[children's transport group] Re: conference reports
- From: "Moran Lisa (RTH) ORH" <Lisa.Moran@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:45:46 +0100
Hi Ian,
It was great seeing you at Waypoint, next year we'll definitely have to
organize a neonatal section for the simulation competition!
The guy from Medstar is from NZ and is called Stefan Mazur, he was an excellent
speaker and was a NETS reg a few years ago. He's working at HEMS at the moment,
but has done a lot in retrieval medicine education in Australia for the adult
retrieval services. He's hoping to start including neonatal and paediatric
options with in the courses he runs.
I have to agree with you about the air ambulance charities, I too was amazed by
the complexities involved with running such a service and with how the NHS
distance themselves. If we had a bit more collaboration between the NHS and air
ambulances, like in Australia, our lives would be soooooo much easier! How good
would it be to fly the FA Cup to Wembley on cup final day in a helicopter
emblazoned with the childrens air ambulance, land in the centre of the pitch on
live TV, drop off the trophy and a few famous ex players and fly off...
Lisa Moran
Neonatal Transport Coordinator
Thames Valley Neonatal Transport Service
Neonatal Unit
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington
Oxford OX3 9DU
email: lisa.moran@xxxxxxxxxx
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From: transportgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [transportgroup-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ian Braithwaite [ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 September 2010 11:39
To: post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [children's transport group] conference reports
Sure Tamsen
The main thing I got out of Ambulex was that if you put 100 emergency vehicles
in a big hall and turn all their blue lights on, you get a huge throbbing
headache. I learnt that noise reduction for occupants in the back of the
vehicle is not a priority for manufacturers who assume you are only in the back
with a patient for short periods. I also learnt that there are many varieties
of comfy seat out there, and we should not be tolerant of the standard really
hard ambulance seats, which are only intended for short journeys.
Waypoint was a friendlier, smaller meeting. There won't be much I saw that you
aren't already familiar with in Australia, you guys are very much ahead of us
in terms of air transport. We had a talk from a guy from Medstar in Adelaide,
and everyone went ooh a lot at photos of their big hangar and nice red
uniforms. I spent a fair bit of time chatting to people from the UK Air
Ambulance Charities and gained a new appreciation of the complex issues that
arise when charities get involved in healthcare provision; the public see them
as essential services, the NHS does not. Several teams had based their
operations at the airport for the duration of the conference so there were a
lot of people in flight suits wondering around and the odd rapidly departing
helicopter or Lear jet! There was one memorable "service users experience" talk
from an Air Ambulance Pilot who had used his own aeromedical services twice,
once falling off a cliff in the snow, and once crashing a microlight onto a
golf course. I'm glad I'm not his employer as he appeared to be off sick a lot!
Ian Braithwaite
Senior Transport Nurse
Embrace
Yorkshire and Humber Paediatric and Neonatal Transport Service
UK
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