Helmets; The Paramedics View

[Sara_H]

and the full retraction and apology on your blog?

You're not holding your breath are you?

 

[ianrauk]

You're not holding your breath are you?

Good God no.....lest I need a paramedic...

 

[Spinney]

You're not holding your breath are you?

Why d'you think he's turned blue??

 

[benb]

@diagnosisLOB , I'm really interested in the claim you have been at the scene of 5 RTC where the cyclist died, and you believe that their life might have been saved by a helmet. I've done a little research. There's been around 70 cycle fatalities in London in the 6 years since you became a paramedic. Presumably many of them died in hospital or ambulance and not at the scene. Reading reports of cycle fatalities, many of them involve the victim being crushed under a large vehicle, when it would be clear that no protection could have saved them. There are around 1,800 paramedics with LAS, which means most have never attended a single cycling fatality.

So have you really witnessed 5 deaths where you truly believe a helmet would have saved a life?

I also would like a reply to this rather important point.
So how about it, @diagnosisLOB ? Care to clarify?

 

[glenn forger]

No, he didn't need to google it. He just got it from his collection. His twitter feed (153 posts in 6 days!) is full of strange sexual references, bare arses, 1970s style "you're a poofter" type of homophobia and fat shaming.

I'm sure he treasures that image

(weirdly, he seems to have set up the twitter account to launch his event medic business, but anyone who found it would go somewhere else)

My God, you're right. Seen his tampon joke? I think it's Boston bomb survivors covered in blood. He's quite a character this one.

 

[Sara_H]

Good God no.....lest I need a paramedic...

You ARE holding your breath - Idiot!

 

[glenn forger]

sexist, homophobic, laddish banter-ridden culture .

You mean like Nick Angel at the end of Hot Fuzz?

 

[I like Skol]

Threats of violence? Threats to hunt me down? Plagued with profound abusive to my twitter, my blog, my Facebook, my email? Reporting to the police?! That's not proportional in my opinion.

Threats of that kind are serious and if true I would suggest you pass them on to the police. I am suggesting that the treatment you have received on this forum and the arguments opposing your views that appear to have been publically visible (I haven't been enraged enough to continually monitor your other social media manifestations) on your blog comments and twitter account etc are not to be unexpected when you have expressed the views that you have.

At no point on twitter or my blog have I ever identified who my employer is or where I work. Coming on here was to have a conversation without abuse, and say my side of things. That's all.

I think it is quite clear that you claim to be a paramedic and as a 999 responder I guess that makes the NHS or one of its trusts your employer? I think that counts as being perfectly clear about what your job is and who your employer is regardless of the fact that you have withheld the name of the specific trust your contract/s are with. I am sure that having been made aware of your high profile internet activities they would be keen for you to be seen publicly retracting your comments and apologising for your mistake. If this is true then you seem to be trying to hoodwink them as well because your comments so far fall very short of an admission that you are well and truly in the wrong over this whole affair.

......Due to the threats of violence, the abuse, the threats to my employment and professional registration I have removed the posts in question. I do however stand by their content barring the term idiots.

See what I mean, not really a convincing apology or retraction is it?

 

[benb]

I do however stand by their content barring the term idiots.

So you stand by the following quotes from your three posts on the subject:

"I HATE cyclists"
"Most think they own the road; they cycle about 3 foot from the kerb, they are not mindful of other road users and constantly jump red lights"
"cyclists seem to be taking over the world without the skills and courtesy that cyclists on the continent have. They are a law unto themselves; they think that the Highway Code doesn't apply to them and cause endless crashes and traffic jams every single day"
"Don't cycle in the middle of the road"
"Don't ride 2 abreast"
"most injuries and deaths on the road from cyclists being knocked off are from them jumping red lights and not wearing helmet"
"cycle lanes..... USE THEM"
"Not wearing a helmet triples the chance of death if involved in an collision"
"If a cyclist causes a crash they just cycle off"
"All drivers pay to be on the road. They pay road tax, petrol tax and huge insurance premiums. Cyclists do not"
"ALL cyclists should be insured and be made responsible for the damage and injuries they cause. They should face the same penalties as motorists do. Jumping a red light, mounting the pavement and hitting a pedestrian should come with the same punishments"
"Quite rightly, he wants to see it brought into law for all cyclists to wear a helmet on public roads. That goes for adults and children."
"join him and me at shouting at every cyclist you see not wearing one (when they are stationary of course)"

The above all taken verbatim from
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ists-take-note.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ets-and-idiots.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...es-and-helmets.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

Your opinions are ignorant, misguided, counter-productive, insulting, and factually incorrect.
Please, do some proper research before writing about anything in the future.

 

[Drago]

Wot Ben said.

 

[Sods_Laur]

There are more thoughtful and more interesting Ambo blogs out there. It's a shame she didn't think to do some research before spewing her word vomit over the Internet.

Hopefully she hasn't messed up her career because no one will be inviting her to take up writing for a living instead.

 

[Sara_H]

"join him and me at shouting at every cyclist you see not wearing one (when they are stationary of course)"

The above all taken verbatim from
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GADdyZzdwgcJ:www.tryingmypatients.co.uk/2012/06/cyclists-take-note.html &cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cDh1ciSIZV4J:www.tryingmypatients.co.uk/2013/02/cycle-helmets-and-idiots.html &cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:whPUbVZVvCAJ:www.tryingmypatients.co.uk/2014/10/kids-buses-bikes-and-helmets.html &cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

Your opinions are ignorant, misguided, counter-productive, insulting, and factually incorrect.
Please, do some proper research before writing about anything in the future.

The "when stationary of course" bit was added after the objections started.

 

[Drago]

And all this shouting at lidless cyclists malarkey. Should you really be encouraging people into an act that could precipitate a breach of the peace or public order incident? When someone follows this advice and gets thumped do you really fancy being civilly liable?

Should I as a cyclist reciprocate and shout at every car driver not in an NCAP 5 star vehicle?

Your words are nothing more than ill informed and bigoted incitement to indulge in possibly unlawful behaviour.

 

[srw]

I also would like a reply to this rather important point.
So how about it, @diagnosisLOB ? Care to clarify?

@diagnosisLOB - I'm afraid it's time for some very simple maths, and some homework.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...vcMt5iPN6U76_nguQ&sig2=10MtOb-nQWqwjtc9Lt4Ygg

 

[Profpointy]

Hopefully she hasn't messed up her career because no one will be inviting her to take up writing for a living instead.

Dont agree with your last point. Perfect for the Daily Mail surely?