Deena was actually my paramedic once! I had a really nasty seizure she was amazing and even though I felt awful the pair of us were cracking jokes about my health honestly she really is a wonderful human and awesome paramedic
There is just something about this woman that absolutely radiates beauty. She has such a kind soul, pure laugh, and she lives to help and save lives. She is the epitome of what a good human should be. We should all strive to be more like her.
I cried when she described what was happening after she got stabbed. She still thought more of her partner and her boss than about herself. Thank Heavens and the doctors for saving her!
My sister's ex was a paramedic and what he saw on a near daily basis, is stuff no one should have to see. I wish I had the guts to become a paramedic, but I'm not afraid to admit I am way too mentally frail for it. MASSIVE respect to our paramedics and NHS workers.
My FIL worked as a first responder for the motorway, not a medical job, but was there for breakdowns and accidents, etc. He saw some awful stuff, too. I know there were a multiple occasions he had to search the area for bodyparts, including someone's head. He worked for the WM police years ago, as well, and saw a lot of stuff back then. There are a lot of jobs most of us are not cut out for, tbh. Those who are are definitely worthy of our gratitude and better pay wouldn't hurt, either!
As a coroners transporter, getting on scene and seeing the paramedics that have obviously tried everything to save this person and the person has died…seeing how broken and sometimes shell shocked they are is just heartbreaking. And then spending the time to check in on them and if allowing the space if they want to debrief and talk, we will always give so much of our time if they need us on those scenes. Paramedics are amazing. I deal with trauma everyday, but it’s a totally different ball game with paramedicine. We get on scene and they’ve already died, but they get on scene and the person may still be alive, maybe they spoke, they saw their last moments and fear. I’ll take my job of picking up afterwards any day over those experiences.
Paramedics save your life ! Hospitals keep you alive. First responders are the ones that make sure you get to where you are going alive. Thankyou for your service 😊🇬🇧
I have CPTSD and it's horrible. Therapy has helped me greatly but it never completely goes away. I can tell she has it by the way she laughs (IFYYK). I wish the best for Deena, she seems like a lovely person.
My (now retired) grandfather was a paramedic for almost all of his working life. Huge respect for paramedics. Vital for our societies and it's a job I'd be awful at.
It's sad how the people who actually make the world go round are unsung. Yet we worship all these actors, politicians, artists, business people, etc....
She seems like she has such a calming presence and has a calming voice. If ever I need a paramedic to save me, I hope they are as calm and soothing as she is. Edit Haha she just said the be calm in an emergency. "When you're in that situation you'll know what to do" she's right. Last year my older sister had a massive stroke at 45. I was the one who found her laying on the floor in her room. Asked her what she was doing. Said she fell. I asked if she needed help up. She said yes. I grabbed her right hand and pulled and said "give me your other hand.. give me your other hand.. DUDE give me your hand" "I can't move my arm" internally I said "..... Oh shit" I looked at her and said " look at me and smile right now" and only half her face moved. I said "I'm gonna put you back down okay I'll be right back okay?" Walked outside her room called 911 called our mom. The ambulance station is literally 200 feet away from my house thankfully. She heard the sirens "is that for me?" "Yeah, it is. Don't worry about that. How long you been down there?" Just trying to keep things ... normal I guess? Mom and ambulance showed up, the paramedics do their thing, they take her, they leave. It was THEN that precise moment they were out of the driveway, that I lost my shit and completely fell apart. Man.. that sucked so bad. I have so much trauma from it.
@@w0033944 thank you for saying that. It's unfortunately something I relive over and over again. For various reasons. It's kinda funny in a weird way, I have so much anxiety all the time about everything and nothing but something crazy or major happens and I am cool as a cucumber until it's over 🤷🏻♀️😅
@@raeraebadfingersYou are awesome and your sister is so so so lucky to have you as a sibling I know I would ❤ having ptsd I relate with the reliving traumatic events repeatedly in my head & I don’t know how I’m able to be calm when chaos ensues but we survive what we must (in my case genocide). I keep reminding myself that fear is a survival response and sometimes my body needs to remind me I’m still alive & present lol 😂
@@raeraebadfingersYou couldn't have done anything better,m even if you were a doctor, how many can say that in such an awful, unexpected situation? Quick, thoughtful, effective reaction that could have been a difference between recovery and a bad outcome. So, so many people miss the clues :(
You did an amazing job! The emotional release after is common for most people. This means you were an absolute hero who behaved exactly as a hero does. Really and truly. Signed, Retired nurse who appreciates every effort of family, friends, neighbors, and passersby.
