Podcasts about air ambulance

In this episode of the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we are focusing on the vital topic of paediatric assessment in the pre-hospital phase of care. Assessing and managing a sick or injured child is one of the most challenging scenarios for pre-hospital teams. Our guest breaks down the key components of paediatric assessment with the subtle red flags that may indicate a child is critically unwell. We'll also explore practical approaches to airway management, assessing breathing and circulation, and understanding neurological status in children of all ages.Beyond the clinical side, we discuss the softer skills required when working with paediatric patients, like engaging with caregivers, managing a child's fear, and staying calm under pressure. Whether you're new to pre-hospital care or an experienced provider looking to refine your skills, this episode will provide valuable insights and actionable takeaways. Anna Dobbie is a consultant in emergency medicine at The Royal London Hospital and the lead clinician with London's Air Ambulance. With a special interest in paediatrics and teaching, Anna plays a key role in advancing pre-hospital care. In this episode, we explore her journey, insights, and experiences in emergency and pre-hospital paediatric medicine.* Please note, the content of this podcast is for information purposes only. Please stay within your scope of practice and services operating practices at all times * This podcast is sponsored by PAX.Whatever kind of challenge you have to face - with PAX backpacks you are well-prepared. Whether on water, on land or in the air - PAX's versatile, flexible backpacks are perfectly suitable for your requirements and can be used in the most demanding of environments. Equally, PAX bags are built for comfort and rapid access to deliver the right gear at the right time to the right patient. To see more of their innovative designed product range, please click here:⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at one of the world's leading HEMS services—London's Air Ambulance (LAA) Charity. This conversation centres around the lesser-known challenges of sustaining and growing a top-tier HEMS service within the UK. From community engagement strategies to high-impact fundraising and marketing campaigns, we uncover what it takes to raise over £16 million to fund two new helicopters. We also go behind the scenes to examine the efforts that brought these aircraft into service, the obstacles the charity faces, and the vital role public support plays in its mission.Joining us is Jayne Clarke, Director of Fundraising and Marketing at London's Air Ambulance Charity. With a strong background in strategic leadership across the charity sector, Jayne brings expertise in marketing, advertising, and ethical banking. She previously worked with McCann Worldgroup before transitioning to purpose-driven roles, including leading major campaigns at the RNLI and serving as Director of Income Generation at St Peter's Hospice. Now, as she steers the charity into an exciting new chapter in 2025, Jayne shares her insights on what it takes to keep this lifesaving service in the air. To see more of LAA's work, engagement and fundraising, see here: https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/

A couple from Colorado that needed to use air ambulance when the husband had a heart attack was sent to a different hospital after a doctor said their facilities couldn't help him. Candy gate has erupted at BJ's house. Is he in the wrong?

A couple from Colorado that needed to use air ambulance when the husband had a heart attack was sent to a different hospital after a doctor said their facilities couldn't help him.

In this episode of the St Emlyn's Podcast, Iain Beardsell and Natalie May speak with Richard Lyon, an emergency doctor and deputy medical director of the air ambulance service at Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. Recorded at the London Trauma Conference 2024 in Kensington, Richard shares experiences and lessons from his talk on five critical cases that shaped him as a clinician and human being.   Discussion topics include the importance of case debriefing, the impact of video recording in clinical practice, overcoming the challenges of self-reflection, and the evolving culture of pre-hospital emergency medicine. Richard emphasizes the significance of supportive and structured debriefing processes and offers insights on integrating video reviews into emergency practices for improved education and reflection.   00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:37 Richard Lyon's Background and Talk Overview 01:00 The Importance of Case Learning and Debriefing 02:12 Challenges and Strategies in Case Learning 04:24 The Power of Video Recording in Clinical Practice 07:30 Implementing Video Recording: Practical Steps 08:24 Addressing Concerns and Building Trust 12:56 Senior Clinicians and Vulnerability 17:33 Supporting Pre-Hospital Clinicians 20:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   The Guest - Richard Lyon   Professor Lyon is an active UK NHS Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care in Edinburgh and Deputy Medical Director for Air Ambulance, Kent Surrey & Sussex. A globally recognised leader in pre-hospital and emergency medical care, Prof Lyon works for multiple world class organisations, helping to develop current and future state-of-the art medical devices, systems and concepts aiming to save lives across the globe. A respected clinical leader and senior medical advisor to both governments and global corporations, with a track record of delivering high quality output and success across clinical, academic, research and innovation. Prof Lyon was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by HM The Queen in the 2017 Honours, for Services to Emergency Healthcare, after he established a programme of work on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for Scotland. Prof Lyon holds a personal Chair of Pre-hospital Emergency Care at the University of Surrey and has an established research portfolio in pre-hospital resuscitation and trauma care, with an extensive publication record. Prof Lyon is a current member of the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care and author of several international guidelines. Prof Lyon is a Physician with the UK International Search & Rescue Team.

John Vance, Director of Operations at Metro Aviation, shares his journey from leaving the military for one of the top air ambulance providers. He discusses how Metro Aviation operates across the U.S., providing aircraft and pilots to support critical medical transport. John also highlights unique opportunities at Metro, including military SkillBridge programs, flexible commuting options, and the versatility of working in challenging environments. He breaks down the hiring process, emphasizing professionalism, good judgment, and being open to feedback. If you're interested in air ambulance operations, this episode gives you the insider knowledge to succeed.   What You'll Learn in This Episode:   How Metro Aviation supports air ambulance operations without directly providing medical care.   The importance of single-pilot IFR and NVG skills in air medical transport.   Career pathways, including military SkillBridge opportunities and flexible work locations.   Key traits Metro looks for in new hires—professionalism, humility, and good judgment.   How to reach out to Metro for career guidance and aviation opportunities.   #Aviation #AviationCareers #pilotcareer #pilottips #pilotcareertips #aviationcrew #AviationJobs #AviationLeadership #flying #PilotSuccess #pilotpodcast #PilotPreparation #Pilotrecruitment #AviationEducation #AviationOpportunities #AviationPodcast #flyingtips #AirlineInterviewPrep #PilotDevelopment #PilotFinance #PilotExperience #PilotTraining

Air Ambulance service under threat, over 25% of 5 year olds have bad teeth, Thie Clag rents queried, foreign aid as a personal choice & re-purposing derelict buildings. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 14th March 2025

Jerry spoke to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae who has special responsibility for forestry, farm safety and horticulture with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture. He’s concerned that the air ambulance service could be grounded due to a row over the crewing model being used.

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In this episode, Iain Beardsell and Natalie May speak with neurosurgeon Mark Wilson at the London Trauma Conference. Mark provides an in-depth look at the evolution of the GoodSAM app over the past decade. Initially designed to alert off-duty trained individuals to assist in emergencies, particularly for cardiac arrests and impact brain apnoea, the app has grown to include applications in police services, public health during COVID-19, and community volunteer efforts.   It employs advanced technology, such as real-time video guidance and AI, to offer immediate assistance and improve outcomes in medical emergencies and other crises.   Mark's insights shed light on how this innovative platform is saving lives and transforming emergency and public response systems worldwide.   00:00 Introduction and Reunion   00:47 The GoodSAM App: A Decade of Evolution   01:52 GoodSAM's Impact on Cardiac Arrests   02:09 Expanding GoodSAM: Police and Community Involvement   02:35 How GoodSAM Works   05:54 GoodSAM's Role During COVID-19   13:42 The Future of GoodSAM: AI and Community Support   15:04 How to Get Involved with GoodSAM   16:26 Conclusion and Final Thoughts The Guest Mark is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Pre-Hospital Care Specialist working at both Imperial College (mainly St Mary's Major Trauma Centre) and as an Air Ambulance doctor.  He am a Clinical Professor specialising in Brain Injury at Imperial and Honorary Professor of Pre-Hospital Care (the Gibson Chair) at the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.  His specialist areas are acute brain injury (mostly traumatic brain injury) and its very early management. He is co-director of the Imperial Neurotrauma Centre and am co-founder of GoodSAM, a revolutionary platform that alerts doctors, nurses, paramedic and those trained in basic life support to emergencies around them.  Mark have worked extensively overseas (India, Nepal, South Africa, as a GP in Australia, Researcher for NASA and as an expedition doctor on Arctic and Everest expeditions). He also wrote The Medics Guide to Work and Electives Around the World. His research is mainly into the brain in trauma and in hypoxia (using it as an injury model) in humans.

