Priscilla Currie, 28, suffered serious
injuries after her motorcycle collided with a car in Bloomsbury in
November 2010.
A passer by called 999 for an ambulance. A
motorcycle paramedic, cycle responder and an ambulance crew were
immediately dispatched by the London Ambulance Service control
room.
Minutes later ambulance staff were on the
scene and assessing Priscilla’s condition. She had suffered severe
leg and arm injuries and was in a lot of pain.
Having initially attended and administered
pain-relieving drugs to Priscilla, the ambulance staff used a
clinical assessment tool and confirmed that Priscilla was suffering
from major trauma.
The ambulance staff determined that she would
get the best access to assessment and treatment at one of London’s
major trauma centres, rather than the local emergency department
which was nearer.
Using a designated channel on their radios,
the staff reported back to the clinical coordination desk in the
control room, who in turn informed the major trauma centre at the
Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel that a patient would be
arriving shortly.
The ambulance crew took Priscilla directly to
the major trauma centre using blue lights and sirens.
Once at hospital, Priscilla was handed over to
a dedicated team of waiting clinical experts, who immediately
started further care.
She was discharged a few weeks later.
Priscilla said: “I was found to have a severe broken mid shaft
femur and a broken and subluxed right wrist. I needed surgery for
both. I am now on the road to a full recovery and hope to be back
to my normal life soon.”