Life-Saving Battles: Trauma Medicine in High-Stress Emergencies | Ambulance: Code Red

[@CuriousTrueHeroes]

Have you experienced paramedics helping you? Share your stories in the comments! Want to watch more full episodes? Check out this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLWv3MS8DyQKabga3kRUEYsZTAmr1A71d9

[@jennifermiller7139]

Me too.

[@glowdropzz]

Is it just me or does Faye genuinely seem like the sweetest person ever?

[@RudyPaul-d8k]

This series is the best program of this sort. It deals directly with the patient and the pre hospital staff and how they interact during the process. Normal programs like this show before and after. Also love how as soon as the CCP in on site everyone knows that that person is in charge.

[@donovandunn4323]

I love watching medical programmes like this

[@kevjaybee3234]

Same here

[@mirellamarcu8563]

Same I can watch these for hours!

[@DN-fs2kb]

Me too lmaoo

[@YmusAnon]

The reason the Lucas device (cpr robit) is not in common use is its price. It's relatively cheap to produce and a huge relief for ambulance crew. Sadly the manufacturers/sellers are making hundreds if not thousands of percent in profits. A common theme across the medical industry.

[@sarge6870]

Your last sentence says it all my friend!!

[@Colorista_1]

One of the reasons for the exorbitant price points for this medical device and others in the USA is because of liability insurance (people will sue the company constantly). The cost of medical liability insurance continues to soar as the number of law suits filed also continue to soar. The insurance costs for manufacturers is far more expensive than the equipment itself. I don’t see any end to this craziness in the near future.

[@lovelyjanuary]

@@Colorista_1thank you for explaining that aspect to the commenters who are either unaware of that incredibly costly issue or discount the level of interference that frivolous lawsuits have on manufacturers/sellers and our court system which it clogs up incessantly also! It is, as you said, craziness! Think of how many more lives it could save if that unnecessarily astronomical cost wasn’t required to be included to offset them and keep the manufacturer/seller in business to keep the devices available!

[@shannonweir4312]

I can't get over how small n narrow all the house stairs, hallways, front n back doors and windows all are in the UK

[@cricketlovely8541]

I'm quite surprised that the elderly man did not have a neck brace put on initially. He did fall down a flight of stairs 😢

[@sarge6870]

As a past EMT, I thought that strange as well. Nobody knows how many stairs he fell down or how many times he may have bounced his head. In a situation like that, a collar (neck brace) is called for.

[@matty11123]

​@sarge6870 I know more recently studies have shown cervical collars to be less effective then they were thought to be, allowing for a lot of motion. Possibly just not a measure needed to be used anymore.

[@Erin1Goddess]

Brace may not be best, but immobilization necessary. When I worked ED had a man walk in after minor car crash with ‘mild neck pain’… his neck was broken.

[@jacquelinehurtado4781]

May that man Rest in peace

[@DrGarri]

I like this type of programs, but this one was a bit too gruesome for me, I feel real admiration for all those paramedics and doctors who save so many lives and are ever hardly mentioned.

[@normagrimstad8869]

It’s crazy in the US they won’t give you any pain meds on scene.

[@Colorista_1]

As a retired flight nurse in the US, I can tell you that that is not necessarily true. There are many variables that go into the use of pain medications. Some of these variables include the type of injury or illness, distance to a trauma center, and most importantly local protocols set by the supervising physician. As a flight nurse, my protocols were far different than paramedics who may or may not be certified to administer those drugs. Recruiting paramedics with advanced training, capable of using advanced drug protocols are rare in smaller or rural communities because they require pay commensurate to their training. These less populated areas rarely have the budgets required for these specialties. What generally will happen is that the patient will be safely transported to a local hospital and an advanced unit or life flight will be arranged to transport the patient to a hospital with more advanced services. It’s not a matter that the drugs cannot be given, it’s a matter of having the appropriately trained personnel who can do it. I hope that this helps.

[@shannonweir4312]

thats not true

[@deblepley7755]

This is the second time I’ve seen the Lucas device. It looks so useful. Then I read the other comments. It’s so frustrating when medical costs outweigh saving lives!

[@too_tired_for_this]

Lucas devices are amazing.

[@kvarner6886]

20:20 Me, rocking up to the party in high school, "Ben, I'm here, I have drugs, but you can use me if you need me."

[@victoriakubitskey3684]

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[@michelleclawsey9565]

True hero’s ❤❤❤

[@annamarielewis7078]

Huge resources for the MS woman.

[@chrisbassett8996]

interesting cpr we were taught to keep our elbows locked.

[@LuckyCookie88]

38:29 did they get lung sounds? The oxygen flow is not sufficient in the bag come on…

[@LindaFirefighter03]

This is what I was talking about last video. NHS systems seems to be very lack in its stabilization of neck following a trauma yet at other times is overly concerned about putting people on a backboard to protect the pts back but even then often fails to C collar. The body cannot protect a cervical fracture but the body itself can stabilize a back fracture and no backboard is needed. The pt complained of a neck injury but the NHS workers stated there was no crepitus or deformity and thus elected not to collar him. Absolutely disgusting.