She’s awesome, and I’m going to say, so are her colleagues. Fantastic. Every time I’ve encountered a paramedic it’s been quite the incredible experience. They’re so cool and collected and capable, it’s inspiring.
In response to the cool and collected thing. It’s a very important part of the job. We always say to patients and relatives, you can panic when you see us panic.
@@Pte1643 absolutely, but it’s still admirable. Not so many folks could do it, I suspect. Or, at least, not so many people could do it without losing a little bit of themselves, if that makes sense. It’s one thing to take in a horrible scene and process it quietly at that moment; it’s another thing entirely to not be affected at all by it, if that makes sense. Like I say - admirable.
@@steveharrison76 yeah, totally get what you mean. I’m now in my 19th year, so there’s not a lot that phases me now, but I do worry about my daughter who followed in my foot steps. She’s now 2 yrs down the line.
What a queen. Really makes you think about what you're doing with you're own life. Are you doing all you can to contribute to the world and making it a better place? She is. I am in absolute awe of her.
This lady is an absolute Hero, I am wanting to start my paramedic apprenticeship in March, this is what I needed to watch, so much respect for this lady ❤
This woman is amazing she seems like such a good spirit and Yh honestly so thankful to her and all the other paramedics in the world thanks for u for your service ❤
when my sister became a nurse the most immediate change in her like opinions on resuscitation was THAT there's a lot of scenarios where you don't want to be resuscitated because the person who has revived isn't going to really be you at that point, and you might be just trapped in total misery for some brief period of time that you're alive still technically and then you die anyway
Working in the US where firearms are present, I'm still more worried about being stabbed. I've fought with patients over firearms and knives, but I'm still more worried of the blade. The level of trauma that can be caused by a blade is terrifying.
I have huge respect for all hospital workers, so doctors, nurses, paramedics etc I wouldn’t even kid myself that I could do that job as I know I couldn’t, respect to them all they deserves the world
This was an emotional one to watch, thank you Deena, and thank you to every medic on the ambulances and in hospital A&E who face a chance of getting hurt every day, when just trying to help people who need help, you all have my greatest respect. Quite a few years ago I came to the aid of an ambulance crew who were being attacked, male/female crew and the guy had been knocked unconcious and the girl was being kicked on the ground by three drunken idiots, I saw her in the ambulance afterwards and she had huge bruises all over her back, chest and breast and some facial injuries, I can't understand attacking people who are only ever there to help people, (I don't know the outcome of this case, the police attended pretty quickly but the three guys were gone by then, I don't know if they found them).
Deena you are incredible! Thank you for answering these questions. I definitely teared up listening to you being attacked. You are so strong and so sweet. You are definitely amazing at your job!
What a amazing lady, great sense of humour, but so professional aswell. Paramedics do not get the respect they deserve, & they also do mot deserve to be treated the way they are! I wish her all the best. ❤
AMAZING woman! thank you for your service. when i see a paramedic in a queue i always let them go before me. cannot beleive she got stabbed by a nutter while trying to help that same person. crazy world
By far the best way to deal with the constant threat of physical death. Is to realise that you are the 'Life' in your physical body. And, not merely the human form that you currently occupy. Life that is both without a beginning, and without end. 'Immortal Life'. Best wishes 🙏
Paramedics are the finest of hero's. The amount of bollocks they have to deal with on a daily basis and still have the strength and resilience to still get out of bed and go to work. That is true humanity and heroism
With having epilepsy I will always have a great admiration for people in nhs and ambulances and I have kicked a pregnant lady in the stomach which always haunts me, assaults are never right even if it’s unconsciously but I’m always very happy I’m not judged for my aggression with seizures, these people have amazing reflexes and even more amazing love for humanity and other people, just complete hero’s and i gave my ambulance crew and icu crew that cared for me chocolate’s when I had a coma from recurring seizures, and I knew it never would make up for what they saw this day
This video was so interesting. I wouldn't mind more videos with her informing the public about paramedic things. I'm always scared people don't know basic things like CPR or how to identify a stroke, so it would be cool if she could come on again and explain stuff like that.