At least three homes were struck as well as multiple vehicles in the air ambulance crash in Northeast Philadelphia. Plus, NBC News reports that the Trump administration has forced out all six of the FBI's most senior executives, and thousands of FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6 attack under review. And, the DOJ fires multiple federal prosecutors who handled criminal investigations of Jan. 6 rioters. Ali Velshi, Greg Feith, Anthony Roman, Ryan Reilly, Molly Jong-Fast, Dan Nathan, Charles Coleman Jr., and John Fugelsang join The 11th Hour Nightcap

In this episode, Dr. Tom Hurst, Medical Director of London HEMS and consultant in critical care at King's College Hospital, joins Adam to discuss the unique challenges and operations of London HEMS—a leading helicopter EMS service known for its rapid, high-acuity trauma response in London, England. Their conversation highlights the real-world application of medical education principles in a high-pressure clinical environment, exploring how lessons from this setting can inform more traditional medical education contexts.  Tom emphasizes the pivotal role of teamwork, particularly the integration of paramedics and physicians in delivering emergency interventions right at the scene. They also delve into the complexities of continuous training for a diverse group of practitioners, including paramedics, fellows, and senior physicians, all working together to enhance the speed and quality of trauma care at one of the world's busiest air ambulance services.  Length of Episode: 35:10 minutes  Resources to check out:  https://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/  Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca      Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski      

Ethan chats to Kirsty from HIOWAA

Send us a textJoin Talking Town as they break down all the latest action surrounding Ipswich Town.Listen as they react to the goals, the moments and more all while inviting a live audience to get involved in the conversation by hitting the link button and appearing or putting their comments in the live chat Talking Town is an independent ITFC Fan network and is the home of uncensored opinions with a firm bias towards Ipswich Town F.CSo, wherever your football opinion lands, tune in and hear passionate hardcore ITFC Fans sharing their thoughts. We also put YOU at home firmly at the centre of the conversation with the ability to have your say LIVE on the show or through our LIVE chat. You can shape the narrative as a show unfolds. Talking Town really is the platform where the voice of the fan is heard! Tune in for our Matchday previews, watch along, Match Reactions, and our regular podcasts, and stay for the passion, the banter, and the laughs. Talking Town is a community built around Ipswich Town F.C We can't do it, however, without you. So, if you can, please consider supporting the platform through our Kofi site. £4.99 a month. Cancel ANYTIME - EPIC VALUE https://ko-fi.com/ttcrewHDR Media is proud to partner withEast Anglian Air Ambulance.Support the great work of the Air Ambulance while also playing for the chance to win cash prizessign up for EAA Bingo here  https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery/bingoOver 18's Only Be Gamble awareEast Anglian Air Ambulance LotterySupport the Live saving work of the East Anglian Air Ambulance by playing the EAAA lottery. The easiest way to play is online! Sign up now, for just £1 per ticket, for a chance to win one of 18 weekly prizes, ranging from £50 to £1,000. Players must be aged 18 or over. Be Gamble aware https://www.eaaa.org.uk/support-us/lotteryStowmarket OsteopathsAt Stowmarket Osteopaths, we focus on delivering the highest quality of patient care in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.Founded in 1985 and since then has grown and developed to meet the complementary needs of the communities of Stowmarket, Suffolk and beyond. We understand that no two people or injuries are the same. No matter what you need, we are here to help you every step of the way.Call 01449 613633Follow us for more content

Send us a textJoin Talking Town as they break down all the latest action surrounding Ipswich Town.Listen as they react to the goals, the moments and more all while inviting a live audience to get involved in the conversation by hitting the link button and appearing or putting their comments in the live chat Talking Town is an independent ITFC Fan network and is the home of uncensored opinions with a firm bias towards Ipswich Town F.CSo, wherever your football opinion lands, tune in and hear passionate hardcore ITFC Fans sharing their thoughts. We also put YOU at home firmly at the centre of the conversation with the ability to have your say LIVE on the show or through our LIVE chat. You can shape the narrative as a show unfolds. Talking Town really is the platform where the voice of the fan is heard! Tune in for our Matchday previews, watch along, Match Reactions, and our regular podcasts, and stay for the passion, the banter, and the laughs. Talking Town is a community built around Ipswich Town F.C We can't do it, however, without you. So, if you can, please consider supporting the platform through our Kofi site. £4.99 a month. Cancel ANYTIME - EPIC VALUE https://ko-fi.com/ttcrewHDR Media is proud to partner withEast Anglian Air Ambulance.Support the great work of the Air Ambulance while also playing for the chance to win cash prizessign up for EAA Bingo here  https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery/bingoOver 18's Only Be Gamble awareEast Anglian Air Ambulance LotterySupport the Live saving work of the East Anglian Air Ambulance by playing the EAAA lottery. The easiest way to play is online! Sign up now, for just £1 per ticket, for a chance to win one of 18 weekly prizes, ranging from £50 to £1,000. Players must be aged 18 or over. Be Gamble aware https://www.eaaa.org.uk/support-us/lotteryStowmarket OsteopathsAt Stowmarket Osteopaths, we focus on delivering the highest quality of patient care in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.Founded in 1985 and since then has grown and developed to meet the complementary needs of the communities of Stowmarket, Suffolk and beyond. We understand that no two people or injuries are the same. No matter what you need, we are here to help you every step of the way.Call 01449 613633Follow us for more content

Send us a textJoin Talking Town as they break down all the latest action surrounding Ipswich Town.Listen as they react to the goals, the moments and more all while inviting a live audience to get involved in the conversation by hitting the link button and appearing or putting their comments in the live chat Talking Town is an independent ITFC Fan network and is the home of uncensored opinions with a firm bias towards Ipswich Town F.CSo, wherever your football opinion lands, tune in and hear passionate hardcore ITFC Fans sharing their thoughts. We also put YOU at home firmly at the centre of the conversation with the ability to have your say LIVE on the show or through our LIVE chat. You can shape the narrative as a show unfolds. Talking Town really is the platform where the voice of the fan is heard! Tune in for our Matchday previews, watch along, Match Reactions, and our regular podcasts, and stay for the passion, the banter, and the laughs. Talking Town is a community built around Ipswich Town F.C We can't do it, however, without you. So, if you can, please consider supporting the platform through our Kofi site. £4.99 a month. Cancel ANYTIME - EPIC VALUE https://ko-fi.com/ttcrewHDR Media is proud to partner withEast Anglian Air Ambulance.Support the great work of the Air Ambulance while also playing for the chance to win cash prizessign up for EAA Bingo here  https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery/bingoOver 18's Only Be Gamble awareEast Anglian Air Ambulance LotterySupport the Live saving work of the East Anglian Air Ambulance by playing the EAAA lottery. The easiest way to play is online! Sign up now, for just £1 per ticket, for a chance to win one of 18 weekly prizes, ranging from £50 to £1,000. Players must be aged 18 or over. Be Gamble aware https://www.eaaa.org.uk/support-us/lotteryStowmarket OsteopathsAt Stowmarket Osteopaths, we focus on delivering the highest quality of patient care in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.Founded in 1985 and since then has grown and developed to meet the complementary needs of the communities of Stowmarket, Suffolk and beyond. We understand that no two people or injuries are the same. No matter what you need, we are here to help you every step of the way.Call 01449 613633Follow us for more content

