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Drunken woman punched Cumbrian paramedic called to help her
A drunken teenager punched a paramedic who was called to help her when she passed out in a Wigton bar. Emma Jones, 18, hit the female paramedic in the chest outside the West Street Social Club, Wi...
Leading stories
Head of under-fire ambulance service quits
THE man brought in to fix the problems of the Welsh Ambulance Service has announced he is leaving after three-and-a-half years in post. Alan Murray today announced he will step down as chi...
Another bites the dust..
The chief executive of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is stepping down at the end of the month. Alan Murray was appointed following the resignations of two of his predecessors in...
We'll 'unleash hell' on Tories, threaten unions as public sector is gripped by new militancy
Britain is in the grip of a wave of militancy by millions of public sector workers as unions threaten to 'unleash hell' on an incoming Conservative government. Alarming figures reveal the...

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AMBULANCE stations in Blackburn and Nelson have been labelled ‘overcrowded’ as part of an estates review by NHS bosses. And more than £500,000 needs to be spent to bring East Lanca...
'impossible to move dying man' - Karl Harris
Lie accused paramedic - 'impossible to move dying man' A paramedic accused of failing to attempt resuscitation on a 30-stone man told a court the patient "looked dead". Karl Harris, 45, ...
FIREFIGHTERS should have "torn up the rule book" to rescue a woman trapped down a disused mineshaft, her boss said yesterday. Charlie McCusker is senior partner at the law firm which emp...
Paramedic jailed over 999 30-stone man death
A paramedic has been jailed for 12 months for lying about why he did not try to resuscitate a 30-stone man. Barry Baker, 59, had dialled 999 after collapsing at his Brighton home in November 2008....

The diary of a 999 controller
Baby Choking? Neighbourhood stabbing? Or do you just want the number of your nearest Pizza Hut? One woman has answered every 999 call imaginable I am an Emergency Medical Dispatcher. In other words, I am the person on the other end of the phone ...
Pulse Oximeter Offer
Pafo have approached www.homecare-products.co.uk to bring you an excellent deal in Portable pulse oximeters, By clicking the link at the bottom of the left hand side of the Home page you will be able to purchase one At an amazing price of Just £39.99 You really can't go wrong.    Hits: 247   Read Comments (0)
T-Shirt Giveaway
T-SHIRT GIVE AWAY.  5 to give away Today we start a T-shirt giveaway, although the one shown is EMT, there are Paramedic, EMT's & First Responder t-shirts available. All you need to do is reach 150 entries in the Forums (not inc the commen...
Paramedic's Afghanistan rescue bravery
A paramedic usually based at a Denbighshire ambulance station helped rescue wounded soldiers while under fire in Afghanistan. Tony Stephens, from Rhyl, was part of an RAF medical emergency response team in his role as reservist paramedic and spe...
Protec's Refra
Protec brought to the UK Market an item called the Refra, what is it?, basically a door stop. REFRA was designed  as police door stop On a daily basis they are used to indicate where police staff have entered a building or room. Discreet enoug...
 
 
 

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A US man stole an ambulance - without realising a patient and paramedic were st...
Patients in Simcoe County could be treated by enhanced paramedic care with what...
As Constable Eric Czapnik lay dying from a mortal knife wound to the throat, h...
Company Re-structure
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       John Jones test fits the Ambulance Service's lat...
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Febrile seizures (fits) can occur in children when they have a fever (a tempe...
What is Lissencephaly Lissencephaly is a set of rare brain disorders and yo...
What are they like? Here's a typical story: "In the morning, I get these '...
Protec's Refra
Protec brought to the UK Market an item called the Refra, what is it?, basically...

Parkinson's Disease Alters Patient's Ability To Learn ..

03.07.2009 11:03
Parkinson's Disease Alters Patient's Ability To Learn From Rewards While Treatment Affects Ability To Learn From Negative Outcomes A new neuropsychological…
02.07.2009 21:04

New Diabetes 2 Treatment

Stem cell treatment of Diabetes mellitus type 1 & 2 Diabetes type 1  The autoimmune reaction of the body to…
02.07.2009 21:03

Two Thirds Of People With Diabetes Not Receiving Vital Health Checks, UK

The latest National Diabetes Audit has revealed that 60 per cent of people with diabetes in England do not receive…
05.03.2009 11:52

Safer Methadone Use For Treatment Of Pain And Addiction

New findings may significantly improve the safety of methadone, a drug widely used to treat cancer pain and addiction to…
05.03.2009 11:41

Gender Divide In Alcohol-Related Deaths Persists, Scotland

A study by the University of Glasgow and the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found that more than twice as…

 

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Obviously for a reason by ruthie
Sunday 07 March 2010, 11:53
Fire crews are normally very good, I can only...

Absolutely by stressedout
Tuesday 02 March 2010, 11:59
You have to obviously confirm death by evidence...

We all have by ruthie
Tuesday 02 March 2010, 11:30
We have all seen it before, but we still go...

TAXI by Daffodyll
Friday 26 February 2010, 13:02
Should've called for a tacsi. Ooops! she did...

i agree by parablob
Tuesday 23 February 2010, 14:57
totaly agree i would have slid the 300 yards on...


 

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10.03.10
The chief executive of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is stepping down at the end of the month. Read more and www.pafo.co.uk/cms
27.02.10
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27.02.10
Full moon, don't I know it... World is full of silly people..
27.02.10
Why do stupid people in sports car think they can sqeeze past us on lights n sirens into a gap no wider than four foot. Cretin
25.02.10
Leg injury two days old. Is that really an emergency needing a 999 ambulance response
12.02.10
www.pafo.co.uk : Are your unions letting you down, are they fully supporting you. air your views at www.pafo.co.uk
11.02.10
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08.02.10
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08.02.10
A paramedic who was called to give assistance to the Lib Dem AM Mick Bates after a night out says he was physically assaulted by him.
03.02.10
Bit peeved my partner that I just settled in nicely, great guy to work with is being replaced with someone new.
03.02.10
Ah well, busy as I's the norm these days. Ten mins to end and guess what "red call"
28.01.10
I do wish that patients would research the side effects of paracetemol od. They seem to think 6 will make them unresponsive..
20.01.10
Staff are concerned about the tetra mobiles. Should they be worried. Www.pafo.co.uk
19.01.10
A STAFF HANDBOOK has been devised for all existing and new staff, join the discussion. www.pafo.co.uk
15.01.10
Used the new terrafix MDT today, really impressed. Works well in conjunction with existing sat nav. Www.pafo.co.uk
13.01.10
Still the debate about ambulance technicians pay under a4c goes on. Www.pafo.co.uk
11.01.10
Gritters, not enough grit to make safe egress to local ambulance station, however plenty to grit the golf and rugby hq...
07.01.10
How can so little snow cause so much chaos..
30.12.09
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