Ive been an RN for 30+yrs and worked with allllll kinds of excretions, bodily fluids, very dirty patients, infected wounds, surgeries, etc and the only thing that is kinda gross to me is trach suctioning. (Removing mucus from a tracheotomy)
Great, now I feel sorry for people who had to do it on me. The sound of trach suctioning from your own trach is almost as bad as the feeling. It feels like something is getting ripped from your chest. 0/10 don't recommend suctioning someone who's very awake if not absolutely necessary...I hope most trached people aren't.
@@margodphd - i am so sorry! I am sure the nurses that took care of you had no problem with it- i did not mean for you to feel bad or guilty in any way! I chose not to work in ICU, i work in oncology, i think we all chose specialties that fit best within our own limitations. ❤️(now i feel bad)
Prayers for all of my first responder family! Thanking God for sparing you and your partner!! As for me, I can't do snot or vomit either! When you described it-- it reminded me of why I don't eat okra! lol
I'm an emt in the US and this resonated with me. Of all the smells we smell, mucus is the one that makes me want to gag. Particularly the thick mucus that smells strong (like when someone has a cold). We all have a "thing" that grosses us out. My instructor in school was a medic for 25 years and her thing was dry/flakey skin lol
As a medical worker, I 1000% agree with her about mucus being the worst bodily fluid. I’ve seen loads of blood, poop, and pee, but the actual closest I’ve ever been to fainting on the job was watching a man cough up a large puddle of neon green mucus. Didn’t help that I saw that first thing in the morning on an empty stomach 😖
Yep. I was with SCAS for 20 years. My crewie and I were assaulted by a lad and his mum and in their own words, were trying to kill us. I have a permanent limp now. Received absolutely no support other than a phone call asking me to hurry up and get back. Luckily I did my masters and work in primary care now. If I hadn't I genuinely don't know what I'd be doing.
Likewise - Im ex LAS, any/all support was at its best, absent, and overall, piss poor - They paid lip service to their box ticking exercises to say they'd done the right thing. The whole management culture was one of bullying and coersion.
The dead body bit brings back so much memories for me because my neighbour died right outside my flat and i was so scared i had to run off that day really triggers me
@@MrTomo4415 really? You actually think that writing to somebody who looked after you when you were in a really horrible situation just to let them know that you appreciate what they did for you would be boring? Well then, you obviously just aren't a particularly nice and grateful person.
deena i’m a nurse and i can’t agree more that i’d rather deal with any fluid other than snot!! it makes me gag every single time!! i’ve had a patient blow a snot rocket on me and i had to excuse myself and i went to the bathroom to throw up.
While my first thoughts were for the victims and parents of the recent knife attack in Southport, I also have great sympathy for all the emergency service members who did all they could to save lives. It must be one of the most difficult jobs going, and I’m not ashamed to admit I simply don’t have what it takes to do it. They are literally real life heroes.
I was visiting my uncle in hospital when a loud alarm went off and many, many staff ran past his room door. I later found out it was a full resuscitation on an 89 year old man. I guess his family just didn’t want to let him go. At that point, I think I’d want to be left alone to pass peacefully, rather than suffer the pain of CPR induced broken ribs and several defibrillator shocks.
The best advice i had (as a lay person) when taking a CPR/First Aid class is that you only do CPR on dead people. You don't do CPR if people's hearts are beating - so the person is "dead" (again lay person, not clinical definition) and YOU are their only chance of making it until actual medical help arrives. If you don't do the perfect rhythm, if you are a tiny bit off in your hand placement - it doesn't matter - if you do nothing that person will have no chance... and at that point they are dead. Also... CPR is really violent - broken cartilage and still - they are "dead" - you aren't doing something they will regret, you are giving them a chance to be actually revived by a medical team.