Send us a textTalking Town is an independent ITFC Fan network and is the home of uncensored opinions with a firm bias towards Ipswich Town F.CSo, wherever your football opinion lands, tune in and hear passionate hardcore ITFC Fans sharing their thoughts. We also put YOU at home firmly at the centre of the conversation with the ability to have your say LIVE on the show or through our LIVE chat. You can shape the narrative as a show unfolds. Talking Town really is the platform where the voice of the fan is heard! Tune in for our Matchday previews, watch along, Match Reactions, and our regular podcasts, and stay for the passion, the banter, and the laughs. Talking Town is a community built around Ipswich Town F.C We can't do it, however, without you. So, if you can, please consider supporting the platform through our Kofi site. £4.99 a month. Cancel ANYTIME - EPIC VALUE https://ko-fi.com/ttcrewHDR Media is proud to partner withEast Anglian Air Ambulance.Support the great work of the Air Ambulance while also playing for the chance to win cash prizessign up for EAA Bingo here  https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery/bingoSolarwise Roofing and BuildingCall Solarwise for all your roofing and building requirements! Get a free roof check ahead of winter by calling Shayne at Solarwise on 01206 628544 or visit www.solarwiseroofindandbuilding.co.ukStowmarket OsteopathsAt Stowmarket Osteopaths, we focus on delivering the highest quality of patient care in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.Founded in 1985 and since then has grown and developed to meet the complementary needs of the communities of Stowmarket, Suffolk and beyond. We understand that no two people or injuries are the same. No matter what you need, we are here to help you every step of the way.Call 01449 613633Follow us for more content

The Kinahan cartel has found many inventive ways to get their product to the various markets of Europe, from stashing drugs in champagne bottles to using more intricate procedures to make sure that they don't lose their load. One of the more creative and profitable ways they moved coke around was by using air ambulances from a company based in Africa. In this episode, we take a look at the scheme and how it worked. (commercial at 8:30)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/world-crime/kinahan-cartel-used-african-air-ambulances-to-move-cocaine-into-europe/1363775881.html

Send us a textTalking Town is an independent ITFC Fan network and is the home of uncensored opinions with a firm bias towards Ipswich Town F.CSo, wherever your football opinion lands, tune in and hear passionate hardcore ITFC Fans sharing their thoughts. We also put YOU at home firmly at the centre of the conversation with the ability to have your say LIVE on the show or through our LIVE chat. You can shape the narrative as a show unfolds. Talking Town really is the platform where the voice of the fan is heard! Tune in for our Matchday previews, watch along, Match Reactions, and our regular podcasts, and stay for the passion, the banter, and the laughs. Talking Town is a community built around Ipswich Town F.C We can't do it, however, without you. So, if you can, please consider supporting the platform through our Kofi site. £4.99 a month. Cancel ANYTIME - EPIC VALUE https://ko-fi.com/ttcrewHDR Media is proud to partner withEast Anglian Air Ambulance.Support the great work of the Air Ambulance while also playing for the chance to win cash prizessign up for EAA Bingo here  https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery/bingoSolarwise Roofing and BuildingCall Solarwise for all your roofing and building requirements! Get a free roof check ahead of winter by calling Shayne at Solarwise on 01206 628544 or visit www.solarwiseroofindandbuilding.co.ukStowmarket OsteopathsAt Stowmarket Osteopaths, we focus on delivering the highest quality of patient care in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.Founded in 1985 and since then has grown and developed to meet the complementary needs of the communities of Stowmarket, Suffolk and beyond. We understand that no two people or injuries are the same. No matter what you need, we are here to help you every step of the way.Call 01449 613633Follow us for more content

Concerned global citizens and philanthropists interested in learning about the issues in Haiti and ways to support a unique, and critical solution to its health care crisis.Haiti Air Ambulance is dedicated to providing life-saving air medical transportation to critically ill and injured individuals throughout Haiti, regardless of their financial circumstances. As the country's only nonprofit helicopter emergency medical service, we are committed to enhancing access to timely, high-quality healthcare by bridging the gap between remote areas and medical facilities. Our mission is to support Haiti's health infrastructure by collaborating with hospitals, clinics, and first responders, ensuring thatevery person in need has rapid access to essential care. Through our services, we strive to reduce mortality rates, improve patient outcomes, and foster a healthier, more resilient nation. Our commitment extends to building local capacity, empowering communities through training, and promoting long-term, sustainable healthcare solutions for all HaitiansOrganization: Haiti Air AmbulanceWebsite: www.haiti-air-ambulance.org#PhilanthropyInPhocus #HaitiAirAmbulance #EmergencyHealthcare #MedicalTransport #GlobalHealth #HealthcareAccess #SupportHaiti #TommyDiMisaTune in for this sensible conversation at TalkRadio.nyc

Macca Chats to Ron Murrant about the Air Ambulance

Part 3 in the Trauma Series: In this session, consultant neurosurgeon Mark Wilson discusses the fundamentals of head injury, focusing on brain injury, primary and secondary injury, venous drainage, and optimising pre-hospital management. Mark, a specialist in acute brain injury at Imperial College and an Air Ambulance doctor, shares insights from his extensive experience, including work overseas and co-founding GoodSAM, an emergency alert platform. The episode covers TBI vs. NTBI pathology, the accuracy of pre-hospital diagnoses, the role of doctor/paramedic teams, pre-hospital anaesthesia, and the importance of early intervention. Mark also shares a seminal case and key take-home messages. This podcast is sponsored by PAX. Whatever kind of challenge you have to face - with PAX backpacks you are well-prepared. Whether on water, on land or in the air - PAX's versatile, flexible backpacks are perfectly suitable for your requirements and can be used in the most demanding of environments. Equally, PAX bags are built for comfort and rapid access to deliver the right gear at the right time to the right patient. To see more of their innovative designed product range please click here: ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠

In this conversation, we will examine and explore the anatomy of work that a Sydney HEMS Registrar sees within their time at one of the most progressive and dynamic Air Ambulance services in the southern hemisphere. We dig into the day-to-day life, the clinical governance, the case mix and indeed the debrief that occurs within the Sydney HEMS team. We also examine some of the most significant challenges that our guest has experienced as part of that team, a team that is striving to improve and foster innovation and safer patient care. To do this we have Sam Bulford with us, Sam is a Sydney HEMS Registrar and indeed the host of the Sydney HEMS debrief podcast. You can listen to the Sydney HEMS debrief podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/podcasts-greater-sydney-area-hems/id602038154 This podcast is sponsored by PAX. Whatever kind of challenge you have to face - with PAX backpacks you are well-prepared. Whether on water, on land or in the air - PAX's versatile, flexible backpacks are perfectly suitable for your requirements and can be used in the most demanding of environments. Equally, PAX bags are built for comfort and rapid access to deliver the right gear at the right time to the right patient. To see more of their innovative designed product range please click here: ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠ This episode is sponsored by the International Critical Care Paramedic Group (ICCPG): The ICCPG are dedicated to advancing global Paramedicine through knowledge sharing and improved communication. Join their second conference on January 30, 2025, following the success of their 2022 event, which united over 600 paramedics worldwide. This virtual event will feature detailed case studies and in-depth clinical, training, leadership, and research discussions. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with peers and learn from international experts. For more details, contact Christian Wiggin at christian.wiggin@collegeofparamedics.co.uk

People living on Grand Manan are a couple of steps closer to having an air ambulance stationed permanently on the island. The community has been without a dedicated plane since 2022. Now Ambulance New Brunswick confirms a King Air 200 plane has been purchased and the village will build a hangar.

