This recording is from 2018 or earlier, prior to national registration for paramedics being implemented in Australia and Aotearoa. Please note that while there is some excellent content that pre-dates registration, some may be out of date or no longer relevant to current guidelines and standards.
Low impact trauma and a life changing result
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Presented by Patrick Meere
Presentation synopsis: Another ambulance callout to a drunken fall on a busy Friday night. Sound familiar? Will it be the usual head laceration or might it be something more sinister? Join Patrick Meere to explore this unusual presentation following a common weekend ambulance callout, the drunken fall.
Bio: Patrick is Intensive Care Paramedic and A/g Quality and Patient Safety Officer with ACT Ambulance Service. Patrick has a passion for clinical quality assurance and evidence based practice in Paramedicine. Patrick has a Paramedic degree and postgraduate qualifications in Paramedicine and Health service management.