I'd just like to add a quick word in praise of the poor underappreciated technician in this case. If he/she got this patient to a hospital 40 miles away and still alive, that's a bloody good job well done! Ms. Jamieson's statement that 'it is not good enough for a vehicle to get to an emergency quickly if it does not contain a paramedic' is a slap across the face for all the hard working, well trained techs out there. Just what super powers does she think paramedics have, exactly? If the patient reached hospital alive, it's unlikely that a para would have made any difference to this outcome, sad though it is.