for the inspirational person category and a joy receiving this commendation in the peoples choice award.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
8
1
50
Evidence of the ever growing support for
#TeamWAST
shorts and the concept of the 2024
@TASCharity
calendar!
#ShortsGate
#Ambiwlans
@jasonkillens
@TASCharityCEO
2
2
46
Combining nebulised Salbutamol with Ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) is deemed beneficial in this study, for acute asthma of moderate severity. .
#Respiratory
#Asthma
2
4
44
What a
#CFR
course that was… making full use of the CSI house at
@unisouthwales
Glyntaff campus. This cohort will be serving the communities from
#Pontyclun
to
#Merthyr
and the surrounding Cwm
#Rhondda
. See you all out on the ice!
#TeamWAST
2
1
41
Blood (fake), mud and screams! All part of the
#trauma
scenarios for the
#CFR
course at Matrix yesterday.
#FPOS
#FREC
#Ambiwlans
#Volunteer
#TeamWAST
6
3
44
Anyone ever put a purple in? Oh my days that
#Guedel
#airway
is huge!
#AirwayManagement
#EMS
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#Paramedic
#EMT
#FREC
#FPOS
#CFR
5
2
43
The College of
@ParamedicsUK
supports
#PHEM
tracheal intubation. Here is their consensus statement that provides profession-specific guidance in relation to the procedure by paramedics.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
#CombatMedic
4
4
43
First week back on the road I’ve called trauma desk once, 2 pre-alerts, backed up x2
#CFR
’s, had
@EmrtsWales
hovering overhead, assisted by
@MEDSERVEWales
doc, an emergency social services referral & updated my airway log with 2 airway interventions.
#Ambiwlans
#CHARUlife
4
0
42
Remembering the
#community
of
#Aberfan
today, who are still affected by the disaster in 1966. 144 lives were lost including 116 school children who were just starting their morning lessons at 09:13.
0
8
42
A glorious day spent in
#Tenby
, meeting potential
#CFR
recruits. So many keen to join the existing
#TeamWAST
volunteers already serving the communities of
#Pembrokeshire
.
#PembrokeDock
#Haverfordwest
#WestIsBest
#Ambiwlans
0
1
41
Full-on day for
#TeamWAST
colleague
@CameronHurre11
on his CPD rideout. Throughout the shift we’ve met
@EmrtsWales
, local+traffic+firearms
@swpolice
,
@WALES_HART
,
@trafficwales
,
@MEDSERVEWales
Doc,
@SWFireandRescue
& a cow. That must be some kind of record!
#Ambiwlams
#CHARUlife
2
1
39
Another worthwhile Senior Paramedic led CPD session this week focusing on intubation skill, SALAD and laryngectomy/tracheostomy care. Thanks SPs
@KKeedwell
,
@Mark1howells
& Huw.
#BishBashBosh
#TeamWAST
#Paramedic
#EMT
#ACA
#Ambiwlans
#EMS
0
1
35
All equipment checked and set up ready for delivering another
#CFR
CPD day.
#TeamWAST
#Volunteer
#Ambiwlans
4
2
36
Refuel, top up the screen wash and a vital trip to Greggs before signing on for a 10-10 shift. That should keep me going for the day.
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
1
0
37
It’s the end of an era as the RRV is being removed from the station rota. Sadly my last solo overtime shift for a while, I say goodbye to my old friend 379.
#Paramedic
#Ambiwlans
#PHTLS
#FREC
#CFR
#TeamWAST
#EMSlife
2
2
37
Two more
#ambulance
trusts introduce blue light vehicles for
#volunteer
responders, to reduce response times & get help to seriously ill patients quicker.
@SECAmbulance
with ERs (similar to
@Ldn_Ambulance
) and
@EastEnglandAmb
with
#volunteer
RRVs.
#CFR
#FirstResponder
#Ambiwlans
6
2
37
This was the battle bus for the evening, up until the early hours as I work the triage wagon in the ‘diff.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#NightOwl
3
1
35
You know I’ve been on your ambulance when… you notice iGels are neatly stored as per colour coordination!
#EMS
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#EMT
#FREC
2
1
37
Wasn’t expecting to be first on scene at this motorway RTC yesterday evening. Phoned it through and attended on behalf of
#TeamWAST
as was still in uniform for the day. Lucky escape for all concerned.
