Do not resuscitate: Man choked to death after paramedics stood down
A care home resident, 80, died after an ambulance was stood down due to a do not resuscitate order. Source link
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Paramedics say people are getting ill because their homes are so cold
Ambulance crews say they are treating more people who are sick because they cannot afford to heat their home. Source link
Ambulance service being misused, paramedics say
Three paramedics tell BBC News what it is like to work in the strike-hit profession at the moment. Source link
Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime
June 14 – Pairing a mental health expert with a paramedic to respond to low-level, nonviolent 911 calls decreased the number of criminal offenses in downtown Denver, a new study reveals. These non-police response teams were trained to address problems related to mental health, depression, poverty, homelessness, and/or substance abuse. During 6 months in 2020, … Read more
Crowded A&Es mean Scottish paramedics play the waiting game
Paramedics say it can take hours to get people out of ambulances and into a hospital bed. Source link
Newry: Woman dies waiting for paramedics from Belfast
The woman, named locally as Jody Keenan, 39, had been out with friends in Newry when she collapsed. Source link
Welsh Ambulance: Paramedics say job is soul destroying
Ambulance staff reveal the stress of working for a service under strain. Source link
Ambulances: The paramedics keeping patients out of hospital
Meet the Welsh Ambulance Service’s growing team who work to keep people out of hospital. Source link
Covid-19: Paramedics in Oxford trial home testing
South Central Ambulance Service hopes testing people before they go to hospital will reduce delays. Source link
COVID Nightmare in L.A. As Emergency System Falters
Jan. 6, 2021 — As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Los Angeles County, first responders have been directed not to take cardiac arrest patients to the hospital if they can’t be resuscitated in the field and to conserve the region’s dwindling supply of oxygen supplies. The Emergency Medical Services Agency of Los … Read more