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16 February 2016A new initiative, which sees London’s firefighters responding to around 28 life-threatening emergencies a week alongside paramedics from London Ambulance Service in four of the capital’s boroughs, launches today (co-responding16 February).The four month pilot will allow fire crews - who already carry defibrillators - to respond alongside the ambulance service to a small number of people in an immediately life threatening condition across Merton, Wandsworth, Newham and Lambeth until a paramedic arrives on scene.Chris Hartley-Sharpe, Head of First Responders at the Service said: “Our ambulance crews are facing unprecedented demand, treating over 1,500 critically ill patients every day and a further 2,000 patients with less serious illnesses and injuries. This initiative is a fantastic opportunity for the emergency services to work together and share resources and help save even more lives across London.“London’s fire crews will respond to a small number of calls a week alongside our ambulance crews, which means that if they are in a closer proximity, they start basic life support until a skilled clinician arrives.”Under the pilot, if a 999 call received into London Ambulance Service’s control room meets a set criteria, both the Brigade and the Service will be dispatched to the incident at the same time.Gareth Bacon, Chairman of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, which runs London Fire Brigade said: “Like with fire, speed is everything when it comes to treating someone in cardiac arrest and so if firefighters are closest, it makes sense that they should respond.“We are delighted to be working on this trial with the ambulance service who share our priority of ensuring the safety and well being of Londoners. I believe London has the best trained firefighters in the world and utilising their emergency care skills in this way has the potential to improve the survival chances for many casualties.”Chris Hartley-Sharpe added: “We’re committed to providing the best possible care for all of our patients and are always looking for new ways to improve patient outcomes.“We know that around 32 per cent of people survive a cardiac arrest in a public place but, where there is a defibrillator and someone trained to use it, the chance of survival can increase to 80 per cent. The more people available to respond to these types of incidents, the better.”The pilot is the latest in a number of initiatives supported by the Service to increase cardiac arrest survival rates in the capital.The Metropolitan Police Service is already working together with the Service, which has seen 110 defibrillators added to police vehicles, allowing officers to respond alongside the ambulance service to people in cardiac arrest.Last year, the Service launched a campaign which saw over 1,000 accredited defibrillators added to shops, gyms and businesses across London.More recently, the Service embarked on an exciting new partnership with the internationally acclaimed GoodSAM app, in which clinically trained ambulance staff and members of the public trained to an approved standard are able to sign up as volunteers to respond to life-threatening emergency calls, including cardiac arrests.ENDS
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gareth grier @uncgiggazThis week @PHMBSc students hear from two of the biggest names in resuscitation medicine @LDNairamb @QMULBartsTheLon pic.twitter.com/GjUll8viwX
Barts PHM BSc @PHMBSc@uncgiggaz @LDNairamb @QMULBartsTheLon Can you spill the beans?
gareth grier @uncgiggaz@PHMBSc @LDNairamb @QMULBartsTheLon Dr David Zideman is first. Evidence behind @ERC_resus guidelines pic.twitter.com/vmKJukolv5
gareth grier @uncgiggaz@PHMBSc @LDNairamb @ERC_resus and Professor Douglas Chamberlain - truly unique insight into resus science history pic.twitter.com/dZzws3bBFP
Barts PHM BSc @PHMBScInspired and educated. Extremely lucky to have had Professor Douglas Chamberlain spending the day with the @LDNairamb @PHMBSc team.
Barts PHM BSc @PHMBScProf Chamberlain quoting landmark paper in #resusitation "all that is needed are two hands" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6374176 pic.twitter.com/qP8odSAY5h
Barts PHM BSc @PHMBScProf Douglas Chamberlain captivating @PHMBSc team with his story of the (his) first ever precordial thump #history pic.twitter.com/1sZx7aVdNl
London'sAirAmbulance @LDNairambExperts in resuscitation Dr David Zideman and Professor Douglas Chamberlain They're now on cardiac arrest in sport pic.twitter.com/71PE2DBU8j
Resilience News @Resilience_NewsMisunderstanding about @LondonFire co-responding to medical emergencies with @Ldn_Ambulance http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35581157 pic.twitter.com/LDnCLK48rq
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-inhaler-give-trauma-patients-7290037John Wood @johnboy237Methoxyflurane being used now in the UK @SECAmbulance. Interesting presentation on Penthrox @swasFT #LTC2015 pic.twitter.com/SZosp8lE60
John Wood @johnboy237Methoxyflurane being used now in the UK @SECAmbulance. Interesting presentation on Penthrox @swasFT #LTC2015 pic.twitter.com/SZosp8lE60
David Dungay @davedungayLooks like this is going to grow into UK practice @DitchDoc14
Joerg Kuehne @jkgas@davedungay @DitchDoc14 we use it here in Qatar as first line.
Neil Noble @buzz_paraCheck out the stroke care mobile CT scanner ambulance on display at @EMSTODAY #paramedics #innovation
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma has announced the launch of its new open access journal, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. The new peer-reviewed online journal will provide an international multidisciplinary forum for global issues in trauma and acute care surgery.Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open will debut in May 2016.
