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We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Reynolds on Sat 10 Dec 2005 03:26 PM GMT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

While we deal with a lot of crap jobs on a day to day basis, but when we are really needed I think we do a bloody good job.

One of the people injured in the London bombings is getting married this weekend.

The thing that gets me is this quote.

“As well as losing both feet in the bombing, Ms Hicks lost 75 per cent of her blood and her heart stopped twice on the way to the hospital.”

That means that an ambulance crew successfully resuscitated her twice, long enough to get her to hospital and that because of that unnamed crew, she is now alive and getting married. It’s stories like that which makes me happy to do the work that I do, that sometimes we can make a difference.

(Via: Going Underground)

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Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by pinklefish on Sat 10 Dec 2005 03:48 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

I just wish they would name the crew, credit where credit's due. No shortage of negative press coverage when something goes wrong with the ambulance service, but all's silent when they do an exemplary job in hellish circumstances.

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by Reynolds on Sat 10 Dec 2005 04:14 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

You have just hit one of the many sore points a lot of roadcrews have with journalism...

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Sassy on Sat 10 Dec 2005 05:01 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Truth be told I feel secure, protected, and better cared for in the capable hands of the first responders, paramedics, medics, EMT's, Ambulance attendents and some nurses than I ever have with the majority of doctors.

It is scary to watch these "Earthly Angels" walk out of trauma and leave you.

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Joan on Sat 10 Dec 2005 05:12 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Reynolds,
For you, and all your colleagues, Thank You. Thank-you for being often anonymous Angels. Thank-you for your sense of humor. Thank you for coming out for every call, and being serious about your skills and attention. Thank-you.

Forgive the ones who are too stressed or ill or confused to actually thank you, we are all grateful. The media is too lazy to find out which crew did wonderful work, but the ones you saved send up prayers for you, not knowing your names, but knowing they breathe because of you.

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Annie - London Underground Blog on Sat 10 Dec 2005 05:35 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Tom I think you guys far more than sometimes do good work.

Thanks for the link and thanks for all the life saving work you all do

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Madelaine on Sat 10 Dec 2005 06:20 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

I think it was your crew. I think you're not allowed to blow your own trumpets. Hmmmm we wonder....?

Re: Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Reynolds on Sat 10 Dec 2005 06:24 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Nope, if you go back to the day in question you'll see that I came in to cover other people and ended up doing one maternataxi...

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by Sassy on Sun 11 Dec 2005 07:31 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

I love maternataxi's.

A crew running a maternataxi saved my son 18 years ago this month.

If not for the crew of this maternataxi as you call it....lol...I would never of had the chance to be a mother or have my beautiful son today.

God Bless all of you "Earthly Angels" who run the maternataxi's!

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by DaveM on Sat 10 Dec 2005 11:22 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

It bring a tear to my eyes. there is marrage and maybe sometime kids that would not be, because two highly trained people in green did they job when someone else had did their best to end what they saved.

there is lives being saved by green suited people everywhere everyday. and we should not forget that, even if they on the 3rd drunk of the night with nowt but a black and blue bum.

Salute the people in green. they are the unsung heros

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Stowbi on Sun 11 Dec 2005 02:00 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

is here fiance's name for real?? Joe Kerr....blimey.. another great name.

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by RandomKitten on Sun 11 Dec 2005 02:41 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

And whilst an ambulance crew was saving the woman, my boss and his daughter were happily rubbing their hands and salivating in front of the Bloomberg screen, buying stocks that had momentarily fallen because of the London blasts. I don't think I'll be able to work for these bloodsuckers for much longer. Anybody got a job for a PA with a conscience? Get in touch, please.

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by batsgirl on Sun 11 Dec 2005 07:02 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Yay for making a difference!

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Dutchmedic on Mon 12 Dec 2005 04:43 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

Hey Tom,

I'm a Dutch EMT and I'm applying for a job with the LAS as well.

I really enjoy reading your weblog and I've added a link to your log on my weblog (http://spaces.msn.com/members/medic-1) . I hope that's oke.

By the way, what do you think of this Porsche ambulance (yeah oke, it's a photoshop, but just imagine... )
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/4253/porsch7yn.jpg

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Snoop on Mon 12 Dec 2005 08:44 AM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

This story at least mentions the transport policemen who found her:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4435172.stm

A report that includes a paramedic's distressing account of the explosions:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4346812.stm

Re: We Sometimes Do Good Work

by Nisaba on Thu 29 Dec 2005 03:11 PM GMT | Profile | Permanent Link

They interviewed Gill Hicks for the BBC special on the 7/7 bombings (I've forgotten what it was called, sorry, was aired about three weeks ago), and two of the crew that helped her, then the BBC brought the three of them together for the first time since that day and it was just beautiful... The documentary made it obvious that the crew did absolutely utterly amazing work to keep her alive.

Yes, you people do incredible work, thank you :)

(although hopefully I will never need you! :) )

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