The British Association Of Immediate Care Scheme (BASICS) is one the worlds leading organisations providing pre-hospital care in the UK. This charity sends doctors, nurses and volunteer paramedics to the scenes of major accidents. Below is a video highlighting their work.
They are certainly one of the most advanced volunteer based, pre-hospital care providers in the world.
The first subscriber-driven, advanced medical rescue service – HELIVAC – was launched this year. They provide state of the art medically dedicated helicopters and carry experienced advance life support paramedics and doctors. They provide rapid airbourne response times and are a highly motivated team. These are certainly a group to watch in South Africa. Phcworld.org hopes to keep you updated with how they are progressing.
IT’S 5.30am on a Sunday morning, and the staff of the London Ambulance Service (LAS) are ten hours into a nightshift when a call comes in. They are needed to help a patient who, as a result of a suspected drug overdose, has suffered a massive seizure. First to arrive at the scene is a LAS fast response car. The two people inside immediately take control… READ THIS ARTICLE
