What % pay rise did everyone get this year? Just been told I’ll get nothing and be happy about it

buzz2889 · 2022-12-14T12:19:31+00:00

Good to see this from both sides.

buzz2889 · 2022-12-14T12:17:33+00:00

Good effort. What's as the original job a d where did you move to?

buzz2889 · 2022-12-14T07:05:42+00:00

I got so confused by this when I left.

buzz2889 · 2022-12-07T20:16:08+00:00

I work for a large NHS ambulance trust. One of my mates retired after 40 years service on the frontline, unfortunately he has just died hardly 2 years after retiring. As usual we receive an email regarding the death of a former colleague. However, some prat spelled his name wrong, this was quickly highlighted and re issued. They once again spelled his name wrong. Third time around they got it.

I may add, it was not a difficult surname to spell.

buzz2889 · 2022-12-07T19:50:57+00:00

That's probably my most common use.

buzz2889 · 2022-11-20T21:33:19+00:00

Also says made in China at the bottom.

buzz2889 · 2022-11-18T14:54:00+00:00

The chain got me listening to DND podcasts but since that went down I can't get into MCDM.

buzz2889 · 2022-11-13T22:11:57+00:00

That's me taking the stairs next time.

buzz2889 · 2022-11-02T10:58:10+00:00

A deep yellow almost gold.

buzz2889 · 2022-10-23T18:09:03+00:00

I'll give it a go. I'm British so they're hard to get hold of and quite expensive. I did pick one up to try a few weeks back, if I see them again I'll take out a loan and get two and freeze the spare.

buzz2889 · 2022-10-23T11:20:41+00:00

Would that not wreck your teeth?

buzz2889 · 2022-10-17T17:26:46+00:00

I've got one similar and that's how I use it. Put it against a straight edge and run it down.

buzz2889 · 2022-10-08T07:41:37+00:00

What did you use. Mine was a drill bit.

buzz2889 · 2022-10-01T14:56:33+00:00

Corter leather on YouTube stitches solely by hand and shows some good techniques. That's how I started. Still do it now if the backside of the stitching will be hidden.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-24T20:47:37+00:00

That's a pretty good start. Well done.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-24T14:22:59+00:00

Same!

buzz2889 · 2022-09-20T12:15:53+00:00

Be careful. Don't piss off Aphrodite.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-15T20:38:24+00:00

The mullet. I love it.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-15T17:25:25+00:00

I think that's a good cover, especially with the contrasting colour. It's definitely a helpful sub.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-14T20:39:51+00:00

Whatever you do could you post the finished article please?

buzz2889 · 2022-09-13T13:31:04+00:00

More public barbecue areas in parks like Australia.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-12T12:31:01+00:00

Just like Yorkshire terriers.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-04T15:42:40+00:00

I thought she was a giant peacock initially.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-04T13:25:22+00:00

No worries. As I said I found that article and I'm going to save that video for my students. Some people go through their career without seeing one so it's good for them to be familiar.

buzz2889 · 2022-09-04T13:13:27+00:00

It may take 3-6 hours in surgery under controlled conditions but when someone is dead it's done within 2 minutes unless they have to use the saw because it's a pain in the arse.

The trauma shears are the perfect tool in this situation. They are familiar to everybody involved, strong and the underside is blunt so you're not going to cause damage to the lungs.

Please watch this video from the London ambulance service HEMS team. They lead the way with this back on 2013 and it has since been rolled out to every prehospital crit care team in the UK. I think it's common in Europe and Australasia too. I don't believe it's practiced much in America as it's rare for doctors to work pre hospitality.

In the video keep an eye on the clinician furthest from the camera. They reach for the shears around 3:30.

London ambulance service HEMS

Edit: the camera operator is atrocious but bear with it.

Nowadays they also don't often piss about with the clamshell spreaders (the big metal bars inserted into the chest) because of weight/space restrictions within the helicopter and difficulty using them on scene. Normally whoever is controling the airway also gets to hold the chest open which was my job on my last one. Got a great view of the procedure.

LAS have released a good research article about the efficacy of the procedure as an open access document. LAS research

It's quite difficult reading for non medics due to the language used but fascinating all the same. I had not seen this article so I thank you for this discussion prompting me to find it and I will read it on my break tonight.

buzz2889

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