She is adorable, just bursting out into laughter. I’m a care provider and clean up vomit and poop all the time, but I’m like her. Boogers and snot are so gross.
I have to agree with the snot. We once went to a fellow with a tracheostomy and an infected goiter. Every time he coughed, phlegm mixed with pus would shoot out of the removed trachy filters. Congealed blood and everything else isn't an issue. We also get called to deceased to perform Recognition of Life extinct (ROLE). Best wishes from an Australian paramedic.
She's exactly the type of a person to be able to handle this, her resilience and positivity are something completely out of my reach as a man. She laughs a lot, and that's very good, but it does show just how difficult her career is. There are angels and there are demons in this world, it seems... What kind of person just stabs a paramedic?! People who put their own lives in order to help save other's, and paramedics don't have any tools to help them fight back aggressors. Too many people in this life are absolutely ungrateful and just clueless. I studied occupational therapy, and one of the subjects was a short introduction to first aid. It takes a lot of knowledge for this job, a lot of resilience, the ability to handle stress is on next level. It's always the people who actually make the world go round who are unseen and unsung, whilst people who just play pretend and similar are being worshipped... I really would have liked to get to know more about what the hell happened there? Why did that person do what they did? Was it some crazy person?
Thank you to Deena for taking part! TikTok - @aerialparamedic
This lady is a hero. She was stabbed and had a gapping hole in her chest and her only concern was her partner surviving? What an absolute badass.
There is a video of them both on the floor treating each other
@jamiew.2718 that's a literal TRUE friendship right there
Woman is an absolute badass concern for others and apologizing. Amazing
@@jamiew.2718 where?
@@Weshouldsticktogether can't find it any more, but the metro has a video of with a still image from the body camera of police with them on the ground
You looked after my wife when she was at one of the worst points in her life. Thank you for service.
She is so sweet and genuine and adorable. Laughing is one of my coping mechanisms as well. 😂
🙏🏼♥️
Deena was actually my paramedic once! I had a really nasty seizure she was amazing and even though I felt awful the pair of us were cracking jokes about my health honestly she really is a wonderful human and awesome paramedic
There is just something about this woman that absolutely radiates beauty. She has such a kind soul, pure laugh, and she lives to help and save lives. She is the epitome of what a good human should be. We should all strive to be more like her.
I agree. And she’s physically beautiful too imo.
I was thinking the same. There's physical beauty or "prettiness", which she has, but she is extremely beautiful for what kind of person she is.
Couldn't agree more. She's very charismatic and just radiates warmth and laughter. What a wonderful person. Clearly she was born to work in healthcare
I cried when she described what was happening after she got stabbed. She still thought more of her partner and her boss than about herself. Thank Heavens and the doctors for saving her!
My sister's ex was a paramedic and what he saw on a near daily basis, is stuff no one should have to see. I wish I had the guts to become a paramedic, but I'm not afraid to admit I am way too mentally frail for it. MASSIVE respect to our paramedics and NHS workers.
My FIL worked as a first responder for the motorway, not a medical job, but was there for breakdowns and accidents, etc. He saw some awful stuff, too. I know there were a multiple occasions he had to search the area for bodyparts, including someone's head. He worked for the WM police years ago, as well, and saw a lot of stuff back then. There are a lot of jobs most of us are not cut out for, tbh. Those who are are definitely worthy of our gratitude and better pay wouldn't hurt, either!
Massively agree! They are all heroes 🙏🏼🤍
I've always felt the same way about paramedics cops firefighters, they're real life heroes!
As a Community Nurse, Paramedics are some of the most valuable people in the Health Service. Do not know what i’d do without them in all honesty.
Looks like you know the good paramedics only.. fuckin hate them 😢😔
@@FullTimePatient37why would that be?
Don't forget EMTS
@@FullTimePatient37don't hate all of them. Some are decent. I had one horrible surgeon. I don't hate all doctors now.
@@Itsme-vs9py Don't encourage him/him.
As a coroners transporter, getting on scene and seeing the paramedics that have obviously tried everything to save this person and the person has died…seeing how broken and sometimes shell shocked they are is just heartbreaking.
