A relatively busy weekend: five call outs. However, with all of them the ambulance crew got there before me. For most of the calls it was just a case of going in and checking if the crew needed any assistance, which mostly they did not. <\/p>\n
With one I was told the crew were 15 minutes away to a call in an out-lying village. However they were under blue lights, and I had to get through Saturday morning traffic without breaking any road traffic laws. The ambulance crew got there before me, and did not need my assistance.<\/p>\n
However, on two calls the crews did ask for my assistance. <\/p>\n
With one I’d heard the ambulance’s siren as it passed the front of my house whilst I was just getting into my car at the back of the house. The thought crossed my mind that I did not have to attend, but as I could not tell if they were going to the same call as I was, I carried on. That was the right decision as, although I got there after the ambulance, the crew did ask for my assistance as the patient was in a bad way.<\/p>\n
On the other, the crew was glad to have someone to help with recording some of their stats, while they got on with the actual direct patient care.<\/p>\n
The truth is, when a CFR is called out there is always a good chance that an ambulance or fast response car will get there first. I regularly find myself stopping to let a crew go past on their way to the same call I am going to. However, you cannot assume that you will not still be needed. <\/p>\n
So there is always a bit of ambulance chasing involved in CFR work, but you have to do it. It’s part of the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A relatively busy weekend: five call outs. However, with all of them the ambulance crew got there before me. For most of the calls it was just a case of going in and checking if the crew needed any assistance, … Continue reading