Warwickshire Northamptonshire HEMS TV Show
Me and mrs js watched the programme, very interesting, missus commented that paramedics (whatever the colour of their suits/underpants and land/air operations) weren't paid enuff!. Watching the motorcyclist incident, I'm so glad every time I get on mine I put on body armour without thinking!!
Would like to see similar programmes maybe with a regional variation, if any telly execs read this. Perhaps if another programme is done then some off-shore or mountain SAR coverage would be of interest as well.
Would like to see similar programmes maybe with a regional variation, if any telly execs read this. Perhaps if another programme is done then some off-shore or mountain SAR coverage would be of interest as well.
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Governormalfunction;
From rumours recently emanating out of the Ambulance training school and discussions at Ambulance HQ in the Midlands;
In the Midlands area, red suited HEMS crews attending incidents, are less likely to be accepted by the land crews on scene than green suited HEMS crews.
From rumours recently emanating out of the Ambulance training school and discussions at Ambulance HQ in the Midlands;
In the Midlands area, red suited HEMS crews attending incidents, are less likely to be accepted by the land crews on scene than green suited HEMS crews.
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I did 18 months with North West Air Ambulance and our paramedics also had orange suits. Pilots wore red suits, generally. We also had our 'job/status' on the back in large letters: PILOT; PARAMEDIC.
We had no problems whatsoever with 'land crews': remember, all the aircrew paramedics work on the ground as well, as road crews, fast response crews etc.
It is purely a matter of education: the helicopter is just another form of ambulance and the crews do just the same job.
And they do it extremely well!
The use of different coloured suits is, as Cov HEMS said, to help differentiate the different individuals at the scene of an incident. I well remember attending incidents where up to thirty 'emergency' personnel were present: police, firecrews, doctors, paramedics; not to mention eyewitnesses and those involved in the incident. Any way of identifying specific people in the crowd has to be a good thing.
I also agree with CovHEMS on the fact that the charity status should have been mentioned in the programme. Any and all publicity for these operations is very important for raising awareness and, perhaps more importantly, raising funds.
bondu
I did 18 months with North West Air Ambulance and our paramedics also had orange suits. Pilots wore red suits, generally. We also had our 'job/status' on the back in large letters: PILOT; PARAMEDIC.
We had no problems whatsoever with 'land crews': remember, all the aircrew paramedics work on the ground as well, as road crews, fast response crews etc.
It is purely a matter of education: the helicopter is just another form of ambulance and the crews do just the same job.
And they do it extremely well!
The use of different coloured suits is, as Cov HEMS said, to help differentiate the different individuals at the scene of an incident. I well remember attending incidents where up to thirty 'emergency' personnel were present: police, firecrews, doctors, paramedics; not to mention eyewitnesses and those involved in the incident. Any way of identifying specific people in the crowd has to be a good thing.
I also agree with CovHEMS on the fact that the charity status should have been mentioned in the programme. Any and all publicity for these operations is very important for raising awareness and, perhaps more importantly, raising funds.
bondu
