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More often than not, I have the privilege managing medical emergencies and consequently meeting many people on the worst day of their life. I recognise that many of these experiences have had an ongoing effect in shaping the person I am today, leaving changed psychologies or physical habits. I would like to share with you some of my tips to help deal with these situations.

Let’s talk about Airway Vs Spinal. For too long, there has been a misperception in the pre-hospital setting about spinal injuries, spinal immobilization and the possible worsening of spinal injuries during treatment and movement.

Awareness training provided to deal with post-incident stresses, including debriefing and mental health factors are nearly non-existent. On the occasions this does occur, it is often done poorly and follow up even poorer.

When teaching hard skills, especially in an actual or perceived high consequence environment, the stresses of these situations can cause clients to, as we see it, ‘geek out’ on retaining simple skills that they need to operate safely.