tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post7602390539110954346..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: incident at the mountain viewSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-88285953977793117522009-09-02T16:13:04.311+00:002009-09-02T16:13:04.311+00:00Hi Aoife,
Calling the ambulance would be absolute...Hi Aoife,<br /><br />Calling the ambulance would be absolutely fine. Even if the patient turns out to have been dead some time, at least the crew knows what to do in the situation - who to call, what happens next etc. They can take care of things.<br /><br />What generally happens is that the call comes through to us as a cardiac arrest to begin with, and we start running on it as a Category A. Then usually we get an update en route that establishes that the patient is probably dead, downgrading it to a Category B (and standing down any other resources that may have been assigned).<br /><br />Thanks v much for reading the blog, and for your lovely comment. Sorry to hear that you're not well - hope everything's okay with you.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />SK :0) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-8533215784670105122009-09-01T23:52:28.350+00:002009-09-01T23:52:28.350+00:00I'd be confused as well. Who are you supposed ...I'd be confused as well. Who are you supposed to call if you find somebody who's very obviously dead and has been that way a while? My instinct would be the non-emergency police helpline. My partner says he'd dial 999, but when I reminded him he needed to ask for a service couldn't decide between police and ambulance. <br /><br />But it is a quandry. I'd feel very silly calling an ambulance for somebody who would have no need for medical treatment, and would feel like it was a waste of the ambulance and the paramedic's time (as it'd probably go through as a Cat A with there being 'no breathing' right? is there an option for a low urgency 'suspended'?). <br /><br />Anyhow, been reading my way through the blog for a few days, and the writing is just stunning. The only problem with such fantastic paramedic blogs is it makes me want to be one, then I get awfully disapointed when I realise that it's incredibly unlikely I'll be well enough to.<br /><br />I'll just have to live vicariously for the time being.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Aoifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-66703453218311317482009-01-09T22:24:00.000+00:002009-01-09T22:24:00.000+00:00It is an awful thing, Crazy. I can't imagine how h...It is an awful thing, Crazy. I can't imagine how horrible it must be to fall desperately ill and have no one around. I hope in Jed's case he died quickly and didn't suffer. At least he had a couple of friends to find his body and mark his passing soon after, though.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-87742210019656647622009-01-09T22:11:00.000+00:002009-01-09T22:11:00.000+00:00I think that dying alone is perhaps one of the mos...I think that dying alone is perhaps one of the most depressing things I can think ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-83379369541110163322009-01-09T21:45:00.000+00:002009-01-09T21:45:00.000+00:00Thanks v much Klig!You're right about the weirdnes...Thanks v much Klig!<BR/><BR/>You're right about the weirdness. That's definitely one of the big reasons I love this job. There are just no end of strange situations and set-ups...<BR/><BR/>BTW - the weather here's absolutely bloody freezing. I find myself daydreaming about what it'd be like working out where you are :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-52150061390393670292009-01-09T07:38:00.000+00:002009-01-09T07:38:00.000+00:00Hi Spence,Long time reader, first time commenter. ...Hi Spence,<BR/><BR/>Long time reader, first time commenter. I just wanted to say that I think that your blog is by far the best Ambulance blog out there, because you really manage to capture the <I>weirdness</I> of the work.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, and keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>James (Paramedic, Australia)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-21803766890771828942009-01-07T17:22:00.000+00:002009-01-07T17:22:00.000+00:00It's hard to say. We told the police the facts as ...It's hard to say. We told the police the facts as we had them. I would guess that he died of natural causes, and that the delay in calling anyone was a genuine confusion / vagueness... It was definitely a strange set-up!Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-49706551187842199342009-01-07T16:30:00.000+00:002009-01-07T16:30:00.000+00:00Poor Jed, what a horrible way to die :( Do you thi...Poor Jed, what a horrible way to die :( Do you think there was anything wrong there? Seems a bit strange to wait for an hour before doing anything... even if you are unsure of who to call. <BR/><BR/>Liv xxxloveinviennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061067320547283159noreply@blogger.com