Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
1) Palliative Care Case Studies with the Palliative and End of Life Care Team
Today, we’re exploring some of the complexities of real-life palliative care cases that frontline staff have faced in practice. Joining me are four members of the London Ambulance Service’s dedicated ...Show More
2) Learning from Diving Fatalities: A Systemic Failure with Gareth Lock.
This episode dives into a critical article arguing that the diving industry too often fails to learn effectively from fatalities, not because of individual mistakes, but due to systemic shortcomings. ...Show More
3) Responding to Mental Health Crises with the London Ambulance Service (LAS). Mental Health Part 1
Mental health crises are one of the most complex and sensitive challenges faced in pre-hospital care. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) plays a critical role in responding to these emergencies, from ...Show More
4) 'Say yes to the' ...with Wayne Auton. Blog Post 6
This blog is a personal reflection from Advanced Paramedic Wayne Auton, who shares how he has recently embraced what he describes as a “position of yes.” This mindset involves being open and willing t...Show More
5) Negotiation Under Pressure: Crisis Communication in Pre-Hospital Care with Eric Acevedo. Tactical Medicine Part 2
Today, we're diving into the high-stakes intersection of tactical medicine, crisis negotiation, and pre-hospital care with Eric Acevedo, a seasoned professional operating at the front lines of some of...Show More
6) Espirit de Corps with Wayne Auton. Blog Post 5
In this special series, we’re bringing insightful and thought-provoking blog posts to life in audio form, exploring the human side of pre-hospital and emergency care. Today’s piece reflects on Esprit ...Show More
7) Pre-Hospital Ultrasound in Trauma: Practice, Governance, and Lessons Learnt with Mike Palmer. Part 2
In this episode of the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we’re joined by Critical Care Practitioner Mike Palmer to explore the evolving role of ultrasound in trauma care outside the hospital setting.We dive ...Show More
8) 'Normal or numb', an enduring question in Prehospital Care with Carl Betts. Blog Post 4
In this episode, we speak with Carl, one of our podcast co-hosts, about his deeply reflective article, ‘Normal or numb – that is the question, but what is the answer!’ Carl shares the personal experi...Show More
9) Sound Decisions: The Evolving Role of Pre-Hospital Ultrasound in Trauma Care with Mike Palmer. Part 1
In this episode, we explore the expanding role of ultrasound in pre-hospital trauma care. Once limited to hospital settings, ultrasound is now a vital tool in frontline emergency response, helping cli...Show More
10) Where Critical Analysis Becomes Critically Unhealthy with Carl Betts. Blog Post 3
CarlBetts, a co-host of this podcast, authored a reflective piece titled "Where Critical Analysis Becomes Critically Unhealthy," published in 2023 in the College of Paramedics’ Hindsight magazine. In ...Show More