And then spending the time to check in on them and if allowing the space if they want to debrief and talk, we will always give so much of our time if they need us on those scenes. Paramedics are amazing.
I deal with trauma everyday, but it’s a totally different ball game with paramedicine. We get on scene and they’ve already died, but they get on scene and the person may still be alive, maybe they spoke, they saw their last moments and fear. I’ll take my job of picking up afterwards any day over those experiences.
I work at a hospital and have had some coworkers who have done that and they say it’s always hard. Good job for doing that!
As a hospital doctor who has also done an EMP job for 2 years. I can tell you that 100% the ambulance job is harder.
Paramedics save your life ! Hospitals keep you alive. First responders are the ones that make sure you get to where you are going alive. Thankyou for your service 😊🇬🇧
That's a great way of describing each.
I have CPTSD and it's horrible. Therapy has helped me greatly but it never completely goes away. I can tell she has it by the way she laughs (IFYYK). I wish the best for Deena, she seems like a lovely person.
Seeing others that have it too is once in a blue moon, I see you friend
My (now retired) grandfather was a paramedic for almost all of his working life. Huge respect for paramedics. Vital for our societies and it's a job I'd be awful at.
It's sad how the people who actually make the world go round are unsung. Yet we worship all these actors, politicians, artists, business people, etc....
I'm from Australia but I still thank you for your service and any emergency service workers
Paramedics and firefighters are the truest heros in the world
She seems like she has such a calming presence and has a calming voice. If ever I need a paramedic to save me, I hope they are as calm and soothing as she is.
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Haha she just said the be calm in an emergency. "When you're in that situation you'll know what to do" she's right. Last year my older sister had a massive stroke at 45. I was the one who found her laying on the floor in her room. Asked her what she was doing. Said she fell. I asked if she needed help up. She said yes. I grabbed her right hand and pulled and said "give me your other hand.. give me your other hand.. DUDE give me your hand" "I can't move my arm" internally I said "..... Oh shit" I looked at her and said " look at me and smile right now" and only half her face moved. I said "I'm gonna put you back down okay I'll be right back okay?"
Walked outside her room called 911 called our mom. The ambulance station is literally 200 feet away from my house thankfully. She heard the sirens "is that for me?" "Yeah, it is. Don't worry about that. How long you been down there?" Just trying to keep things ... normal I guess?
Mom and ambulance showed up, the paramedics do their thing, they take her, they leave. It was THEN that precise moment they were out of the driveway, that I lost my shit and completely fell apart. Man.. that sucked so bad. I have so much trauma from it.
You did so well.
@@w0033944 thank you for saying that. It's unfortunately something I relive over and over again. For various reasons. It's kinda funny in a weird way, I have so much anxiety all the time about everything and nothing but something crazy or major happens and I am cool as a cucumber until it's over 🤷🏻♀️😅
@@raeraebadfingersYou are awesome and your sister is so so so lucky to have you as a sibling I know I would ❤ having ptsd I relate with the reliving traumatic events repeatedly in my head & I don’t know how I’m able to be calm when chaos ensues but we survive what we must (in my case genocide). I keep reminding myself that fear is a survival response and sometimes my body needs to remind me I’m still alive & present lol 😂
@@raeraebadfingersYou couldn't have done anything better,m even if you were a doctor, how many can say that in such an awful, unexpected situation? Quick, thoughtful, effective reaction that could have been a difference between recovery and a bad outcome. So, so many people miss the clues :(
You did an amazing job! The emotional release after is common for most people. This means you were an absolute hero who behaved exactly as a hero does. Really and truly.
Signed,
Retired nurse who appreciates every effort of family, friends, neighbors, and passersby.
You can just tell she is genuinely such a good, caring, and kind woman. Bless you Deena!
She’s awesome, and I’m going to say, so are her colleagues. Fantastic. Every time I’ve encountered a paramedic it’s been quite the incredible experience. They’re so cool and collected and capable, it’s inspiring.
In response to the cool and collected thing. It’s a very important part of the job. We always say to patients and relatives, you can panic when you see us panic.
@@Pte1643 absolutely, but it’s still admirable. Not so many folks could do it, I suspect. Or, at least, not so many people could do it without losing a little bit of themselves, if that makes sense.
