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Road safety crackdown 'success'

ALMOST 80 drivers were stopped for not wearing a seatbelt or using a mobile phone during a crackdown on road safety breaches. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Gwent Police and the Welsh Ambulanc...

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Leading stories

Paramedics attacked by mob in Bristol

A mob of 30 people attacked an ambulance crew as they were answering a 999 call in Bristol.One of the two women paramedics had to be treated in hospital after she was assaulted while attempt...

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Double first for Cardiff ambulance crew

An ambulance crew are celebrating a double first after both delivered babies within a few days of each other. Paramedic Sarah Vivian and technician Andrew Kiff had a combined total of 24 yea...

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Paramedics wade in to help injured woman

TWO hero paramedics battled a freezing, fast-flowing River Ogmore to reach a woman who had fallen from her horse. With no helicopters available to airlift Porthcawl rider Melanie Tucker fro...

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More news

Charging for Wasted Ambulance's

CHARGING patients for missing an NHS appointment could improve access to vital health services, experts have claimed. The Welsh Assembly Government is considering allowing dentists to charge patients...

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Angry driver obstructs ambulance

A car driver slowed down to hinder an ambulance's progress on a road in Dorset after paramedics demanded he stop using his mobile telephone. The man was caught when the ambulance pulled up alongside h...

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Ambulance chiefs quit after probe

The chief executive and operations director of the Scottish Ambulance Service have resigned in the wake of bullying allegations. Kevin Doran and Grace Kennedy have been on leave while the allegations ...

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Farewell Nick

Today saw the Cremation of Nick Ronchetti at Thornhill crematorium, Nick was a friend and colleague to many people. Nick worked very hard and made his way up from PTS into EMS as an EMT, and then on t...

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Taking road rules breakers to task

FIREFIGHTERS will wage war on bad motorists from today. South Wales Fire and Rescue will be out on the roads to pull them over and teach them the error of their ways during Brake's Road Safety Week. ...

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Watchdog looks at 'confusing' NHS

A finance watchdog is asking NHS patients in Wales to tell them of their experiences in booking emergency GP appointments and using A&E services. The Wales Audit Office said the system can be complex ...

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Mother, 60, dies after doctor cancelled ambulance on its way to her home to 'cut costs'

A mother died after an ambulance was cancelled by a doctor in a 'cost-cutting exercise'. Ruth Hedge, 60, dialled 999 complaining of vomiting and a vehicle was dispatched to her home, an inquest heard....

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Features

WARNING OF DIRTY NEEDLES

There have been a number of incidents nationally involving HOUSING ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES where tenants who are suspected users or suppliers of drugs are secreting dirty needles within the bottom corner of light switches. The needle is placed in betw...

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True Stories of My Life as a Paramedic

Tells the inside story behind the screaming sirens and flashing blue lights of the emergency services and reveals what it's really like to work in a job that frequently brings paramedic teams face to face with death - and destiny. PURCHASE FROM SP...

Our History

AMBULANCE HISTORY SOUTH WALES....... PAFO would like to compile news on the history of the Ambulance Services in Wales. Need information on your station, when built, stories of characters, staff come and gone,when the service started. can anyone tel...

New dedicated Shop

You may have visited our Shop link before, This belonged to a company called FireDesignsUK who happened to also make T-Shirts For ambulance staff, first responders and similar roled personnel. Well they have done so well with that line, they have now...

Misc

Dummies May Lower Risk Of SIDS

The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death, may be lowered through the use of a pacifier. According to an article in Nursing for Women's Health, neonatal health care practitioners should counsel new paren...

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Drugs / Poisoning

Crystal Meth

Crystal Meth : Methylamphetamine (commonly referred to as methamphetamine) is one of a group of stimulant drugs called amphetamines that act on the brain and nervous system. Like cocaine and amphetamines, methylamphetamine has stimulant properties bu...

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