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
2
1
35
Great to hear
#Penthrox
is starting to be used confidently by the
#TeamWAST
#CFR
volunteers in communities across
#Wales
. A drug for
#analgesia
that induces generalised muscle relaxation and insensitivity to pain.
#Analgesia
#Ambiwlans
#FREC
#FPOS
#EMS
#PHEM
#Methoxyflurane
5
3
37
Day 1 of the new
#CFR
course - newbies are introduced to the response kit and the basics of scene safety,
#defib
use and
#BLS
.
#Volunteer
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
1
1
36
Recently had a
#CFR
I trained, out on their clinical ride out. A community carer by day and local pub landlady by night - she’s hoping to call time and join
@WelshAmbulance
full time. Good luck ☘️
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
#Merthyr
#EMS
0
0
35
A late night exchange of epaulettes in Maccy D’s car park for
@benwaffar07
to distribute amongst to the influx of Cwm Taff
#CFR
volunteers.
#BrownEnvelopeExchange
#Merthyr
#Pontyclun
#Pontypridd
#ChurchVillage
#Rhondda
1
2
33
A day of
@WelshAmbulance
#SORT
training at their super secret location somewhere in Wales ;)
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
#EMSlife
0
1
35
Another well packed van full of training kit, new kit,
#CFR
kit, my kit, clothing, boots, airway heads &
#CPR
mannequins.
#TeamWAST
#TrainOneSaveMany
#Ambiwlans
3
1
35
Here are just some of the proud
#CFR
volunteers from
@JonCfr
’s central region, who received their
@WelshAmbulance
service coins or Platinum Jubilee medals earlier this year.
#TeamWAST
@Glyn_WAST
@jasonkillens
@_LeeBrooks
@AndySwinburnQAM
@SJACymru
@RCNWales
@RCRadiologists
0
2
34
Successful first day of the
@CardiffMedCFR
training yesterday, now onto day 2.
#CFR
#Volunteer
#PHEM
@cardiffuni
#TrainOneSaveMany
#TeamWAST
@WelshAmbulance
2
2
35
That’s another batch of fresh
#CFR
volunteers trained and ready to assist frontline
#EMS
crews in their communities.
#Ambiwlans
#PHEM
#MedStudents
@CardiffMedCFR
@WelshAmbulance
#TeamWAST
1
3
34
A kind move by
@EnglishHeritage
who are encouraging refugees with free entry, to experience English
#culture
& learn more about
#British
history. 🇬🇧
#ProudToBeBritish
#OurGreatNation
#FlyingTheFlag
1
6
34
I can still see the blaze from my house. Thoughts going to all of South Wales Bravest (
@SWFireandRescue
) who will no doubt be pulling an all nighter in
#Bridgend
. Hoping for no casualties.
2
2
33
In between an epistaxis and a FOOSH, I managed to give SR1234 a taste of soap and water. She never looked so clean!
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#CHARUlife
3
0
33
That’s another 10 successful
#volunteer
candidates passing their
#CFR
assessments and coming to a
#community
near you!
#Ambiwlans
#TrainOneSaveMany
#TeamWAST
1
0
31
Off the CHARU wagon and back on the fun bus for a day or 2 with 3rd year
@ParaScienceSU
#student
.
#EMS
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
2
0
30
Second week ‘working the
#Rhondda
’ and what better way to start than checking the disco lights.
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
0
0
29
You know you’re on an urgent care vehicle when consumables are neatly stocked, everything is colour coordinated and in date. Thanks for the ride guys!
#TeamWAST
#ACA
#UCS
#Ambiwlans
#FREC
#CHARUlife
0
1
29
There was me thinking my training days were over… brought the old epaulettes out of retirement for the day! Had the pleasure of running 5
#CFR
’s from NPT, Mumbles, Bridgend & Coity through their CPD training (known as MiST).
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
3
0
30
Spotted pitch-side today, a
#LifePak
Express
#defib
. With biphasic technology, it automatically increases joules with each shock when needed. Haven’t seen many in the UK but it’s widely used by
#ambulance
& hospitals in the Netherlands.
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#AED
#CFR
#FREC
#FPOS
2
3
30
The pan-Wales
#CFR
training team met today and delivered our first trial MIST (Mandatory in Service Training). This brought our
#TeamWAST
#volunteer
#CPD
in line with
#EMS
staff. They experienced a range of scenarios & updates on topics such as
#analgesia
&
#ConflictResolution
.
