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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!"

We review the 25th Annual Trauma Care Conference 2022 and discuss the Paramedic Programme which is organised in conjunction with the College of Paramedics and the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) programme. The Trauma Care Conference is an established part of the UK conference scene. They attract a broad spectrum of distinguished speakers, from across a wide range of specialities and professions, providing a unique blend of subjects. This diverse mix makes the Trauma Care Conference a unique opportunity for everyone involved in the care of the trauma victim to learn together, and share their knowledge and experience. The conference talks were filmed and are available on the Trauma Care website for a fee. Trauma Care are hosting three regional conferences next year in lieu of their annual conference. They are hosting a regional conference in Birmingham on the 5th and 6th March 2023 at the National Conference Centre. They are hosting a regional conference in Manchester on the 5th and 6th June 2023 location TBC. They are hosting a regional conference in Bristol in September 2023 with dates and location TBC. Trauma Care Conference 2022 https://www.traumacare.org.uk/Conference2022 Trauma Care Website https://www.traumacare.org.uk/ The ERC Guidelines 2021 https://www.cprguidelines.eu/ The New NHS Major Incident Triage Tool https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/11/800 TARN https://www.tarn.ac.uk/ Tim Nutbeam Extrication studies https://sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13049-022-01029-x https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e063798 https://sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13049-022-00996-5

We discuss Cat's journey through the different areas of paramedicine starting from her days a student paramedic to becoming a high performing search and rescue winch paramedic. We will gain the insight into Cat's experience as a paramedic in Scotland, an RAF medic, and a search and rescue winch paramedic. Cat is an adventure enthusiast and recently starred on the SAS Who Dares Wins series and made the all female final. We explore her philosophy and mindset of continually putting herself forward for new challenges.

Steve Bell joined the ambulance service in 2000 and became a registered paramedic in 2003 after working as an EMT. In 2010 he was appointed amongst the first cohort of Advanced Paramedics in his Trust and in the country. In 2015 Steve joined HEMS, working for North West Air Ambulance as a HEMS Paramedic. In 2018 Steve was appointed as the Consultant Paramedic in the Medical Directorate within NWAS. He was also appointed to the role of Consultant HEMS Paramedic with NWAA in 2018. Steve maintains an active portfolio of clinical work, principally within the HEMS environment and working as part of the enhanced critical care team in the region. Steve leads research and development within NWAS, guiding the direction of pre-hospital research studies. In this episode, we discuss the Consultant Paramedic role and gain insight into Steve's years of experience working for the Ambulance Service.

In this episode we will discuss Jamie's journey into critical care and becoming a high-performing HEMS paramedic. We gain the insight into Jamie's experience of working within the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and discuss Jamie's new innovative project as the jet suit paramedic. We will dive into Jamie's mind-set and philosophy and explore how an "ordinary" Geordie lad ended up "flying high" in the hills of Cumbria.

“The longer I do the job, the more fascinated I become with the central overlap of it: you're dealing with clinical crisis but there's always a contextual element to it… in this job, you're always going into somebody else's world where there are always so many factors at play.” Jake Jones is a paramedic and author of Can You Hear Me?: An NHS Paramedic's Encounters with Life and Death, published in 2020. The fast-paced memoir was an instant success, with glowing reviews from newspapers and magazines including the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement, and selection for the Richard and Judy book club. In this episode we discuss the two parts of Jake's career: paramedic and writer. We delve into the processes of becoming inspired, writing a memoir, and navigating the complex moral issues of confidentiality and exploitation of patients. Jake's book is published by Quercus and is available at a range of book sellers, found here: https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/jake-jones/can-you-hear-me/9781529404289/ Jake has also published several articles for the Guardian about the Covid crisis, the most recent of which can be accessed here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/20/nhs-paramedics-covid-cases-ambulances-healthcare-unvaccinated

In this episode we discuss Ollie's journey through the military and into paramedicine and becoming a high performing search and rescue winch paramedic. We will gain the insight into Ollie's experience gained within the Royal Air Force, his role as a search and rescue winch paramedic and discuss Ollie's biking and film-making adventures and his expeditions. We explore Ollie's philosophy and why Ollie chose the path “less ridden”.

In this episode we speak to US-based paramedic Coco Tang. Over the last ten years, Coco has led humanitarian missions in Sierra Leona, Nepal, Greece, Haiti and Bangladesh. She has conducted training and assessments in Ghana, Myanmar, Haiti, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico. Coco also has experience of conflicts, having provided medical aid in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. We discuss what it's like to to work in this sector - the level of responsibility, the highlights and the difficult moments. Coco shares her advice for those of us with an interest in humanitarian missions. Coco has recently given a talk at the 2022 College of Paramedics Virtual Conference, which you can download from their website. Coco is currently on the board of directors of two non-governmental organisations (NGOs): Global Response Management (global-response.org) and Global Outreach Doctors (globaloutreachdoctors.org).

In February 2022 Rob Stanfield took time off from working as an NQP with SWAST to complete a phenomenal 630 mile trek in 25 days. In doing so he raised over £8000 for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. In this episode we chat to Rob about his career and his get-up-and-go philosophy! Follow the links below to visit Rob's Just Giving page and see photos and posts from his trip: https://www.facebook.com/rob.stanfield.5 https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/robert-stanfield1

It's an exciting time to be a paramedic! In this episode, we speak to Gary Strong who is the CPD lead at the College of Paramedics. We discuss the Interactive Career Framework published by the College, covering the four main areas of professional development: Clinical Practice (06:08) Leadership and Management (12:55) Education (19:20) Research and Development (26:30) We finish up with a Q&A of practical steps paramedics can take to get started down their chosen career path. We hope you enjoy the episode! To download the College of Paramedics Interactive Career Framework, please visit: https://www.collegeofparamedics.co.uk/COP/Professional_development/interactive_career_framework/COP/ProfessionalDevelopment/Interactive_Career_Framework.aspx?hkey=5058228a-13ef-4d38-a7b0-255e6263c9f7 Check out the Paramedic Insight Podcast hosted by Gary and colleagues at the College of Paramedics: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/paramedic-insight-podcast/id1514655043

In this episode we review the World Extreme Medicine Conference 2021. We discuss our experience of the conference, our favourite talks, key take-aways and general conference top tips. We both really enjoyed the conference and look forward to attending next year. We hope to see you there. https://www.extrememedicineexpo.com/

In this episode we chat to other students about why they chose to study Paramedic Science. We find out what transferable skills they're taking from their previous jobs, and why they decided now was the right time to start a life in green!

PARAMEDICAST will discuss all areas of paramedic practice including paramedic experiences, panel discussions and conference summaries. We will explore insights from the experts and current students, and discuss their experiences and how to get the most out of your studies and career. Are you currently studying, or thinking about applying to study Paramedic Science? Then this is the podcast for you.