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The Sandpiper Trust, a Scottish Charity, was set up in memory of Sandy Dickson by his parents, family and friends. The primary aim of the Trust is to ensure that all Rural GPs in Scotland are provided with essential emergency medical equipment and resources once they have undergone specialist training courses and gained certification from BASICS Scotland. For further information on the work of the Sandpiper Trust, please go to www.sandpipertrust.org.

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A clear staged pathway of contemporary HAI education to enable staff and students to continuously improve their knowledge and skills around Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
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In this podcast Duncan explains the role of Coastguard operations including the interaction with the Emergency Services and BASICS Scotland Responders.Key points from this podcast:Escalate early via trauma desk to the ARCCLook at the online ISAR resource ahead of timeFollow up any jobs and feedbackAbout DuncanDuncan spent 35 years in the RAF in various roles mainly as a Winchman Paramedic in the UK SAR Force. During this time he was a Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor and Winchman Training Officer responsible for the training and standards of UK SAR Winchman both in their operational and medical roles. As a member of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service he took part in various worldwide expeditions, some as Medical Director or Expedition Leader.With the responsibility for the UK SAR Force transferring to the MCA in 2015, Duncan left the RAF and continues to operate as a Winchman Paramedic, Instructor trainer and Base Clinical Lead.He has a long-standing involvement with BASICS Scotland going back to 1996. Duncan is the Vice-Chair of BASICS Scotland, an Instructor, Responder and a member of the Clinical Governance Working Group. He is married to a very tolerant and forgiving wife. ... See MoreSee Less
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Ian Scott discusses Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and its role in hypothermia. Ian looks at the severe end of hypothermia and the management and pathways for these patients.Top 3 Points from this podcast:Do the basics really well – good patient assessment, Good ALSThink could this be hypothermia? If you think it is a consideration then early contact to the Special Services desk through ambulance control stating that you have a potential hypothermic patient which will elicit the support and help you need.Don’t get disillusioned and don’t give up, keep up good quality resuscitation and the top-level support will help with the decisions..Resources related to this podcast:Combined Pre-Hospital PDFHypothermia Protocol Hospital PDFAbout IanIan is currently a critical care consultant and director of the respiratory ECMO service for Scotland. He is based in Aberdeen. He became a consultant in 2015. He graduated from Dundee University and undertook most of his training in the North East of Scotland. He has also spent time in the Brompton in London and worked for Sydney HEMS just after he finished his training.Ian has an interest in pre-hospital care and also spent some time working for EMRS North. During his training, he became interested in using ECMO as a way to rewarm hypothermic patients. He has had several near misses while winter climbing as a student.Ian’s spare time is spent with his family. His 2 young daughters and my his understanding wife Kim. Ian also enjoys cycling and being in the mountains when time allows. ... See MoreSee Less
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  • Home
    • About
      • History of BASICS Scotland
      • Board of Directors
        • Executive Board of Directors
        • Co-opted Members
      • Office Staff
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms & Conditions
      • Support BASICS Scotland
      • Armed Forces Covenant – Bronze Award
  • Courses
    • E-learning site
    • Our courses
      • PHEC
      • PHPLS
      • GIC
      • HMIMMS
      • MIMMS
      • Tele-education
      • Remote Skills
    • Upcoming courses
    • Course Enquiry
    • Cancellation policy
  • Portfolio
    • E-learning site
    • Portfolio Events
    • Registration & Enquiries
    • Generic programme
  • Membership
    • Members site
    • Join Now
    • Benefits
    • Categories of Membership
  • Instructors
    • Instructors site
  • Responders
    • Responders site
  • Sandpiper Bag
    • Equipment Request Form
    • Contents Layout (Mk III)
  • Podcasts
    • Podcasters
      • Cardiac
        • Jon McCormack – Paediatric Cardiac Arrest
        • Tom Quinn – PARAMEDIC 2 Trial
        • Paul Rees – ROSC – Post Resuscitation Care
        • Richard Lyon – Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
      • Multi Agency
        • Peter Lorrain-Smith – Police Scotland
        • Adrian Kay – H.M. Coastguard
        • Duncan Tripp – UK SAR
        • Alastair Beer – Aircraft crashes and the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Team
        • Paul Watson – Palliative Care
        • Stuart Braithwaite – RNLI
        • Damon Powell – Roles, Responsibilities and Capabilities of MRT
        • David Laurieston – Role of the Scottish Fire And Rescue Service
      • Wellbeing
        • Andy Elwood – It’s Good to Talk
        • Angela Lewis – Peer Support and Debriefing
        • Lisa Artis – The importance of Sleep
        • David Whalley – Big incidents, the effects and how we can look after ourselves
        • Audra Starkey – The healthy shift worker
      • Non Technical Skills
        • Stephen Hearns – Peak Performance Under Pressure
        • Joel Symonds – The role of humour in pre-hospital emergency care
        • Paul Savage – Check Card Medicine
      • Prolonged Care in the Field
        • Eric Pirie – Prolonged Care in the Field
      • Responder
        • Iain Craighead – A Responders Perspective
      • Special Topics
        • Martin Esposito – Pain Assessment and Management
        • Paul Rees – Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)
        • Aravindan Veiraiah – Toxicology In Overdose And Poisoning
        • Ian Scott – Hypothermia & ECMO
        • Paddy Morgan – Drowning and cold water immersion
        • Lucy Powls – Normal birth and neonatal resus
        • Mary Leroy – Understanding the autistic patient in the emergency setting
        • Paddy Morgan – Assessment, treatment and Management of Accidental Hypothermia in the prehospital environment
        • Helene Marshall – The physiology of pregnancy and assessment and treatment of Post-Partum haemorrhage
        • Lucy Powls – Maternal hypertension and pre-eclampsia
        • Lucy Powls – Obstetric Emergencies in the Pre-hospital Environment
        • Christine Proudfoot – Dementia and related diseases in the emergency setting
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