It’s one thing to take in a horrible scene and process it quietly at that moment; it’s another thing entirely to not be affected at all by it, if that makes sense.
Like I say - admirable.
@@steveharrison76 yeah, totally get what you mean. I’m now in my 19th year, so there’s not a lot that phases me now, but I do worry about my daughter who followed in my foot steps. She’s now 2 yrs down the line.
This lady is the epitome of a hero as are all of her colleagues. You are all amazing. Thank you for being there.
what a wonderful human being, god bless her
One of our many heroes on the Paramedic and NHS staff. A massive thank you.
What a queen.
Really makes you think about what you're doing with you're own life. Are you doing all you can to contribute to the world and making it a better place? She is.
I am in absolute awe of her.
This lady is an absolute Hero, I am wanting to start my paramedic apprenticeship in March, this is what I needed to watch, so much respect for this lady ❤
This woman has seen and been through so much! God bless! ❤
This person just gives off a strong sense of confidence but also respect. I can’t put my finger on it but they just seem “awesome”.
This woman is amazing she seems like such a good spirit and Yh honestly so thankful to her and all the other paramedics in the world thanks for u for your service ❤
I would like to see an honesty box with a fireman!
Deena & every other paramedic are pure Angels 😇 and so very underestimated in the job they do.
💚 THANK YOU 💚
when my sister became a nurse the most immediate change in her like opinions on resuscitation was THAT there's a lot of scenarios where you don't want to be resuscitated because the person who has revived isn't going to really be you at that point, and you might be just trapped in total misery for some brief period of time that you're alive still technically and then you die anyway
Working in the US where firearms are present, I'm still more worried about being stabbed. I've fought with patients over firearms and knives, but I'm still more worried of the blade. The level of trauma that can be caused by a blade is terrifying.
A patient almost stabbed me, this was in an outpatient clinic setting of all things. Idk how, but my intuition potentially saved my life that day.
I have huge respect for all hospital workers, so doctors, nurses, paramedics etc
I wouldn’t even kid myself that I could do that job as I know I couldn’t, respect to them all they deserves the world
Fully, words cant express my thanks enough for what you and your colleagues do.
Respect and thanks to all Paramedics out there that give so much of themselves for us, patients. Thank you.
This was an emotional one to watch, thank you Deena, and thank you to every medic on the ambulances and in hospital A&E who face a chance of getting hurt every day, when just trying to help people who need help, you all have my greatest respect.
Quite a few years ago I came to the aid of an ambulance crew who were being attacked, male/female crew and the guy had been knocked unconcious and the girl was being kicked on the ground by three drunken idiots, I saw her in the ambulance afterwards and she had huge bruises all over her back, chest and breast and some facial injuries, I can't understand attacking people who are only ever there to help people, (I don't know the outcome of this case, the police attended pretty quickly but the three guys were gone by then, I don't know if they found them).
what an amazing person. I really really enjoyed hearing her talking about this
What a remarkable lady. A huge thanks to her and all the people who do this job.
Deena you are incredible! Thank you for answering these questions. I definitely teared up listening to you being attacked. You are so strong and so sweet. You are definitely amazing at your job!
What a national treasure, thank you for all that you do! You’re absolutely incredible ❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful woman. So strong and giving. Lots of respect.
I'm a new grad nurse and this lady is an absolute hero!
Much respect to the soldiers and law enforcement who serve their countries but these are the true heroes. Much love and respect.
This lady is an incredible individual. To still be out there doing that job after being stabbed…just wow. 🙌🏼
I have PTSD too, courtesy of a violent stepdad. It makes ANY job twice as hard. I've been fired from jobs because of it.
Huge respect to this woman.
What a amazing lady, great sense of humour, but so professional aswell. Paramedics do not get the respect they deserve, & they also do mot deserve to be treated the way they are! I wish her all the best. ❤
This made me tear up 😢 such a strong, inspirational lady ❤️
This lady and all first responders are heroes and angels all in one. What you all do is greatly appreciated by the public
AMAZING woman! thank you for your service. when i see a paramedic in a queue i always let them go before me. cannot beleive she got stabbed by a nutter while trying to help that same person. crazy world
I have severe complex post traumatic stress disorder from helplessly watching & holding my brother as he died on Christmas Eve 2014
What an amazing woman. An insanely smart warrior with a sense of humour, keeping it real . GOLD ❤
Paramedics are awesome!
