ND888 BIGJ:
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The ambulance services around the country are placing defibrillators in public places. Shopping centres , health clubs ,ln fact anywhere you get a lot of people. Never seen one in an MSA though.
To be honest us lorry drivers are not the heat
3 In tebayDidn’t know that mate not been in Tebay for a while. Good to know thanks
Also have them in Birch Sevices.
Night-and-day:
waynedl:
ND888 BIGJ:
It would have been a good idea for the ambulance controller to advise the lorry driver to put his hazards on then pass that to the ambulance crew to look out for a lorry with his hazards on. Obviously the lorry driver did this himself… Such a shame that old boy took unwell in a busy lorry park away from his family. No one is to know he needs help. Just part of staying alone in a tin box for 4 or 5 nights a week.
How often do we hear of a drIver passing away in his cab. Only to be discovered when he hasn’t shown up at his next drop.I can bet these parking cowboys will send his company an invoice for overstaying his time in the lorry park.Maritime used to ring every driver in the morning, they said it was because a driver had died through the night and it took a while to find out, so now they do that, no idea if that’s the real reason, but it sounded like caring
Unless there’s been a more recent incident that was around 2010 when one of their lads had a bleed on the brain and was found unconscious in the morning. Pretty sure it was the Leeds yard. After that had to be in contact with a planner before 8am regardless of what time you finished. The driver didn’t die though
That would be the one, it was 2010 I was there, at Leeds funny enough.
ND888 BIGJ:
The ambulance services around the country are placing defibrillators in public places. Shopping centres , health clubs ,ln fact anywhere you get a lot of people. Never seen one in an MSA though.
It also helps to know how to use one! That is something we could all benefit from.
Twoninety88:
ND888 BIGJ:
The ambulance services around the country are placing defibrillators in public places. Shopping centres , health clubs ,ln fact anywhere you get a lot of people. Never seen one in an MSA though.It also helps to know how to use one! That is something we could all benefit from.
Did a day on first aid while on DCPC course and now feel fully confident in CPR and use of defibrillators. I do think they should teach this in schools.
we all had to take a red cross course (not the basic one)2 day 1st responder use of the defibrillators etc .one o the reasons is we work out in the back o beyond and sometimes we are first on scene . The company has a strict 2hr max call in if we are not working with other motors eg concrete pour …and for aggregate drivers on highway ,radio office when at quarry.
Twoninety88:
ND888 BIGJ:
The ambulance services around the country are placing defibrillators in public places. Shopping centres , health clubs ,ln fact anywhere you get a lot of people. Never seen one in an MSA though.It also helps to know how to use one! That is something we could all benefit from.
They are very simple to use. They give instructions by an electronic voice. And they will not shock someone’s heart if it has not stopped.Once you place the sensors on the chest it does the rest automatically.
Correct NDJ888
They are very simple to use. They give instructions by an electronic voice. And they will not shock someone’s heart if it has not stopped.Once you place the sensors on the chest it does the rest automatically.
If anyone requires defib training, there is a 2hr training course called heartstart, put together by the British Heart Foundation which is free and there are trainers all over the country,this is a very good 2 hours training of basic life saving skills.
Clic below
bhf.org.uk/heart-health/nati … heartstart
I also wrote to our local MP 5 years ago saying that this training should be part of the driver CPC, i never even got a reply. 
Klunk ( Community First Responder and Heartstart trainer)
I had to do a first aid course for work. Found it interesting. Touch wood I’ll never need to do any serious first aid. It also counted towards my cpc. Much more beneficial than learning about hours.