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  1. ralphchadkirk

    Are paramedics professionals?

    Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately most 999 Trusts are reliant on private provision to support performance.
  2. ralphchadkirk

    Are paramedics professionals?

    I A very good point - skills are meaningless, knowledge is not. I wrote my MSc dissertation about intubation and you are right - it does not improve outcomes. Similarly, cricothyroidotomy - again, unless they’re an infant or you’re doing it with a scapel, it’s pointless. Thrombolysis? Well, the...
  3. ralphchadkirk

    Are paramedics professionals?

    This is, to me, an extremely interesting question - and one that needs to be answered in two parts. Firstly - what is a profession? And secondly, do paramedics meet that definition? This will really be a sociological deep dive! If you are truly interested I recommend reading McCann’s “The...
  4. ralphchadkirk

    Real Ales (including mass produced ones)

    I'll drink anything.
  5. ralphchadkirk

    Cash machines withdrawal?

    I haven't carried cash in about 5 years (apart from internationally, and even then my cards have been accepted in some very odd places), and so far suffered no ill-consequences. Contactless and C&P payments are the way forward.
  6. ralphchadkirk

    Death Penalty for Violent Crimes

    TL;DR: the numbers I've completely made up prove my point.
  7. ralphchadkirk

    Isn't the NHS wonderful

    Hi - yes, very well thanks. Nice to see some of the old(-ish) names still holding fort!
  8. ralphchadkirk

    Isn't the NHS wonderful

    Way bigger than that in fleet size. Ambulances are only one part - you need many, many different vehicles to deliver an effective service.
  9. ralphchadkirk

    Isn't the NHS wonderful

    Hello. I don't often post here for many reasons, but I thought I would on this one. This isn't true. It compares two, incomparable models of emergency medicine: the Anglo-American model and the Franco-German. Whilst working in this field I've been lucky enough to meet a number of people who...
  10. ralphchadkirk

    How many countries have you visited outside of the UK?

    Panama Colombia Ecuador Mexico USA China South Korea North Korea Jamaica Cayman Islands Germany Czech Republic Norway Belgium France Northern Ireland Wales Scotland
  11. ralphchadkirk

    Night shift fatigue (RAIB report)

    I would agree, however the health service has nowhere near the same protection that the railway industry has. I did 48 hours of night shifts last week (not including the hour or two late home because you can't simply drop everything and go, and no breaks at all on any of them), and this week...
  12. ralphchadkirk

    Are suicides on the railways more common these days?

    I believe the evidence indicates that there are now more survivors with life changing disability than deaths from jumping in front of tube trains.
  13. ralphchadkirk

    A380 or 747?

    I would vote for the 787 for long haul travel. BA club world is amazing.
  14. ralphchadkirk

    Van Hits Pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque

    What comparison? I'd be happy to explain it to you.
  15. ralphchadkirk

    Huge fire in Grenfell Tower - West London

    They were safe in the 70s. Fire regs have changed since then but buildings like this survived with grandfather rights. That doesn't mean they are totally safe now. Tower blocks built to correct fire and building reg standards now are perfectly safe. It's a knee jerk reaction of the extreme to...
  16. ralphchadkirk

    Huge fire in Grenfell Tower - West London

    17 people have been confirmed to have died. There will be more however the figures won't be released until the bodies are found, so if you could kindly **** off with the conspiracy theories while my friends and colleagues are combing through devastation and literal hell to find them that would...
  17. ralphchadkirk

    Piers Morgan's Twitter....shocking images?!

    The differences in the toxidrome between chlorine and sarin are fairly wide.
  18. ralphchadkirk

    "Operational incident" between Barnham and Havant 03/04

    Yes, they do. A lot and rather abusively in my experience.
  19. ralphchadkirk

    Terror attack close to/outside Parliament

    So should posts on internet forums.

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