Do you train bystanders to remove the bra and place AED pads correctly including under (not over) the left breast? #FPHC2023 Richard Lyon

Pre-hospital care by air…. Interesting comparison looking at a system designed for its purpose on the left vs trying to fit a system around a patient! What should the perfect “medical cockpit” look like? #fphc2023

Important early lessons coming out of Gaza conflict: 1) early consideration of ‘tourniquet conversion’ to trauma dressing is important to save limbs 2) use ballistic eye pro 3) post mortem CT to define injuries #fphc2023

#November2023 #OriginalResearch Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study 🆓 🔓 emj.bmj.com/content/40/11/… Max Marsden Jared Wohlgemut Richard Lyon Zane Perkins Katie Gillies nigel tai

Very excited to have probably the first defib-drone in the UK land with Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex in close partnership with Everdrone. Looking forward to the detailed testing phases aiming to save more lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest very soon!

Latest Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex paper just published in @SJTREM suggesting a data-derived algorithm to support joint Emergency Service decision making in extricating injured patients trapped in crashed vehicles sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

If Christmas is about anything, it’s about family. This Christmas, help us be there 24/7 for those who need us most. Please donate today and be the reason our crews can keep more families together this Christmas. ow.ly/X4Qz50Qh1At

#November2023 #OriginalResearch Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study 🆓 🔓 emj.bmj.com/content/40/11/… Max Marsden Jared Wohlgemut Richard Lyon Zane Perkins Katie Gillies nigel tai

‘Live video streaming from trauma incidents to emergency medical services is easy for members of the public to use and is feasible to evaluate’ Take a read of research from@CathTaylor72 Richard Lyon & Julia Williams tinyurl.com/3hdpja47 Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex; SECAmb_Research

We're recruiting for HEMS Registrar positions Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex - obviously biased but it'll be one of the best jobs you ever do: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

🚁 Get your tickets🎟️for the Future Directions in HEMS 2024 on 13 June at Holiday Inn, Gatwick. Join us for innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing and future trends in pre-hospital care. Early bird £75 until 7 April. Don't miss out! aakss.org.uk/futurehems #FutureHEMS

Taking the school run to the next level….

edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh… sad that pressures on EDs in Scotland (in this case Edinburgh) are cited as contribution in other services being withdrawn. Alternative will be required post haste or inequality in prehospital critical care provision will widen.

Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training. When mission performance is critical, simulation should be close to reality. Train as a team. Use human ‘patients’. Simulate real physiology & pathology. Create pressure & immersion.

The end of a busy night, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex returns to base, blowing away the morning mist for day shift to begin. Critical care in the air, every day, every night, every day of the year.

Latest Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex paper on the pre-hospital care of penetrating neck injury sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

We're looking for new Trustees to join our team at Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex - come and be part of our amazing team: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

We're thrilled to celebrate two publications thanks to our Aftercare and Research Teams! Read both publications in full at bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11… Congratulations to all teams involved & a special thank you to former patient, Chris, for his support!

In major trauma, early emergency anaesthesia can be associated with improved patient outcome. The latest Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex research shows that time from injury to anaesthesia is faster when delivered by HEMS pre-hospital compared to on arrival at hospital link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s…

Pre-hospital blood component transfusion and calcium management in UK HEMS: Pre-hospital Trainee Operated Research Network Anna Forbes Chris Simpson Jo Griggs Jack Barrett Richard Lyon Caroline Leech Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…