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Being a BASICS Doctor

Mind The Bleep

Responders can be tasked by the ambulance service to attend emergency calls where there is going to be a delay in an ambulance response, or where additional skills or simply another pair of hands might improve the outcome for the patient. The Sandpiper Trust was founded in 2001 following the death of 14-year-old Sandy Dickson.

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Mouth-to-Airway (adjunct)

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

The idea of placing one's mouth on the mouth of an apparently dead victim, particularly where the mouth may be covered with foam, mucus or blood, as often the case in asphyxia victims, as well as the fear of possible transmittal of disease is revolting to the average person and is difficult to overcome." Bauer, Robert O. Thompson, Jr.