On 25 October 2012, over 75 members attended our Surviving
Serious Injuries event to find out how the London Ambulance Service
has helped increase the survival rate for people with serious
injury.
Members heard from
Priscila Currie who was involved in a serious road traffic
accident in 2010. Priscila spoke about the care and treatment
she received from the London Ambulance Service and how, as a
direct result of her experience, she has gone on to become a
student paramedic.
Medical Director Dr Fionna Moore, who is also
the London Trauma Director, set out the case for why seriously
injured patients are taken to one of four major trauma centres for
specialist treatment. Clinical advisor Mark Faulkner spoke
about how ambulance crews treat this group of
patients, with some hands-on demonstrations of the equipment
used in trauma care.
Clinical Liaison Officer Graham Chalk provided
an overview of how the Service links with London’s Air
Ambulance.
Londoners who are seriously hurt or wounded
are now taken to one of four
major trauma centres for specialist
treatment.
In the first year of the system being in place, 58 extra
patients survived their injuries to leave hospital compared to the
national average.
View the
slides from the evening with us event (PDF, 2MB)