0
2
28
@_LeeBrooks
#ChiefOurCat
enjoys
#Caturday
. He takes time out of his busy schedule to reflect on where he’s going to sleep for the rest of the day.
#Ragdoll
#CatsOfTwitter
2
6
28
Another
#NewPatchDay
courtesy of a colleague who had a batch of custom thin green line patches made in aid of
@TASCharity
.
#Welsh
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#EMT
#EMS
#ACA
#NEPTS
#TeamWAST
#Wales
#CFR
#Dragon
3
1
29
Probably the biggest
#PreHospital
Pooh I’ve ever seen!
#Paramedic
#FREC
#FPOS
#TeddyBear
#FROS
#Ambulance
#EMT
#PHEM
#AmbulanceLife
#EMS
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
2
0
28
Whilst on standby in sunny
#Porthcawl
, I stopped into see a few of our
#volunteer
search,
#rescue
&
#lifesaving
partners ahead of the
#Easter
bank holiday weekend.
@RNLI
#lifeguards
based at
@plgc1958
,
@PorthcawlNCI
and
@PorthcawlRNLI
.
#Paramedic
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
1
1
28
Cheers
@CarlPowell2
for the session on out of hospital cardiac arrest. Don’t suppose you want to deliver a short
#OOHCA
webinar to our
#TeamWAST
C
#FR
volunteers sometime?
#PHEM
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#FREC
#FPOS
#FROS
3
0
27
Thanks to
@savealifecymru
’s
@haden_tipples
for dropping into our course last week at
@UniSouthWales
Glyntaff campus. He spoke to the 9 new
#CFR
candidates about the chain of survival, public access
#defib
use and the importance of community
#AED
education.
1
3
25
Earlier this week the
#CFR
training, management & admin team along with
#volunteer
chair
@rhodridjones
, were invited to discuss the future of
#TeamWAST
volunteering with Chief of Ops
@_LeeBrooks
.
@JonCfr
@Glyn_WAST
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
#Community
#Resilience
2
3
27
Got about the capital city today assisting Police,
#CFR
, Private
#Ambulance
, family members, GP, Council Outreach Team and handed over to some pretty great hospital triage nurses at UHW. Also a well deserved stop off at
@nydelicardiff
.
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
#TeamWAST
2
1
27
An absolute pleasure receiving thanksin the form of a Medical Directors Commendation, for providing an advanced level of casualty care.
#PHEM
#TeamWAST
#Paramedic
#VigilanceAndService
0
1
27
Tip of the day - when everyone around is panicking for tape…you got it covered!
#PerfectFit
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#CFR
1
1
26
That’s my
@NAEMT_
#PHTLS
valid for another 4 years. Cheers for the instruction and refresh
@iqarus_intl
.
#Paramedic
#CMT
#Ambiwlans
#Trauma
#Training
1
1
26
I'm not one of selfies, but this one is from my engagement at the amazing
@AustraliaZoo
with
@TheTodayShow
.
2
7
25
Whilst on standby outside my local A&E, I ran into my wife’s nephew who has just joined
@WelshAmbulance
. He’ll be a good addition to
#TeamWAST
.
#Ambiwlans
0
0
25
Late starting last night as stopped at RTC on way to
#Maesteg
Fire Station. Red calls all shift. Assisted local
#CFR
, one pre-alert, one hyperkalemia & a ROLE. Then HALO duties at
#Bridgend
, played hide & seek with hospital blankets & completed
#AirwayLog
.
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
4
1
25
Morning set up for
#CFR
CPD. Focus mostly on airway skills, non-injury fallers and paediatric assessment.
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
#Volunteer
2
0
25
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Len, who was an
#ambulance
driver in
#Cardiff
in the 1960-80s. He attended the first county training school in
#Wales
and was the first to have a blue light fitted to his vehicle.
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
2
0
23
With the assistance of legendary Paul James from
@WelshAmbulance
training school, the
#CFR
training team are filming new educational videos. I have taken my place safely behind the camera where I belong!
#TeamWAST
#CPR
#FREC
#FPOS
#Ambiwlans
#IanTheCFRtrainer
0
1
24
My Sunday morning spent training junior lifeguards, eager to learn the basics of
#FirstAid
and
#CPR
.
#SurfRescue
#TrainOneSaveMany
#VigilanceAndService
0
0
23
Demonstrating the technique and landmarks for bilateral chest de-compression during a traumatic cardiac arrest scenario, to star
@SwanseaUni
#student
Amy Jones.
