Well done to all our #GreatRun Runners in Phoenix Park today!

Some of our followers have asked us to explain the meaning behind the various epaulette colours worn by the frontline crews in our station. At first glance, our uniforms may all appear identical, but there are minor difference! Our epaulettes denote clinical grade so that multiple crews working at the same scene can quickly identify each prehospital level; When entering the National Ambulance Service, our Paramedic Students/Interns wear a LIGHT BLUE epaulette, which they wear during their clinical placements and their post graduate intern year. When qualifying as a #Paramedic, they are issued with NAVY BLUE epaulettes and are entered onto the Practitioner division of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Register. If our staff choose to pursue an Advanced Paramedic qualification, they are issued with YELLOW epaulettes on completion of the AP Programme. Though not currently deployed from Loughlinstown Ambulance Station, our Emergency Medical Technicians are denoted by their GREEN epaulettes and our local Critical Care Doctor from Wicklow Rapid Response displays a RED epaulettes. This colour ID scheme allows our crews to work seamlessly within or to lead the multidisciplinary team at the scene of an emergency call

Well done to our National Ambulance Service staff (both present and former!) who represented our station, our service and our profession, eloquently and compassionately last night on TV3 #Paramedics

Some of our staff are now nearing the end of their secondments to other National Ambulance Service Rapid Response Posts. While on loan, our staff have gained valuable experience from working “solo” and have added additional Advanced Life Support coverage to other NAS areas. Pictured below, examples of two calls managed by our seconded Advanced Paramedics this week: Clinical leadership being performed at a Road Traffic Accident and; Successful treatment of a SupraVentricular Tachycardia with IV Adenosine! Well done guys! See you all back soon!

The man, the legend, Colin Reid! Gentle comedy! Very very gentle comedy!

Tune into Newstalk 106-108fm this morning at 10:20am to hear one of our own Advanced Paramedics, Jim Leonard! Then don’t forget to set your reminder for 9pm tonight on TV3 for the latest episode of #Paramedics!

Tune in to Tv3 , tonight at 9pm to see the work of the National Ambulance Service including some of our own #Paramedics from Loughlinstown Station!

Our sincere condolences to Jimmy’s family, friends and colleagues. Many of our staff worked with Jimmy during his time in Wicklow and Arklow and he will be sorely missed. The thoughts of everyone at Loughlinstown Ambulance Station are with you all

The majority of Loughlinstown Ambulance Station have now been up-skilled to the 2017 (PHECC) Clinical Practice Guidelines, including the use of Intravenous Adenosine for Advanced Paramedics. One of our National Ambulance Service (NAS) Paramedic/ Advanced Paramedic crews responded to a patient experiencing palpitations as a result of a rapid heart rate (Supra Ventricular Tachycardia). Our crew successful guided their patient through the modified R.E.V.E.R.T. Valsalva Manoeuvre, resulting in restoration of a normal rate and rhythm without the need for advanced medications. For more information on the Modified Valsalva Manouvre, see below; http://rebelem.com/the-revert-trial-a-modified-valsalva-maneuver-to-convert-svt/