So are emts
Paras save lives, Techs save Paras 👍.
100% legend.
If i hurt myself while I'm back in the uk, i sincerely hope this superstar is the one to help me!!!
By far the best way to deal with the constant threat of physical death. Is to realise that you are the 'Life' in your physical body. And, not merely the human form that you currently occupy.
Life that is both without a beginning, and without end.
'Immortal Life'.
Best wishes 🙏
This woman is an actual angel!
Paramedics are the finest of hero's. The amount of bollocks they have to deal with on a daily basis and still have the strength and resilience to still get out of bed and go to work. That is true humanity and heroism
She's such a beautiful human... Inside and out ♥️
With having epilepsy I will always have a great admiration for people in nhs and ambulances and I have kicked a pregnant lady in the stomach which always haunts me, assaults are never right even if it’s unconsciously but I’m always very happy I’m not judged for my aggression with seizures, these people have amazing reflexes and even more amazing love for humanity and other people, just complete hero’s and i gave my ambulance crew and icu crew that cared for me chocolate’s when I had a coma from recurring seizures, and I knew it never would make up for what they saw this day
She has such a reassuring presence
i really like this lady , her laugh in contagious
This video was so interesting. I wouldn't mind more videos with her informing the public about paramedic things. I'm always scared people don't know basic things like CPR or how to identify a stroke, so it would be cool if she could come on again and explain stuff like that.
Brilliant episode I'm thankful to every paramedic out there ❤
What a lovely human being ❤
Thankyou for service Deena!
Amazing lady .thank you for your service ❤
Bless you Deena. You are a proper star. The best. Bless you and thank you.
A true real life angel. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
Ive been an RN for 30+yrs and worked with allllll kinds of excretions, bodily fluids, very dirty patients, infected wounds, surgeries, etc and the only thing that is kinda gross to me is trach suctioning. (Removing mucus from a tracheotomy)
Great, now I feel sorry for people who had to do it on me. The sound of trach suctioning from your own trach is almost as bad as the feeling. It feels like something is getting ripped from your chest. 0/10 don't recommend suctioning someone who's very awake if not absolutely necessary...I hope most trached people aren't.
@@margodphd - i am so sorry! I am sure the nurses that took care of you had no problem with it- i did not mean for you to feel bad or guilty in any way! I chose not to work in ICU, i work in oncology, i think we all chose specialties that fit best within our own limitations. ❤️(now i feel bad)
What a legend. Well done dina.
What a hero. Wonderful person
Prayers for all of my first responder family! Thanking God for sparing you and your partner!! As for me, I can't do snot or vomit either! When you described it-- it reminded me of why I don't eat okra! lol
That’s snot the fluid I was expecting to be the worst.
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I'm an emt in the US and this resonated with me. Of all the smells we smell, mucus is the one that makes me want to gag. Particularly the thick mucus that smells strong (like when someone has a cold). We all have a "thing" that grosses us out. My instructor in school was a medic for 25 years and her thing was dry/flakey skin lol
We see what you did there🤣
I can’t stand phlegm 😭🤣everything else is fine
Im so sorry 😢 Thank you so much for your service even tho it’s difficult ❤
As a medical worker, I 1000% agree with her about mucus being the worst bodily fluid. I’ve seen loads of blood, poop, and pee, but the actual closest I’ve ever been to fainting on the job was watching a man cough up a large puddle of neon green mucus. Didn’t help that I saw that first thing in the morning on an empty stomach 😖
I'm Sorry for what happened to you but glad you've been well supported by your service. Definitely wasn't the case when I was in EMAS
Yep. I was with SCAS for 20 years. My crewie and I were assaulted by a lad and his mum and in their own words, were trying to kill us. I have a permanent limp now. Received absolutely no support other than a phone call asking me to hurry up and get back. Luckily I did my masters and work in primary care now. If I hadn't I genuinely don't know what I'd be doing.