#Trauma
#TeamWAST
#EMS
#CMT
#FREC
#FPOS
#Paramedic
#PHEM
#Ambiwlans
#TrainOneSaveMany
1
2
24
No one would get very far in the pre-hospital environment if they lacked
#communication
skills,
#teamwork
capability &
#respect
for others. Teamwork makes the dream work!
#TeamWAST
#EMS
#EMT
#CMT
#FREC
#FPOS
#CFR
#Paramedic
#Ambiwlans
#PHEM
(Photo of training with
@Lifecast_Body
)
0
2
23
Lots of
#CPR
practise and even more airway management at the
#CFR
refresher training yesterday.
#GoodDrills
#CPD
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
#TrainOneSaveMany
1
2
24
SR4005 reporting in and where have we ended up today?! You can just about see the clue - a tiny castle in the distance.
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
4
0
23
Prior to 2016, only 25% of HCPs had knowledge of the
#brand
#Penthrox
. Following an
#advertising
launch, awareness increased by over 300%, showing the success of the campaign. Good job
@SwordfishAdv
#EMS
#Paramedic
#Doctor
#Nurse
#Analgesia
#PHEM
#Ambiwlans
1
1
23
Deep DEEP up in the glorious
#Rhondda
Valleys this morning. So deep in fact, I need a compass to get my bearings.
#IGetAround
#CHARUlife
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
1
0
22
Not that I am a huge inspiration to many, but it’s great to see my wife’s nephew has joined the
@WelshAmbulance
service. Onward and upward for Josh Williams.
#TeamWAST
#Ambiwlans
1
0
23
The unsung heroes of
#TeamWAST
really are the drivers of the 24/7 CHANTS (Cymru Inter-Hospital Acute Neonatal Transfer Service) baby bus.
#Ambiwlans
#Ambulance
#EMS
2
3
23
First day of the
#CFR
course at
@UniSouthWales
. Candidates made full use of the Glyntaff campus surroundings to sign off conflict resolution, safer handling and airway management.
#FPOS
#FREC
#FROS
#Ambiwlans
#Volunteer
1
3
21
Signed on for the drizzly day. Making use of the down-time to update
#airway
log & practise skills, from the billy basics to enhanced video laryngoscopy. This airway station rivals yours
@KKeedwell
&
@Mark1howells
!
#TeamWAST
#CFR
#FPOS
#FROS
#FREC
#EMT
#Amwiblans
#Paramedic
#PHEM
2
0
23
I have it on good authority - that the new
@WelshAmbulance
Community Welfare Responder (CWRs) volunteers are proudly using
@StatPacks
G3 Quicklook
#AED
bags as standard. Following your lead
@MERTS_UK
!!!
#KitKitKit
#StatPacksRus
2
1
22
3 years ago at the heigh of
#Covid
, my crewmate and I received a gift each from a patients relative. (I don’t think it was that significant in monetary value to declare).
#Ambiwlans
#Paramedic
1
0
20
I plan my overtime shifts around places to frequent for food. Whether pie, sandwiches, burgers or today’s
@tacobell
!
#TacoTuesday
#Ambiwlans
0
1
22
The latest edition of
@WelshAmbulance
#CFR
volunteers ‘graduating’ thanks to
@JonCfr
and his training team.
#Ambiwlans
#TeamWAST
#Community
0
3
22
The latest
@sjacymru
candidates ‘graduating’ from
@WelshAmbulance
#CFR
training. Good luck with your responding.
#TeamWAST
#FirstResponder
#Volunteer
@SJACNewport
@SJACLlanelli
@SJACWestGlam
@SJACMaesteg
@SJACChiefVol
1
2
22
I’ve had the same webbing since 2010. From basic training it’s served me well, but I’ve finally retired the DPM and upgraded to MTP.
#CMT
#Paramedic
#Army
#Oldschool
#PLCE
#Ambiwlans
#TAalltheway
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#FridayNight
and I’m sorting through my patch collection from previous jobs, courses visits & appointments.
#Ambiwlans
#VigilanceAndService
#CMT
#EMS
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New
#AED
cabinet installed inside
@plgc1958
to keep kit dry and salt free. It’s harder than it looks attaching a
#defib
cabinet to the wall! Is it straight
@porthcawlcfr
@MaestegCFR
@haden_tipples
???
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