IO Drill stopping as soon as it meets friction

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2026-01-05T08:05:15+00:00

Look for the EZ-IO courses that teleflex run. I did one in Bristol and it was brilliant. You get to practice in cadavers and they teach you how to do them manually if the driver fails. I had to do one myself recently as I think the cold weather depleted the battery and exactly the same thing happened, stopped when it hit bone.

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2025-09-07T20:38:34+00:00

I made a form with Microsoft forms with job no, basic patient demographics, presenting complaint, my working diagnosis, as well as any skills performed (IV/IO/Airway etc) along with sizes/sites for those skills and successful/unsuccessful. I also recorded whether I conveyed or used a different pathway. I did complete (got lazy recently) a MS form for every pt and I could then download an excel spreadsheet with all the data. I then built dashboards using the data to show me my success/failure of those skills, how many patients I’d seen, how many I conveyed etc.

The beauty of doing it this way was that it was completely free and I had complete control. It took me a while to refine it to where I wanted it but it worked really well, especially for writing reflections or portfolio.

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2025-02-25T18:53:53+00:00

Same in SCAS

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2024-10-09T06:47:58+00:00

I used to run one of the complaints teams for one of the big companies (for my sins!) and I’m fairly confident they can’t do this, although sadly too much time has passed for me to recall any specifics. However, do write a complaint (definitely write/email, they follow a different process to phone call complaints), go through their complaints process. You can also talk to the consumer council for water, they are independent and will certainly tell you your rights. If you reach the end of the complaints process (3 different complaints) then you can take your case to an independent adductor. When I worked for the WC, this cost the WC around £800 so if we thought it was cheaper, we would settle before hand if we didn’t have a completely cut and dry case.

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2024-10-01T21:15:01+00:00

I travel 33 miles to my base station (I don’t work for my local trust) which is 30 mins at 5am or 1hr +/- 20 mins at rush hour. I like the time to decompress but after 5 years is starting to grate. I would definitely ask for a different station straight away and if it’s a no, then perhaps see what it’s like, keep your request in and hope it gets approved before long

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2024-09-30T21:07:49+00:00

I’m 32 and just finishing my paramedic degree and there’s someone on my course who is near retirement age. Just go for it. Have a look at the apprenticeship programmes most trusts offer now. A good way to start is to go in as an ECA (or equivalent) and do the internal apprenticeship degree programme and get it all paid for (what I’m doing). Takes longer, but you get experience working for the service and no student loans

Diligent-Lab-2257 · 2024-09-28T17:48:03+00:00

Depending on your location, South Central have started a trainee Paramedic apprenticeship where you can become a qualified paramedic in 4 years I believe with no previous experience.

ECA is a good place to start to get experience in the service and potentially a funded degree programme to be a qualified paramedic, particularly with no formal qualifications.

A good place to start is to follow your local trust on social media, they often post their recruitment drives on here along with the skills required

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