Likewise - Im ex LAS, any/all support was at its best, absent, and overall, piss poor - They paid lip service to their box ticking exercises to say they'd done the right thing. The whole management culture was one of bullying and coersion.
The public definitely forget that we’re human. Adore my profession, colleagues and the patients that can genuinely make your day!
The dead body bit brings back so much memories for me because my neighbour died right outside my flat and i was so scared i had to run off that day really triggers me
I really wish I knew about the PALS thing back when I've been looked after by paramedics. This is the first time I've heard of it.
you'd be bored
@@MrTomo4415 really? You actually think that writing to somebody who looked after you when you were in a really horrible situation just to let them know that you appreciate what they did for you would be boring? Well then, you obviously just aren't a particularly nice and grateful person.
as a nurse i agree with the snot though phlegm comes a close second.
deena i’m a nurse and i can’t agree more that i’d rather deal with any fluid other than snot!! it makes me gag every single time!! i’ve had a patient blow a snot rocket on me and i had to excuse myself and i went to the bathroom to throw up.
Ugh gross. Y’all are troopers
Another decent honesty box.
Emergency service workers.. some of the true gems of Humanity.
Wow she is fantastic! Should be a “media personality”. ❤
While my first thoughts were for the victims and parents of the recent knife attack in Southport, I also have great sympathy for all the emergency service members who did all they could to save lives. It must be one of the most difficult jobs going, and I’m not ashamed to admit I simply don’t have what it takes to do it. They are literally real life heroes.
I was visiting my uncle in hospital when a loud alarm went off and many, many staff ran past his room door. I later found out it was a full resuscitation on an 89 year old man. I guess his family just didn’t want to let him go. At that point, I think I’d want to be left alone to pass peacefully, rather than suffer the pain of CPR induced broken ribs and several defibrillator shocks.
You’re a hero. 💚
There is something so soothing about her
You do THE work of Gods. Bravo!
The best advice i had (as a lay person) when taking a CPR/First Aid class is that you only do CPR on dead people. You don't do CPR if people's hearts are beating - so the person is "dead" (again lay person, not clinical definition) and YOU are their only chance of making it until actual medical help arrives. If you don't do the perfect rhythm, if you are a tiny bit off in your hand placement - it doesn't matter - if you do nothing that person will have no chance... and at that point they are dead. Also... CPR is really violent - broken cartilage and still - they are "dead" - you aren't doing something they will regret, you are giving them a chance to be actually revived by a medical team.
Legendary Lass!! Credit to her man, thanks for you're service Bab!
Edit: Generally moved me and I'm occasionally called cold
What an incredible woman
She is adorable, just bursting out into laughter. I’m a care provider and clean up vomit and poop all the time, but I’m like her. Boogers and snot are so gross.
You're amazing. Thankyou for your service
I have to agree with the snot. We once went to a fellow with a tracheostomy and an infected goiter. Every time he coughed, phlegm mixed with pus would shoot out of the removed trachy filters. Congealed blood and everything else isn't an issue. We also get called to deceased to perform Recognition of Life extinct (ROLE). Best wishes from an Australian paramedic.
Lovely woman. So brave.
What a lovely lady!
Amazing woman.
Appreciate your effort !
Holy shit that story was scary and moving. Great video.
Dis lady is king 🎉
She's exactly the type of a person to be able to handle this, her resilience and positivity are something completely out of my reach as a man. She laughs a lot, and that's very good, but it does show just how difficult her career is.
There are angels and there are demons in this world, it seems... What kind of person just stabs a paramedic?! People who put their own lives in order to help save other's, and paramedics don't have any tools to help them fight back aggressors.
Too many people in this life are absolutely ungrateful and just clueless.
I studied occupational therapy, and one of the subjects was a short introduction to first aid. It takes a lot of knowledge for this job, a lot of resilience, the ability to handle stress is on next level.
It's always the people who actually make the world go round who are unseen and unsung, whilst people who just play pretend and similar are being worshipped...
I really would have liked to get to know more about what the hell happened there? Why did that person do what they did? Was it some crazy person?