Air Ambulance - campaigners threaten legal action over plans to close air ambulances bases in WalesWe visit a heronry in Carmarthenshire to hear how their fairing after the British Trust for Ornithology reveals the latest findings from its long-running Heronries Census. Mystery beans - volunteers at the Seed Library in the Hive Community Space in Llandrindod investigate a donation of some seeds. “Glenys' Runner Beans" have been passed down through a number of generations - but how old are they and how can they help local growers? The Snowdon beetle is believed to be down to the last thousand on the slopes of the mountain where it lives. But we hear about plans to help save it from possible extinction.

A 78-year-old woman had to have her lower leg amputated after her family claim she was left on a trolley in a hospital corridor for four days.She was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital with a foot infection on Good Friday which developed into sepsis.Also in today's podcast, a Rainham teacher has shared his incredible story as part of a campaign from Air Ambulance Charity Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The dad-of-three says his bedroom was turned into a makeshift operating theatre after he collapsed out of bed at four o'clock in the morning.The owners of an iconic country house-turned-hotel have unveiled plans for an ambitious expansion. Bosses at the Canterbury venue want to make it "desirable all year round” to attract more people to the county.There's delight for Kent Wimpy fans  with one restaurant set to reopen later this year There were fears the sight would close for good after the franchisee stepped down after 30-years in charge.And you can hear from the Gillingham boss ahead of their clash with Barrow this weekend. The play off places are almost impossible for the Gills at this point but Stephen Clemence says he hasn't given up hope. 

A dad-of-five who suspected his long-term girlfriend was cheating on him swapped her medication for laxatives.He was caught creeping into the kitchen on a CCTV camera the couple had installed at their Dover home.Also in today's podcast, a Marden dad shares his near-death experience as part of the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex Buy if for Life appeal. Warren Porritt had just minutes to live after he was involved in a near-fatal crash on Father's Day in 2016. Commuters have expressed their delight at the return of a “priceless" park and ride - although critics still believe it is a waste of money.The KentOnline Podcast has spoken to some of the people who have been using the service since it was reinstated. A traffic-free zone is to be set up around another school as part of a trial aimed at making streets safer for children.It follows “volatile and aggressive” exchanges outside the primary school in Dartford. And in football you can hear from the Gillingham boss ahead of their make-or-break match against Bradford City. The Gills need to win all of their remaining fixtures to have any hope of making it to the League 2 play offs. 

Part 2 – Neville James speaks on the phone with Dusty Cook of Global Medevac about Air Ambulance services in the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean & around the world. They discuss Dusty's career, the benefits of Air Ambulance insurance for travelers & Caribbean residents, and the effects of the pandemic on the industry and pilot retention.

Join us as we explore the groundbreaking work of the Norwegian Air Ambulance (NOLAS), one of the world's most advanced HEMS services, with special guest Marius Rehn, a luminary in pre-hospital critical care. Marius, a consultant anaesthesiologist, senior researcher, and professor, brings unparalleled insights into NOLAS's unique service model, which employs flight crews of nurses and doctors to deliver life-saving care across Norway. We'll delve into NOLAS's three key domains of service improvement—research, skill training, and innovation—and discover how they synergistically elevate patient outcomes. From cutting-edge studies on stroke care and cardiac arrest to the development of safe flight routes and a dedicated research helicopter, NOLAS's commitment to pushing boundaries in emergency medicine is truly inspiring. Marius will also share invaluable lessons for aspiring professionals seeking to emulate NOLAS's ethos of excellence in pre-hospital care. Buckle up for a captivating journey through the vanguard of HEMS, as we uncover the secrets behind this remarkable service.

191. Trinity Air Medical | Seth Bacon founded Trinity Air Medical in 2013 after a successful career in the fire service. In 2015 the organization began providing health care transportation logistics specifically to transplant centers and Organ Procurement Organizations.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Seth Bacon Interview. ***   Got land you want to sell? Well if you're in West Virginia then check out: Bubba Land West Virginia.

The Flying Doctor Service has a new $3 million air ambulance based at Nelson Airport. The service flew 1,276 missions across the country in the year to last June, with more than half of those from Nelson. The new plane will be officially named and blessed at a ceremony in Nelson on February 15 Feb from 5-7pm. Samantha Gee has the story.

Philman Green feels relieved to see that a permanent air ambulance will be stationed on Grand Manan he says everyone who lives there feels some degree of underlying stress about the gap in service.

In this episode of Acquisitions Anonymous, Michael and Heather discuss a business opportunity involving a private air charter and air ambulance service provider. They explore the complexities of this business, from cyclical costs to financing challenges. They also touch on the competitive landscape, where SEO optimization plays a crucial role in attracting customers. Ultimately, they conclude that while it may seem appealing at first, the business's profitability may be lower than expected due to high capital requirements and expenses. They advise caution when evaluating such opportunities and suggest considering more efficient and scalable business ventures.Today's deal comes from Axial.  Axial is a trusted deal-sourcing platform serving professional acquirers in the American lower middle market.Thanks to our this week's sponsor!Steed!Are you part of the 92% who don't have a tax strategy? You're missing out on every tax credit and opportunity available to you.Your CPA Probably Sucks: Most CPAs fail to provide expert tax strategies, aren't proactive and leave you guessing about your taxes until the end of the year. This can cost you significantly.At Steed, Our Goal is Simple: Ensure You Pay the Absolute Least in Taxes. Just last month, we helped individuals and businesses save over $275 million in taxes! Plus, you get unlimited access to your tax team: we have no hourly billing or hidden fees.**One-Week Only - free tax strategy session**For the next week, we're offering a free tax strategy session with a Steed expert.Schedule your free session now and stop overpaying in taxes! Learn more at steedstrategy.com. Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.

In this episode of Acquisitions Anonymous, Michael and Heather discuss a business opportunity involving a private air charter and air ambulance service provider. They explore the complexities of this business, from cyclical costs to financing challenges. They also touch on the competitive landscape, where SEO optimization plays a crucial role in attracting customers. Ultimately, they conclude that while it may seem appealing at first, the business's profitability may be lower than expected due to high capital requirements and expenses. They advise caution when evaluating such opportunities and suggest considering more efficient and scalable business ventures.Today's deal comes from Axial.  Axial is a trusted deal-sourcing platform serving professional acquirers in the American lower middle market.Thanks to our this week's sponsor!Steed!Are you part of the 92% who don't have a tax strategy? You're missing out on every tax credit and opportunity available to you.Your CPA Probably Sucks: Most CPAs fail to provide expert tax strategies, aren't proactive and leave you guessing about your taxes until the end of the year. This can cost you significantly.At Steed, Our Goal is Simple: Ensure You Pay the Absolute Least in Taxes. Just last month, we helped individuals and businesses save over $275 million in taxes! Plus, you get unlimited access to your tax team: we have no hourly billing or hidden fees.**One-Week Only - free tax strategy session**For the next week, we're offering a free tax strategy session with a Steed expert.Schedule your free session now and stop overpaying in taxes! Learn more at steedstrategy.com. Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.

