Will you be cycling during ambulance strikes??

[Oldhippy]

I cruelly run them down.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’m a lot more careful than l was years ago, as it’d be far too embarrassing being scraped up by little green men & women

Firstly, it’d probably be a crew l knew (unless l was well away from home)
Then, l’d know the ED nurses & doctors
(& any specialities, like orthopaedics that came down)

Again, l’d possibly know the Roads Policing Officer who came to see me, if required by the form of RTC/injury

That’s one of the downsides of working at a Hospital!!!


That said, strike-day was very quiet, even with the ‘self-presenters’
It gave ED a chance to catch up, & try to empty itself


The crews l spoke with, on the day, were on stand-by for Cat 1


As An Aside
The last time, barring a check over after finding black-ice (I was working there then) l was treated in A&E/ED was 1997, after going through the rear window of (what we later found out was an abandoned/No Keeper) car
I had to walk to a nearby pub, ask to use the phone to call wife (then g/f)
She collected me part way, took me to A&E
She worked at that Hospital at the time, as Bed Manager, so knew ED staff
She didn’t ask, but they took me through
(the department was a LOT quieter back then)

Still have the facial scars (wore helmet & glasses even back then)

 

[Milzy]

Even if you came off chances are it will be just cuts & bruises and you’re more upset about bike & clothing damage. Don’t worry be happy.

 

[classic33]

I’m a lot more careful than l was years ago, as it’d be far too embarrassing being scraped up by little green men & women

Firstly, it’d probably be a crew l knew (unless l was well away from home)
Then, l’d know the ED nurses & doctors
(& any specialities, like orthopaedics that came down)

Again, l’d possibly know the Roads Policing Officer who came to see me, if required by the form of RTC/injury

That’s one of the downsides of working at a Hospital!!!


That said, strike-day was very quiet, even with the ‘self-presenters’
It gave ED a chance to catch up, & try to empty itself


The crews l spoke with, on the day, were on stand-by for Cat 1


As An Aside
The last time, barring a check over after finding black-ice (I was working there then) l was treated in A&E/ED was 1997, after going through the rear window of (what we later found out was an abandoned/No Keeper) car
I had to walk to a nearby pub, ask to use the phone to call wife (then g/f)
She collected me part way, took me to A&E
She worked at that Hospital at the time, as Bed Manager, so knew ED staff
She didn’t ask, but they took me through
(the department was a LOT quieter back then)

Still have the facial scars (wore helmet & glasses even back then)

Further UFO sightings over the east West Riding?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Further UFO sightings over the east West Riding?

That’s if!

Or the boys & girls of YAS

(Yorkshire Ambulance Service)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Phew made it back , but we’d arranged a police escort to keep car drivers away.