"By the way, how often do front-line ambulance crews receive public recognition for good work like this, such as being included in the Honours Lists ?" They don't. All we do is have people complain that we don't turn up fast enough while all the vehicles are dealing with stubbed toes and 3 month old gut ache. Thoughts are with you, I had a 6 week old resp arrest on my vehicle on my first shift back on the road, mum was hysterical, we did our best, baby ended up in HDU and is now doing fine. Console yoursef with the thought that there was nothing you could do but looking like you were doing something made the family feel better.