Call Out Log 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stood down by Hertfordshire NHS as prospect of further anti-viral deliveries unlikely

 

Placed back on standby as PCT has made arrangements to deliver anti-virals using a courier company as it was clear that long term deliveries by volunteers was not going to be sustainable.

 

14.00 Two antiviral deliveries from  Welwyn Garden City to Letchworth and Cheshunt. Carried out by David(HT24) .

 

14.00 Four antiviral deliveries from  Watford to Abbots Langley, Bovingdon and Berkhamsted (x2). Carried out by John (HT12) .

 

14.55 Two antiviral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to St Albans and Hemel hempstead. Carried out by Dave (HT07) .

 

17:30 One antiviral delivery from Welwyn Garden City to Dane End. Carried out by Tony (HT01) .Stood down at 19.20

 

17:30 Two antiviral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Bassingbourn* and Royston. Carried out by Nick (HT25)

 

17:30 Five antiviral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Welwyn Garden City, Hitchin and Letchworth (x3). Carried out by Colin (HT26)

 

18:40 One anti-viral delivery from Welwyn Garden City to Baldock, Carried out by Tony (HT01). Stood down at 19:25

 

17:20 Ten anti-viral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Letchworth Garden City (x7) and Stevenage (x3), Carried out by Rich (HT17).

17:09 Three anti-viral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Hatfield (x2) and Northwood, Carried out by Trevor (HT29).

 

17:00 Two anti-viral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Barkway and Guilden Morden*, Carried out by Richard(HT28).

 

* Although in Cambridgeshire, Guilden Morden has a Hertfordshire postal address.

16:57 Four anti-viral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Bishops Stortford (x3) and Hoddesdon, Carried out by Jim(HT19).

 

14:07 Two anti-viral deliveries from Welwyn Garden City to Letchworth Garden City and Bennington, Carried out by Colin (HT26). Stood down at 16:10

 

Self Deployment by Nick, Member HT25 after coming across a Road Traffic Collision between Stansed (Essex) and Cambridge. Two cars had collided head-on with a closing impact of around 100mph.  Nick placed his vehicle in a fend off position to protect the crash scene and used amber beacons to warn approaching traffic. He was able to administer aid to the drivers and stabilised a suspected spinal injury for one driver until such time as she was able to be cut from her vehicle by the fire service. Nick was responding in his own right but the vehicle lighting and equipment he carried as a member of 4x4 Response assisted in his actions. He was commended by all three emergency services for his prompt actions.

 

Stood down by all Services

 

Placed on standby by to provide assistance to Luton and Dunstable Renal Dialysis Unit. Group remain on Standby for East of England Ambulance Service Trust and Hertfordshire County Council, Adult Care Services.

 

Request from East of England Ambulance Service Trust to transport a patient with broken arm and head lacerations from Ickleford to Lister Hospital, Stevenage. Paul, member HT11 Responded.

 

Request from East of England Ambulance Service Trust to transport a patient with broken arm from Ware to Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. Paul, member HT11 Responded but call cancelled after only 20 minutes as patient had managed to transport herself to hospital.

 

Request from East of England Ambulance Service Trust to transport a patient with abdominal pains from Hatfield to QE2 Hospital, Welwyn Garden City. Tony, member HT01 Responded.

 

 

Request from East of England Ambulance Service Trust to transport a patient with abdominal pains from Cheshunt to Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield. Dave, member HT07 Responded.

 

Request from Hertfordshire County Council, to transport two home care workers from Welwyn Garden City to housebound client in Welwyn, wait and return. Mark, member HT21 Responded.

 

Placed on alert by Hertfordshire County Council to provide assistance to Adult Care Services. Group remain on Standby for East of England Ambulance Service Trust

 

Contacted by East of England Ambulance Service Trust to transport a critical member of staff from Leighton Buzzard to Ambulance Headquarters in Bedford. Ross, member HT04 responded. Call cancelled before unit arrived at destination.

 

Contacted by East of England Ambulance Service Trust to assist a stranded Paramedic in Renhold, near Bedford. Jason, member HT02 responded and was able to transfer the Paramedic to Amptill Ambulance Station. Our first ever "live" deployment. 

Whilst talking to the Ambulance Trust controller regarding the previous call, another Ambulance was reported stuck near Hemel Hempstead. Although once again we could have responded, during the call an Area Manager with 4x4 was located in Hemel who was able to assist.

 

Contacted by East of England Ambulance Service Trust to assist a stranded ambulance at Liddlington in Bedfordshire. Whilst talking to the controller the call was cancelled as a Trust Area Manager was attending in a 4x4. However he had to drive from Cheshunt whereas we could have deployed members from Bedfordshire in a much shorter time.

 

Following heavy snow overnight we were called on Monday 2nd by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust to see if we had any vehicles available to transport a Hospice Nurse to a patient in the community in Welwyn Garden City to administer essential treatment. After quickly establishing that we had at least six vehicles available, we were then called and the call cancelled as the Nurse had been able to get through. We were asked to remain on alert.

 

On Friday 30th January 2009 the Group was placed on standby by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust as a result of predicted snowfall over the coming weekend.

 

 

On Friday 16th January 2009 the Group was placed on standby by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust for the following Monday (19th January 2009) to assist in the event of the possible snowfall forecast for that day.