Code STEMI - The London Ambulance Service story
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- Опубликовано: 10 мар 2013
- A documentary about how the London Ambulance Service has improved survival rates for patients suffering cardiac arrest and heart attack.
Thousands of people every year in London suffer cardiac arrest and heart attack. They stand the best chance of survival by getting fast and effective emergency medical care.
Over the last 10 years the London Ambulance Service has worked hard to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates in the capital, and takes patients suffering a common type of heart attack (known as a 'Stemi') directly to specialist cardiology teams for the best level of care.
The documentary, Code STEMI, features real-life patients telling their stories in their own words, and interviews with leading paramedics and cardiologists.
I had an incident a few years back where an ambulance was called, and hand on my heart, I have to say they were the best bunch of people I have ever met. So reassuring and so professional. Quite simply put; London Ambulance are the unsung heroes of the streets of London - and the shit they have to put up with both externally and (sadly) internally would make a normal person want to just quit their jobs. A very special bunch of people, and absolute respect to the lot of them.
The upmost respect to the London ambulance service
Six years ago, I was taken from my home in Beckenham to Kings College in Camberwell at 1 in the morning, where it was confirmed that I'd suffered a heart attack, and was angioplastied and stented; having watched this film, I can see that this was shortly after the LAS instituted their new STEMI policies. Thanks be to whatever you believe in they did, or I might not be around today. Outstanding film. Thanks again LAS - you're literally life savers!
Huge respect to them all. Unsung heroes!
Amazing. I like how the paramedic has a masters degree in cardiology. When will the U.S. ever catch up with this level of education for paramedics? Great job by Setla and Tom on the production. This is one of the best look sat LAS that I have watched.
Every heart attack different
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They are amazing people they are our angels x
Firstly an excellent educational video on MI treatment. Secondly it is wonderful to see LAS so committed to training crews to be able to fully interpret ECG's. I used to live in London but not since 1980.
In 2007 I had Atrial Fibrillation & thanks to the ambulance crew doing an 12 lead ECG I was immediately taken to hospital. What did concern me, and what this video mentions, is that some doctors would not have correctly diagnosed the ECG of the 1st patient featured. I was on a cardiac ward & was surprised that most of the qualified nursing staff couldn't read ECG's. In 2018 I had an angiogram & was pleased that one of the nurses who had treated me in 2007, as an inpatient, was in the angiogram suite & had since opted to undertake a course on interpreting ECG's!
LAS is leading the way in showing how vital it is for ECG's to be understood by all involved with cardiac patients. Bravo LAS!
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my partner had a posterior stemi 3 weeks ago . Thankfully he called ambulance himself immediately when he got chest pain. Waited 1 hour 25 mins for ambulance even though he was a suspect heart attack ,target time is 18 minutes .. His life was saved by Wolverhampton cardiology team waiting on his arrival by ambulance. He was so close to dying it's scary . Don't ignore chest pain folks
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Very interesting video, great to see knowledgeable and compassionate people like Mark in charge of patient care.
We were Thrombolysing AMI patients 10 years ago down here on the coast. Great sense of satisfaction especially when it was pre or post cardiac arrest and they survived to discharge. However, now we're taking these patients direct to the cath lab and actually watching the blockage being removed. That to me is even more satisfying. One of the reasons I continue to be a Paramedic, despite all the crap we go to, I just couldn't walk away knowing that there are people out there in desperate need of our help and I can provide that help.
Great job BTW to Tom B and T Setla on the Web series and also to LAS.
Ultimate respect
Thank you very much
Tom and Ted - that was REALLY good!
Very impressive work.
Inspiring!
Wonderful!
Angels 👼🏻 😇
Wonder if this still happens with all the surge in demand and budget cuts ?
Every heart attack different
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It's funny to see that somewhere people respect paramedics and emt's. In finland most of people do not respect them, or look them by the nose. It's sad. Do not come to Finland.
+John H Don't be fooled... Many people do not respect ambulance staff in the UK.
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Not uncommon for Paramedics to be pursuing higher education in the UK. Most university courses are foundation degrees (although in theory the lowest qualification that they could get is a CertHE) and seem to be moving towards BSc (Hons) as a standard. The US needs to completely move away from volunteer services and have a professional educated EMS system.
03:28 To the Cath Lab staff, "where are your hats and masks?!?" Please note that I've been a Cath Lab nurse for over 10 years (RN for 23years), and a member of our Facility's Weekend In-House STEMI Team for over seven years. "Little notice" is ZERO EXCUSE for not being properly covered up: My Cath Lab has had, literally, as little as 55+ minutes, to as little as less than one minute, with regards to the ETA of the patient's arrival to the receiving Lab. After a brief "drive-by" in the ambulance reception hall outside the ED. they have a three-four minute jog to our Cath Lab ."
"I'm just sayin'...!"
Much love,
Your Stateside, Cath Lab Brothers and Sisters
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Wow, Natasha is beautiful.