In this episode we're taking a look at emergency medicine outside hospitals and surgeries – and meeting the people who save seriously-ill people in unusual places.Smitha Mundasad goes on a rainy walk in the hills with the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team and meets the flying medics of London's Air Ambulance. Will she have time for a chat before they get a call-out? We also hear from Sweden where they're making lifesaving changes before the ambulance even arrives.And from kombucha and kimchi to keffir and sourdough, fermented food and drink is everywhere. But as these foods have exploded in popularity, so have claims of health benefits, from digestion and gut health, to immunity and mood.We start by trying some fermenting with chef Olia Hercules and then Smitha chats to fermented food “nerd” Professor Paul Cotter to sift through the evidence. Next week's Inside Health is all about the perimenopause – the time leading up to the menopause when oestrogen starts to drop. Why is it all still such a mystery? Send us your questions – and we'll put them to our panel. It's insidehealth@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Smitha Mundasad Producer: Gerry Holt Editor: Martin Smith Production co-ordinator: Jonathan HarrisDeclared interests: Professor Paul Cotter: “Research in the Cotter laboratory has been funded by PrecisionBiotics Group, Friesland Campina, Danone and PepsiCo. Paul Cotter has also received funding to travel to or present at meetings by H&H, the National Dairy Council U.S., PepsiCo, Abbott, Arla and Yakult. In addition, he is the co-founder and CTO of SeqBiome Ltd., a provider of sequencing and bioinformatics services for microbiome analysis.”

Winter in the UK is either mild and damp, or cold and windy - and who would want to be outside as a gardener at this time of year - well Saul and Lucy for one, as these months are some of the busiest in all of the 12. While the garden may be slumbering, Head Gardeners and their teams are beavering away on major jobs, garden renovations, cleaning and tidying the years clutter and making plans for 2024. So join us every week to see what we're up to in the cold months in our work and home gardens.Saul and Lucy return to their usual format, as Lucy's jetlag and holiday tan start to fade. Luckily, the duo have plenty to get their teeth into this week as RHS Chief Horticulturist and podcast friend, Guy Barter, reveals his plant trend predictions for 2024. We can expect grow your own, wildlife gardening, exotic fruits, purple veg, houseplants and succulents to all keep us company on the plot in the year ahead, according to Guy - and we don't doubt him! Whether we all plant up survivalist gardens, only time will tell...(Please donate to your local Air Ambulance, in Devon visit https://www.daat.org/) Twitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulInstagram Links:Lucy headgardenerlcIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show

AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on Air Ambulance Crash Oklahoma

It's the Farmer's Union of Wales' Farmhouse breakfast week! Up and down the country, rural communities this week have been joining together around the farmhouse kitchen table, for what can perhaps be described as the most important meal of the day - Breakfast! Caroline Evans visits the village of Capel Gwynfe in Carmarthenshire where the farming and rural community have gathered to eat and chat, all in support of a rural charity - this year the Air Ambulance.

Winter in the UK is either mild and damp, or cold and windy - and who would want to be outside as a gardener at this time of year - well Saul and Lucy for one, as this time of year is some of the busiest in all the 12 months. While the garden may be slumbering, Head Gardeners and their teams are beavering away on major jobs, garden renovations, cleaning and tidying the years clutter and making plans for 2024. So join us every week to see what we're up to in the cold months in our work and home gardens.One of the drawbacks of any holiday is returning home, and with Lucy its no different as the combined Time zone difference and temperature shock means she taking a little time to recover. So Saul takes the opportunity to bring the listeners to Stonelands where the mercury bottoms out at -4C, so work is constrained to those areas of the garden where a deep frost isn't too prevalent. Rose pruning is the main the aim while he waits for the thaw, but expect a number of warm cups of tea, that is until the Devon Air Ambulance drops in! Please donate to your local Air Ambulance, in Devon visit https://www.daat.org/  Instagram Links:Lucy headgardenerlcTwitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show

Plans to change the province's air ambulance service aren't flying with the MP representing Gander. Right now, the province uses several airports for the service, but the new plan will see it all based in St. John's and Happy Valley Goose-Bay. And the dispatching which all comes from Gander right now will be moving to the capital as well. Clifford Small is the MP for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame.