[@hamish4946]

Have you read a medical journal in the last 20 years? Many agencies internationally are moving away from C collars as they are not proven to work.

[@Cthippo1]

The studies on this have shown that a patient is extremely unlikely to sustain further trauma from being moved, even after a spinal injury. On the other hand, putting people on backboards and C-Collars does create injuries from pressure points and even nerve damage from compression. The best advice these days is to use soft stabilization (often just a rolled up blanket) and a padded transport device such as a vacuum mattress. For this reason, some agencies no longer carry C-collard or backboards.

[@LindaFirefighter03]

@@Cthippo1 Exactly. We only C Collar patients now as there is no body structure to support the fracture unlike the rest of the spinal column.

[@Gshkent]

Geez I felt so bad for the guy with the broken leg. He should of not been in that much agony while the reset his leg! Then they rolled him on it and he felt it! He should of had more pain meds.

[@shanem6869]

They had him on ketamine. I assume their protocols don't allow for a dissociative dose, but reducing a femur is a very painful procedure. He might have passed out from the pain without the meds they already gave him.

[@toniyettawatson2391]

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[@SMcCaskill]

One reason the defibrillator doesn't help paramedics is because level 200 isn't strong enough. In America we use level 300.

[@arialt3]

Are you using zoll, phillips life pack or something else?

[@arialt3]

Are you doing vector changes or double sequential shocks in recurring vf?

[@Internethugg]

Our Tempus only goes to 200. I think that's standard for the Zolls too. The Life Packs do 360

[@Mori-chandesu]

I prefer lifepak to any of the other brands

[@BakaBhe239]

How drive the bmw when their in ambulance ?

[@n4gix]

Usually, when that happens one of the paramedics is asked to drive the vehicle to the A&E for them, otherwise the ambulance will have to take them back to the scene to recover their vehicle.

[@lovelyjanuary]

@@n4gixlol I always wondered that until I heard the critical care paramedic in another episode say that one of the other paramedics in attendance would follow in his vehicle to the hospital lol! I was thinking, “duh, how did you not think of that?” to myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@habibti2014]

❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bertyadon6567]

😊😊😊❤❤

[@headpump]

Could these people handle operating in Gaza)

[@lovelyjanuary]

“In Britain someone falls down the stairs EVERY NINETY SECONDS” (“killing around EIGHT HUNDRED people per year”) lololololol wow, Britain who knew your biggest nemesis would be STAIRS???????? 🤣💕🤷🏻‍♀️

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

Where do they get the drone and location shots from? They are Not anywhere near the places they claim! It is bizarre. They appear to have reduced the Black Country to a car park and an industrial estate. Even some of the road shots leave me wondering 'Where is that? And the church that gets dismissed is St Peter's. A big deal to a Wulfrunian.I know it is about the cases, but why make the rest up? These film people do it all the time 'Today we are in Shropshire' Then why are you driving through Saddleworth Moor? Makes no sense to me, as they have to be there anyway. Some of it is clear retakes, when they have moved on to the next location and don't want to go back for 10 seconds screen time. But in this, they were there anyway Its a bit insulting to claim Dudley is part of Spaghetti Junction, or Stourbridge is an industrial estate! Basically they just shoved in any old air footage that came cheap. It could be Albania for all we know. It is not where they claim.

[@Lauriej117]

No one but you cares. People watch the show for the medical issues, not the geography.🙄🇨🇦

[@beeragonewhere2819]

But its bullshit@@Lauriej117

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

​@@Lauriej117 Well, only the brain dead. Has it not occurred to you of little intelligence that Other things are important to others? Like this happens to be my Homeland and my people and I want to see them portrayed honestly? No, I guess not. I doubt if you can find your way to the end of the street without GPS. I feel sorry for you, as you are clearly a zombie. Try getting a life that extends beyond internet. You might actually enjoy it

[@beeragonewhere2819]

1st one Why is she explaining in great detail whats happened to his leg and whats she about to do ? Just get the job done he could be bleeding internally and die or loose his leg due to no circulation But no lets change our procedure im on camera. Should be sacked every minute you waste puts that mans life on the line. Next she will ask what he ate for breki.

[@shanem6869]

Telling your patient what is happening is good paramedicine. I explain most things to patients as they are happening, especially a procedure that is going to be very painful like realigning a fractured femur. She's a good medic doing what good medics do.

[@gidget_]

I feel better knowing what is going on and what they are doing. I have time to brace myself and keep myself calm. Paramedics are wonderful in the US and a lot faster. They aways use neck braces. Better safe then sorry. Plus, I don't think I've ever heard of paramedics giving Tylenol for pain.

[@shanem6869]

@@gidget_ we give Tylenol IV for pain here in California

[@gidget_]

@shanem6869 I didn't know that. I've always received morphine for pain or dilaudid when I have surgery. Thank you for telling me.

[@shanem6869]

@@gidget_ we also have ketamine and fentanyl as well...