Last week we undertook Op Frostbite, a multi agency, austere weather exercise with EEAST Ambulance Service Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme ehaat_ Herts Police Herts Fire & Rescue and others. Here are some photos I took from the day

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A busy shift for our charity: CCP/Dr attending 7 emergencies + Emergency Responders

We attended multiple major trauma& cardiac arrests, bringing hospital care to the roadside

ER volunteers were first on scene for 2 patients

Thanks to our donors for ongoing support Triple9

Last night we joined other emergency services including @hfrs @hertspolice @bheccs ehaat_ in a training exercise at The Snow Centre 🥶

Around 300 people took part in this multi-agency exercise testing emergency service capability to respond to emergencies in extreme weather!

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Exercise frostbite:A well organised multi agency exercise testing emergency service capability to respond to emergencies in extremes of weather

Our Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme (black helmets) were the 1st critical care to arrive

Excellent team working & prep to save lives in emergencies

Our critical care doctors & paramedics have been available & responding to emergencies

All our team have given up their days off to volunteer & care for the most seriously injured & unwell patients this weekend

Our charity receives no government funding
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The inaugural Pre-Hospital Maternity and Newborn Care conference is taking place on 3rd September. Tickets will go on sale soon alongside the incredible programme supported by experts. All clinicians working in the PreHospital setting should attend. Please share widely!

A trauma training day hosted by BHECCS with multiprofessional input from EEAST Ambulance Service Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Our charity runs these sessions to train with our colleagues, utilising our specialist faculty to share expertise which aims to save more lives for seriously injured patients

Lovely few hours on #medic99 today with Joe and Cosmo visiting a recent patient who the team assisted with a nasty trauma injury! Full recovery and cooked lovely cakes for the whole Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme team! Thank you 🙏 👊

We been busy with a fleet of the same, but today we have our very own Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme ‘99’ in the shop… she’s having a shoreline fitted and upgrading her batteries to keep her on the 🛣️ flashing for longer 👊. (@_Tom_A_Ward informs us it will also stop his ears bleeding by Junaid)

Big thanks to Herts Police for their generous £100 donation from the police tuck shop towards Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme ! Your support means a lot to our charity. 🚓💙 #CommunitySupport #ThankYou

We've been operating for 2 years as BASICS_HQ registered charity covering EEAST Ambulance Service EEAST AirOps Team

We've had over 1,000 dispatches, caring for hundreds of patients across Beds, Herts & beyond

We receive no government funding and rely on our generous donors to save lives

What a first month for the new ER team! 💥🚨

A really strong first month for this pilot with some outstanding patient care being delivered in a swift and professional manner by the team all on a voluntary basis!

EEAST Ambulance Service Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme

Took a little longer for me to pull together… however…. Stay tuned and I’ll drop you some stats for the first month of our #ER pilot….

That’s a wrap. Just like that our #ER pilot ends it’s very first month.. 31 Days in service, I’ll be working on some stats tomorrow.. Thank you to everyone of our Team for your support and dedication over the last month! It’s been a month of learning, but unquestionable focus 👌

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Thank you to HELP Appeal's grant BASICS_HQ, we purchased a ZOLL EMS and Fire monitor which allows our teams to save lives

Both teams - ER & Critical Care are out volunteering across EEAST Ambulance Service today covering Beds& Herts, caring for patients.

A huge thank you to all our #ER ’s after a busy weekend supporting EEAST Ambulance Service! We have #BHER01 crewed today from 07:00 to 00:00 👊.

Yesterday was busy for our charity. Our critical care team volunteered 12 hours & dispatched 6x across EEAST Ambulance Service

Our ER volunteers were also available, the 2 teams caught up whilst being available to care for patients

Our charity runs thanks to the generosity of donors