Hi all! I am sitting writing this late on a Sunday evening with a glass of whisky in one hand (a small glass I hasten to add) and typing with the other.  It's already a business year and we're only a week or two in! In this episode, I have been pondering how you build your business and how, in particular, you do it one client at a time. It's the Societies Convention in London next week and I spent much of today figuring out exactly what I'm going to be doing.  It's been a lot of fun, but it has highlighted my lack of liner thinking, that's for sure! The Superclass and Masterclass we will be running at the Societies Convention 2024 can be found at https://thesocieties.net/convention/speakers/paul-wilkinson/ and we would love to see you there - either at the workshops or just for a well-deserved pint! Finally, all of our workshops at our studio can be found at https://www.paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk/photography-workshops-and-training/  Enjoy! Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.  Full Transcript:   [00:00:00] SO it's late Sunday evening, and I'm sitting here on my own, the fire is ticking over, Sarah's fast asleep, and I have a glass in my hand of something, well, rather lovely. It's a glass of whiskey from my in laws who brought me a bottle of Dartmoor whiskey for my Christmas. Tonight, Sarah and I have sat and watched Vera. Of all things, how middle aged can you get we sat and watched Vera on ITV? Why? Well, on Friday night we watched Oppenheimer. On Saturday night, we watched Saltburn. Tonight, we needed something, frankly, a lot less stressful. Harriet, our daughter, did warn us that Saltburn was a little bit on the, how do I put this, fruity side? But, I'm not sure Sarah or I were necessarily predicting it to be quite As lively as it was. And so tonight, we really did need something very gentle. Something very uncomplicated. A whodunit actually is relatively obvious and with no [00:01:00] major stress. Very, very different to the other two films. Which may explain why I'm sitting here drinking a large whiskey that was bought by my in laws. It's been a busy week and I've just prepped a wedding which made me laugh. So, it's a wedding I shot a couple of weeks ago just before Christmas and at this wedding I met a pilot. Now, I've always had a theory that pilots get recruited on their debonair looks and their ability to say what they need to say over the microphone and sound reassuring. Sure enough, as I got talking to him, both things became markedly apparent. So, I'm Paul and this is the Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast. [00:02:00] Haha! So January appears to be running at full throttle and that is not an understatement. I don't know what's going on for a moment emails coming in, inquiries coming in, the phone is ringing we're booked up solid, and next week of course is the Society's Convention, which I'm very, very much looking forward to. It was a shame when it moved around the year a little bit. I couldn't be there last year but this year back very much in full effect. I'm running two workshops, one of which is sold out, the other I hope to see a large crowd. So on the 18th from 11. 30 to 1, headshots. And on that note today I spent the whole day. Piecing together exactly what we're going to cover because the way I've decided to do it is to just have two very basic strobes. Obviously, when you're doing a workshop at a convention, they give you a list of the kit you can cherry pick from and I could have had the very best of the very best. [00:03:00] But the lighting I've chosen isn't, it's not that it's not great lighting, but it's not sophisticated lighting. Very simple lighting that every photographer would start out with, and for both my workshops, both the superclass and the masterclass, I'm going to use this very, very simple kit. Because I get a little bit frustrated when people say to you, oh, you must have amazing lights, or you must have an amazing camera. In the end, it's what you do with these things. And not only that, but after we've finished doing a workshop, I want people to go away and say, Do you know what? I can do that. Otherwise, there's no point in doing a workshop if you're just gonna do a workshop. And in the end, everyone's gonna go can I do that with my lights? And the answer is, no. Or, can I do that with my camera? No. Can I do that with my models? No. There's no point coming to a workshop like that, you know, or rather, there's no point running a workshop like that. So I've backed everything off. We have two simple lights with two small softboxes. That is it. They're mains powered, so I'm going to be tripping over live cables, which I [00:04:00] hate. But today, to try and get my head around exactly what we're going to do, because in the second Masterclass, I committed to doing two lights, ten looks, one and a half hours, one personal.brand, so it's portraits but based around personal branding. I picked on that because it's a very topical thing at the moment. Lots of personal branding, lots of headshots going on. So it seemed like a good vehicle for it. But in the end, it's portraiture. Lit beautifully, lit quickly. You should be able to create pretty much anything you want to with just two lights. In fact, I've won more awards with one light than I have for any other combination of studio strobes. So. I'm running a workshop around just these two lights, but the problem is that I do not have a linear mind. I wish I did, but I don't. I'll give you the example today. Very kindly, one of my clients someone who's modeled for us a lot is both a [00:05:00] client, the daughter of a client and has been one of those handful of people who's been in front of our camera more than anybody else. Stepped in on her Sunday afternoon off to help me figure a path through what we're going to show. I had it all written out, I had it listed. I spent an hour this morning going through that so that I could work my way through a shoot and work out what we're going to do in the workshop. Within seconds of Libby arriving and standing in the middle of the studio, I changed my mind four times. I had to keep going back to the list to remind myself what I was supposed to be doing, what Is it that I intended to do? Because honestly, I don't think like that. I just, I see the person in front of me. I look at the lighting I have and ideas just spring to mind. Not always good ideas. I never said they were good ideas. Just ideas. Or I suppose if you're someone who works in a linear fashion, you might call them distractions. I would call it creativity. Everybody else [00:06:00] might just call it a lack of focus. Forgive the pun. But I did spend today figuring out. Different lighting patterns with the two lights that not only can I do, but they create beautiful imagery and they show just what can be achieved with the simplest of kit and some knowledge of how you're using it. Of course, one of the challenges is going to be in the hotel next week. is it's not a nice dark studio, I don't have all my equipment to hand, anything I'm going to use, the only things that the convention are giving me are a model and two lights and two softboxes, they've said this year, no background, so anything I want to shoot in front of, I've got to take in with me, as well as the stands for it. Which is fine, it's not a big deal, but I need to be able to travel light because I do not want to be traipsing on the train and on the tube across London with tons of equipment if I can avoid it. So I'm going to try and do this in very light touch, very simple equipment and that lends itself to being [00:07:00] something that if you are just starting out in photography, if you've just started to think, you know what? I'm going to do some studio lighting. Then this is going to be one heck of a masterclass for you because I'm literally using the equipment that I started out on. In fact, the equipment we're going to use is even more sophisticated than what I started out on, but that's because everything has evolved. When I started out, everything had analog sliders to set the power. They were great, but they were unreliable as hell. You had to do everything by eye or by light meter, I suppose. And some days, the little sliders would work really well, and it'd be, you know, linear, and as you moved it up a little bit, it would change a little bit, move it down a little bit, it would change a little bit. Heh heh. Uh, but then of course, gradually over time, the carbon tracks wore, and you'd move it up a little bit, and the light would go really bright! And then you'd move it down a little bit, and the light would go off. And I'm like, why am I in the dark now? And then, the modeling light would be a very different power. You could never get them, even though there was two sliders side by side, the modeling light never tracked against the actual [00:08:00] power. Oh, a million things. So, of course, in this day and age of digital control, where you set the numbers on the back of your light, no matter how basic your light is, you're going to set a number, either with a click wheel or with a digital input, and it's going to be pretty much spot on, certainly compared to how people like me, who started out You know, I started out with second hand Elinchrom, a pair of Elinchrom EL500s. I think they were, they were great, but they got very hot, the fans were noisy, they didn't always go off. You didn't have radios back then, we had wires. Um, you had a mains cable, you had a trigger cable. If you were lucky, you could get the little Magic Eye thing to work. I had these, I bought them second hand, but they were fantastic and I loved it. But if you compare that technology to what we're using today, of course, what we've got today, and even the most basic kit, is so sophisticated. Anyway, today I've spent the whole day, or I haven't, I've spent the afternoon, stepping through [00:09:00] the lighting patterns we're going to use, and I'm really excited about it because the images are absolutely stunning. Well, I think they are. You may disagree. They weren't what I expected to do, even though I had a list, but then, I guess, if there's one thing you would expect from me, it's that I'm not going to do what was expected of me, but that's, that's not by choice, I'm not a rebel, it's just I don't think in a linear fashion. That's not my superpower. Sarah and Michelle both do, and that's their superpower. They're very organized. They're very methodical. They're very step by step by step. And I am so not, except in one key area, and that's our workflow. So if ever I talk about workflow, it's actually, it's, it's, in some ways, it's the most. Exciting thing because it's super organized and it's super organized because over the years, I've spent a lot of time making sure I've got it absolutely how I want it. On the other hand, it's not that exciting because it's linear and I'd much rather be out there [00:10:00] being creative. But nonetheless, the one part of my life that is truly methodical is how we ingest images, how we bring them into Lightroom, how we rename them, the workflow from Sarah through to Imagine to do the coloring and back to me. Very linear. There's no messing around with it. If, if the files are brought in they don't go anywhere until there's another backup of them and that's on a different disk. The memory cards are never formatted until the backups are done. The jobs are logged on a big spreadsheet, so I know exactly where everything is. They go to Sarah. I know exactly the workflow of everything. Until yesterday, until yesterday, when Lightroom decided to corrupt the catalog. Now, in itself, not a big problem. It's not a big deal. It hasn't corrupted the images. It's only corrupted the catalogue, but the catalogue has a lot of areas in it, including collections, including certain colourings, and although I've set it to write [00:11:00] any changes in the develop area back down to either the XMP sidecars, or directly into the Photoshop files, that's not as reliable as you would like because of the way it does it. The catalogue is backed up, it's backed up a couple of times, so again, shouldn't be a problem. But it's a big catalogue. It's 11 gig. It's got 738, 000 images in it, as of when I looked a couple of hours ago. So it's a big catalogue. And it was yesterday failing to load. I could kill Lightroom and load a small catalogue. So we, the way Sarah and I move images between the two of us is I export a little catalogue with Smart Previews. She can do whatever she needs. It can go to ImagenAI. It comes back to me. I import it, take all those settings off the Smart Previews. And apply them to the master files. Very straightforward. So we have lots of little catalogues I can use to check that it's not Lightroom that's broken, it's the [00:12:00] catalogue. Try it on a small catalogue, works fine. Try it on our main catalogue, nothing. So, in the end, last night, I left it just running. It was doing nothing, the system was saying Lightroom had crashed, but it was still ticking over, so I just let it go. I went back in this morning, and the catalogue was up, but it wasn't happy. Something has glitched in the catalogue. We had a little bit of a, a sequence of events that led to power glitching, and it must have been writing into the database, and although it's not supposed to cause a problem, it did. So, this morning, I tried to load the catalogue up again. Although it was there, it wasn't happy, so I left Lightroom. Tried to open it again to see if it would flush