PARAMEDICAST

In this episode I speak to Adam Barnard, a paramedic at Silverstone Medical Services. Adam’s patients include F1 drivers, thousands of spectators, motorcycle racers, and members of the public paying to use the circuit. We will discuss the day-to-day job, training requirements, and special considerations of providing pre-hospital care on a live high-speed race track. Silverstone circuit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silverstonecircuit/?hl=en Silverstone Medical Services webpage: https://www.silverstone.co.uk/silverstone-medical-services

In this episode we review the The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2023. After a five-year break, the conference was back and held at the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. The conference programme is aimed to cater to a broad range of practitioners from first aiders, paramedics, doctors, nurses, students, first responders, voluntary aid workers and remote medics, multi agency teams including police, fire, and armed forces. To learn more about the FPHC and the speakers please see the links below. https://www.cpdme.com/FPHCConference2023 https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/events/2023-faculty-of-pre-hospital-care-conference If you are interested in becoming a member of the FPHC please see the link below. https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/membership Join the FPHC and help shape the future of the delivery of pre-hospital care.

In this episode we discuss Callum’s career journey starting with a move from Australia to the UK and becoming a Specialist Paramedic in Critical Care. We will get an insight into Callum’s previous unique role as a Tactical Response Unit and Joint Response Paramedic working with London Ambulance Service. We also discuss Callum’s role as a Paramedic Educator and why he has a keen interest in education and the future of paramedic practice.

Val Cochrane qualified as a paramedic in 1999 with Greater Manchester Ambulance Service, after working as a technician for three years. Outside of her work as a Community Paramedic for NWAS, Val has volunteered as a medic for the Isle of Mann TT, and as medical officer for Glossop Mountain Rescue Team. Last August, Val went to Ukraine with a humanitarian charity, UK-Med. In this episode we discuss Val's career, her work as a motorsport medic, and the three months she spent in Ukraine. UK-Med: www.uk-med.org Midlands Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine: www.facebook.com/MHA4U www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ukraineambulance4toni?utm_term=xrYrp7MEx&fbclid=IwAR0Wn3uO2sLXJC17cDRqqicJwq5HHm6s50Eg3WC-w6hsbBUAggECrsUggos

Here is a montage of some clips from previous episodes, to celebrate International Paramedics Day 2023. A huge thanks to all our awesome paramedic guests who work in many exciting areas of paramedicine: Rob Stanfield (Adventure Paramedic and Fundraiser) Coco Tang (Humanitarian Aid Paramedic) Ollie Neece (Winch Paramedic) Jake Jones (Paramedic Author) Jamie Walsh (Jet Suit Paramedic) Steve Bell (Consultant Paramedic) Cat Turnbull (Critical Care Paramedic) Daniel Finnerty (Paramedic Officer) Jamie Pattison (SORT Paramedic) Kane Overton (Combat Medical Technician) Martin McTigue (Maritime SAR Paramedic) Gordon Ingram (Critical Care Paramedic)

In this episode we discuss Gordon's varied career journey from a lifeguard and surfer to a Critical Care Paramedic working within HEMS. We explore Gordon's role with the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care and the opportunities available. We get an insight into Gordon's previous unique role as a remote area paramedic working in rural and hostile countries across the world and discuss Gordon's current role as an RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew member. The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care 2023 Conference registration is now open. Clink the link for more information and the conference programme. https://www.cpdme.com/FPHCConference2023?r_done=1 For more information on FPHC including membership, examinations and education and resources click the link below. https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/

In this episode we speak to Martin McTigue. Martin joined London Ambulance Service in 1986. He progressed through the ranks, working first as an Operations Manager then later as Head of Business Development. In 2015, Martin started making weekly trips to the refugee camp known as the Calais Jungle. Here, he formed a clinic to serve the medical needs of 8000 migrants. Martin has also worked extensively in sea rescue. He advises the UK lifeboat charity, the RNLI, on mass casualty rescues, and he is a trustee of the NGO Atlantic Pacific. I met Martin in January on a rescue ship, the Sea-Eye 4. He was leading a month-long maritime operation to rescue migrants attempting to reach Europe from Libya.  In this episode, we discuss Martin’s management roles within LAS; major incidents; humanitarian medicine; and Mediterranean SAR.  Please consider donating to Sea-Eye, so it can carry on delivering life-saving rescues in the Mediterranean: sea-eye.org/en/donate  Links: Sea Eye: sea-eye.org  Hands International: www.handsinternational.org.uk Atlantic Pacific: www.atlanticpacific.org.uk  Sea Watch: sea-watch.org  Indigo Volunteers: indigovolunteers.org 

In this episode we discuss Kane’s unique career journey from a Combat Medical Technician to becoming a Paramedic. We explore Kane’s experience gained within the military and his various roles and discuss Kane’s mindset and why Kane wants more recognition for military medics within the ambulance service and the civilian pre-hospital emergency medicine arena.  Kane is a Paramedic and a Combat Medical Technician. He is a former U.K. Special Forces Medic and currently serving as a British Army Medical Reservist. 

Jamie Pattison is a Special Operations Response Team (SORT) Paramedic. He is a Medical Officer and Deputy Team Leader of Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team. He is part of the World Extreme Medicine Faculty and a course director. He is a trainee ski patroller and member of the British Association of Ski Patrollers (BASP) and recently joined U.K. International Search & Rescue Medical Team as a volunteer.  In this episode we discuss Jamie's career journey from a technician to becoming a high performing SORT paramedic. We explore Jamie's experience gained within Mountain Rescue and discuss Jamie's mind set and why Jamie is continually challenging himself and searching for more. 

Dan Finnerty has travelled all over the world working as a Paramedic Officer on cruise ships. In this episode we discuss the highlights and challenges of this particular role, the considerations of emergency care when you're days away from the nearest hospital, and the types of Paramedic that would succeed in this exciting job. Dan qualified as a paramedic in 2007, and since then has worked for four Ambulance Trusts. Dan currently works as a Programme Lead at Wrexham Glyndwr University. "It was a really great opportunity. I’ve talked a lot about the perks - the entertainment, the travelling - but it was a great opportunity in the medical centre. I learnt from the doctors, the nurses, the other paramedics, and seeing different types of patients and different conditions. It really opened my eyes. When I returned to the NHS, it really helped." "I’m a strong believer that if you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, there are always opportunities to move on, or look into doing something else. The reason I took this job in the first place was to try something different, develop myself, learn new skills, meet new people." "I get emails all the time - people do have an interest in it!"