a cache or two. Now it's not really opening. So, I downloaded a backup. So we have backups. I use Backblaze, which is really good. It just ticks over in the background. And I've got a backup from the last day or two, which is fine. I know exactly what things have changed since that [00:13:00] backup. Because that's the problem with backups, right? Backups are not something that are always today's data. By definition, they're going to be data that you had. Yesterday, or the day before. And that's true here too. But nonetheless, Backblazed downloaded the 11 gig file, told Lightroom to open it, same problems. So I'm not quite sure what's gone wrong, or when it's gone wrong, but it's certainly causing a problem. So, now what I've done is, this morning I set it rolling. And left it ticking over, and as of right now, which is what, midnight, it still hasn't entirely finished re importing and reconfiguring the database. Tomorrow I shall find out whether my efforts to fix it have worked. But the point is always back up your work and always have a solid, methodical, linear process for how you bring your images in, how you catalogue them, how you back them up, how you archive them, and what happens if you have failure, because you're going to [00:14:00] have it. I know that, you know that, everybody knows that. So have a plan as to what you're going to do. It's another reason why, for instance, one of, one part of our workflow is that I don't use Just Lightroom to manage which images are where. It's actually done in folders on the hard drives and then Lightroom reflects those. Why? Well, for precisely the reasons from today. Sometimes things go wrong and the only thing you're left with is a folder of, I don't know Portraits, a folder of weddings at this venue, weddings at that venue. And that way if you do that, at least you're not beholden to the Lightroom side. And I'm pretty chilled about it because I know in the end, if the worst came to the worst, I would simply recatalogue the main drive, which is also backed up twice. It's all fine, everything's still there, I can still get to every image, it's just that I can't get to things like the collections, virtual copies, different crop variations of different images, because of course [00:15:00] they are stored in the Lightroom catalogue. Anyway, I'll get it sorted, I will get it sorted. January's rolling on at a pace and I could have done with it rolling a lot slower today, it would have given me a chance to actually get in there and I know that I've got breathing space for planning and things, but that's not to be. What do we have last week? We did I was shooting a Paralympian, an amazing lady. Of course, these things are always, when I get to speak about them, still under embargo. But it's for the hearing dogs. She's an incredible human being. I might ask if she'd come on the podcast, actually, because she is someone who would be really interesting to talk about the psychology of winning, to some degree, against the odds, but the psychology of winning, absolutely incredible person to work with, just made us laugh. And then another day I spent working with Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance, KSS Air Ambulance, photographing doctors, paramedics. Patients, pilots, and of [00:16:00] course, helicopters. And we had one of those really odd days where twice the helicopter was called out, and twice it came back really quickly. I don't know the reasons for that, but it meant I got pictures in this beautiful, crisp, sunny day, a rare one. We haven't had many days like that up until now this year. Of the helicopter lifting, and off it went into the, into the blue sky. It turned around at about half a mile, it came straight back and landed, and it did it twice during the day. And then obviously we were there all day some night time photography as well. And then really all I'm doing now is doing the prep for next week's convention. I can't wait to be there. It's been a while and I am super excited. I'm going to be there Tuesday night all the way through to Saturday doing a super class on Wednesday. Masterclass on Thursday. If you're around and about that, the superclasses sold out, sold out a couple of weeks ago. Apologies if you wanted to come to that. Of course, you could come across to our studio and go to one of our workshops [00:17:00] here. Just Google Paul Wilkinson Photography Workshops. There's a whole suite of those. in the next few weeks, which is, uh, literally this year, it was just going at 100 miles an hour. I don't know, I didn't anticipate it was going to be quite like that. But if you can't, if you fancy coming and talking, doing headshots, for instance, we are running a headshot workshop here at the studio in the next couple of months. So feel free to look at those, Paul Wilkinson Photography Workshops, if you fancy it. The Masterclass on Thursday, which is free with your convention ticket. Come along. We're gonna be doing, like I said, two lights, ten looks, one brand. Just having a look at how you can create a lot of variety out of the simplest of things. But not just variety, some beautiful imagery. And that's what I've been doing today, is putting a plan together, because like I said, and you can hear it in the podcast, you know, I just, I can't help myself. I head in one direction, and before I know it, I'm heading in another. Anyway, my thought for this particular episode, it's only a short one, [00:18:00] the episode and the thought, it's not a particularly deep thought, it's fine. It's clearly January, Christmas is only just past, New Year is Just behind us I'm sitting with a glass of whiskey. This is not in depth psychology, but have you ever wondered when you're sitting on the motorway, as I was coming back from the air ambulance, I had a couple of hours on the motorway looking at all of the cars, every one of those cars is a little ecosystem of people. It's a driver, probably some family members, friends, business, business relationships. The car is going from somewhere to somewhere. It's an individual at the wheel. Yeah, we see it as a traffic jam. We see it as traffic. We see it as a crowd, and yet actually when you're sitting there looking at each of these cars, there's a life, there's a family, there's parents, there might be kids, definitely parents, might be kids. There are Emotions. There are stories. [00:19:00] What are they listening to? Where are they going? What have they been doing? And when you think about it, a traffic jam and all of that chaos on the M25 around London is not a crowd. It's not, it is a car park, it feels like it, but it's lots of individuals. When you think of it like that, it starts to play in your mind about how we look to win customers in our business. It's easy to get drawn into this idea of social media influencing, having a presence, having tens of thousands of followers, I'm going to get a thousand likes on this post, I'm going to interact with this group, that group, every day I'm going to post five or six messages out there. And you can very easily lose sight of the fact that your business isn't a crowd. Your customers are not a crowd. [00:20:00] Your customers are individuals, with parents possibly, with kids, with lives, with jobs, with income. Hopefully enough income they can afford your services. And, when you think of it like that, everything becomes a little bit clearer as to how you should approach. winning your clients. In my opinion, it's not a smart move to just go for glory and have thousands of likes or thousands of conversations because you don't have time to service them. You're not going to service them particularly effectively. You get lost in the noise. Whereas today Libby, she is a client. She's also worked for us as a model. Her father is coming on a workshop In the coming weeks, they bought a voucher for him to come on one of our workshops at Christmas, because he can't stop talking about photography. Their friends came to us for a shoot the other day because they liked what they'd seen on Libby's [00:21:00] family walls. And so the thread continues. And if you ask me about any one of our clients, I can tell you a story that's very similar. One story in particular is of an incredible person called Nikki, who was a bride of mine. I won her wedding. I went round to see her. It was in the days when I would go and visit people to put the pitch in, before we had a really posh studio. I would drive out. I'd take the albums out and I'd arrive. And I arrived at her home in Henley. A little terraced house, beautiful, but a little terraced house. Took me ages to park because it's all little one way streets. Knocked on the door, and I don't think they'd forgotten I was coming as such, but they certainly weren't ready for me, and they were still eating their Chinese takeaway. So I sat, we chatted, got on really well. I won the wedding. Before I'd even shot the wedding, Nikki got back in touch and said, did I fancy pitching to become the photographer for the Hearing Dogs? Forgive me if you've heard this story. [00:22:00] And of course, I said to her, well I've never photographed dogs before, I'm very much a people photographer, it's very much about portraiture. What does it entail? And she said, well that's why I'm asking you, is because I don't want it to be about the dogs, I want to make the hearing dogs a brand that represents helping people with hearing loss. It's not about the dogs. The dogs are hearing aids for people who suffer with hearing loss. Would you consider it? So I said I'd consider it. I pitched for the work. I worked out a photograph of some dogs. I won it. And I'm still there. That's what, 11, 12 years ago? Still doing it. Still loving it. That's where I was with the Paralympian this week. And coincidentally, Nikki now works at Air Ambulance. And she's dragged me over there. Dragged me, that sounds terrible. She's pulled me into working with them as well. One client, one person, an individual who we've looked after throughout. Right from the minute I sat on her sofa, while her and her fiancé sat and ate their Chinese takeaway in front of me. And the one [00:23:00] thing about that, I was starving. I was sitting there thinking, oh God, give me some food. I had to wait until I had closed the pitch out. I'd thrown everything back into the Land Rover and was heading my way back and I could find something to eat. But you should always think of your business, not as a crowd, not, I mean, we do, sorry, I'm contradicting myself slightly here. We work on averages and Sarah and I constantly talk about it's an averages game. It's an averages game. And so it is when you're looking at your numbers and analyzing your sales per shoot, your margins, your revenue per year. Yes, that's an averages game. But your clients are not. Each of your clients is truly unique. And if you're a photographer, I mean that in the absolute strictest sense. They are unique. Banks, shopping centers, car [00:24:00] servicing, they use lines like that. You're unique. You're important to us. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. They don't have to mean it. They can get away with saying it. But not really meaning it, because we're all expecting exactly the same service from them. But, if you're a hair salon, or a beautician, or a personal trainer, or of course, a photographer, when we say to a client, you are unique, you better mean it, because it's true. You build a business, one client. By one client, by one client, and you treat each of them uniquely. If you drift into that whole kind of rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, not only are you going to run an. inefficient business that doesn't do justice to your clients, my suspicion is you're going to get pretty bored because that type of photography, at least for me, isn't at all interesting. I love the idea that [00:25:00] in every one of those cars, I saw on the M25. was another client who would look differently, would be wearing something different, would look different, would have their hair different, I'd have to light them differently, they had a different business or occupation, so we'd probably have to tune if we're doing headshots, it'd be different, or if they're a family, doing it differently. Every client is unique. You build a business. One client, by one client, by one client, and that's my view on the matter. See, I told you it wasn't deep, but I do really believe it. You really do need to think of this kind of, certainly this kind of business, where your client is in front of your camera. You build a business, one client at a time. And on that happy note, on that happy note I'd love to see you next week, or this week, it is now At the convention, if you're around, I'd love to catch up and have a beer. Mine's a Guinness. That sounds really bad. Buy me a drink. That's not what I'm saying at all. I really am not saying that. I'm simply saying I would love to sit and have a drink. I'll buy [00:26:00] you a drink. Well, not everyone. There's a lot of you, but I'll, you know, we'll have a drink, have a chat. I'm so excited to be going. It's going to be clearly if January is anything to go by, this is going to be one heck of a year. So I hope it's the same for you. I hope you're firing on cylinders. I hope you're having a time of your life. If not, let's have a chat about motivation and excitement at the convention. If it is, well, maybe you could do the same to me to keep me buoyed up too. And in the meantime, whatever else, ladies and gentlemen, be kind to yourself. Take care.  

In this episode we will look at the recent changes to the newly revised second edition of ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine. We will examine some of the updates to PHEM covered in the book and the recent evidence-based practice and expert opinion that encompasses the PHEM training curriculum. We will examine the three main domains that the updated edition addresses which are operational, clinical and system considerations of PHEM. Other aspects of the conversation will cover updates to monitoring and ultrasound, recent changes to prehospital management of medical, trauma and psychiatric emergencies. We will also examine changes to the considerations in mass casualty and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear incidents. Clare Bosanko is a PHEM consultant with Devon's Air Ambulance and trained in the Midlands. Clare also works as an Emergency Medicine consultant at University Hospitals Plymouth. She is also a co-host of the PHEM-Cast podcast and a contributor to the new edition.

Martin and Patrick are back for our 8th Podcast in the series.In this Podcast, we discuss a Heart attack as it happens and follow the story through from hospital admission, transport, monitoring, and surgery through to recovery.An update on Public Defibrillators.Other Topics include the Air Ambulance and its service, we hear the views from an Air Ambulance Helicopter pilot and his role during a call-out, how he trained, his most unusual experiences, and how he became a pilot.We also hear from those who have had first-hand experience with the Air Ambulance and how they were treated by the team.Of course, we must never forget "Martin's Joke of the Week"https://www.whostomanddick.comCheck out our new website at www.whostomanddick.com

Today we are pleased to welcome onto our 4th Podcast our very first guest Andy Read.Andy 63, a local man from Sudbury, Suffolk here in the UK and a long friend of our host Martin suffered a Cardiac Arrest back in 2018. Andy discusses his experience, treatment, and some of the additional complications he endured during the whole ordeal.Andy speaks about the Cardiac Arrest itself, how quickly and unexpectedly it happened, the journey to the hospital in the Air Ambulance, his three-and-a-half-week comma, Stent, the perforated bowl, and his Stoma bag.We are very lucky as Andy openly and honestly describes his ordeal, including his therapy and recovery to the present day and how he copes with his life going forward.Please listen to this podcast as I think it will help those experiencing a similar situation and maybe answer some of the many questions that arise for the first time.Please feel free to visit and join our Facebook page, link below and please ask any questions you may have or even provide details of your experiences that could help others.https://www.facebook.com/groups/260791389624998Check out our new website at www.whostomanddick.com

Tom Nef and Peter Anderson are pilots for  S.T.A.R.S. , an air ambulance organization providing care to rural, remote, and indigenous communicates across Western Canada. In this conversation, we'll break down some of the technical aspects of flying in such a remote environment, and discuss the mental element of flying air ambulance; how a sense of community can give pilots relief  in emotionally challenging roles.  

Lisa is joined by Rebecca Fogg who talks about her book, Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life.  In 2008, Rebecca Fogg walked away from her New York life and career in financial services to move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London's Air Ambulance and continues to work, write and learn Scottish fiddle. BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life (Penguin Random House; Avery), is Fogg's first book. It was awarded the 2019 Royal Society of Literature Giles St. Aubyn Judge's Special Commendation for work in progress. BOOK DESCRIPTION:A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery.    Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.   Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain's fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life.   Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the wonder of the human hand.

A consultation on the whether to keep the Wales Air Ambulance helicopter, pilot and paramedic crew flying out of Welshpool is underway - we hear from the campaigners and the Commissioner reviewing the service. Domestic abuse in rural areas can be compounded by a lack of local services and a sense of isolation. We hear one woman's experience and from the Women's Institute highlighting the issue. And our bird of the month is the Shelduck which has taken a liking to the mudflats of the Dee estuary.

The Kinahan cartel has found many inventive ways to get their product to the various markets of Europe, from stashing drugs in champagne bottles to using more intricate procedures to make sure that they don't lose their load. One of the more creative and profitable ways they moved coke around was by using air ambulances from a company based in Africa. In this episode, we take a look at the scheme and how it worked.(commercial at 8:30)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/world-crime/kinahan-cartel-used-african-air-ambulances-to-move-cocaine-into-europe/1363775881.htmlThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

Following International Paramedics Days we wanted to carry on the conversation. In this episode we will examine the current climate of critical care within the UK, how that looks and the journey of where its come from. We examine the anatomy of competency, portfolios, the journey towards MSc established programmes, intervention & drugs Vs critical thinking and much more.  Eoin Walker is joined by Tom Archer and Mike Palmer. Tom started his career in the ambulance service in London in 2004 before moving to Wales in 2010, predominantly working in central London as a Paramedic, fast response paramedic and now an Retrieval practitioner in Critical Care with ERMTS in Wales. Mike Palmer qualified in London Ambulance Service as a Paramedic and specialised in Hazardous Area Response before becoming a flight paramedic on London's Air Ambulance. He now flies as a Critical Care and Retrieval practitioner for EMRTS in Wales.

The Kinahan cartel has found many inventive ways to get their product to the various markets of Europe, from stashing drugs in champagne bottles to using more intricate procedures to make sure that they don't lose their load. One of the more creative and profitable ways they moved coke around was by using air ambulances from a company based in Africa. In this episode, we take a look at the scheme and how it worked.(commercial at 8:30)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/world-crime/kinahan-cartel-used-african-air-ambulances-to-move-cocaine-into-europe/1363775881.html