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For those of us who respond using blue light exemptions a continuing frustration are the reactions and on occasions obstructions caused by other road users. The Guild of Experienced Motorists have just launched a 4-minute online video to inform and educate the road using public on what to do

 

 

 

 

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Andrew Smeaton, CEO of Business Park Management based in Oakham, Rutland officially hands over blue polo shirts with the EMICS logo to Doctors of the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme.

Dr Tim Gray, the past president of EMICS, receives on behalf of the EMICS group, a donation gift of blue polo shirts and fleeces embroidered with the EMICS logo from Mr Andrew Smeaton, CEO of Business Park Management (www.businessparkmanagement.co.uk) based in Oakham.

On Dr Tim Grays right is the current president of EMICS, Dr Mark Folman, together with other doctors attending their EMICS annual scientific meeting held on Saturday 12th November 2011 at the East Midlands Ambulance Service Headquarters in Nottingham.

Rutland U3A hear about work of Volunteer Emergency Doctors Nov 2011

More than 150 members of the Rutland group of the University of the Third Age (U3A) heard about the work of volunteer emergency doctors working with East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) at their meeting on Thursday 3rd November 2011.

Dr Tim Gray MBE, who is a General Practitioner at Oakham, Rutland, gave an illustrated presentation to outline the sort of emergencies to which the network of EMICS doctors are called and why they give up some of their free time to help members of East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) in this way. Dr Gray was the founder of the original scheme when it was established as the Rutland Accident Care Scheme back in 1984 before it merged with similar schemes in the East Midlands to form EMICS in 2004.

This talk is part of a campaign by EMICS doctors to highlight its work and raise funds to sustain it.

The University of the Third Age (U3A) exists to promote continuing activity and learning after retirement from full time employment. It brings together those who have skills and those who want them. It provides a friendly, supportive environment within which this shared activity can take place. Rutland U3A was formed in 1996 and its membership is now over 350. It is affiliated to the Third Age Trust www.rutnet.co.uk/u3a , a national body, and shares its aims.

EMICS and LIVES (Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Services) work together on the A1 Oct 2011

At about 20.30hrs on Thursday 13th October, EMICS Doctor, Dr Peter Holden was first on scene at an RTC involving a van and an HGV at Stoke Rochford near Grantham.

A LIVES Doctor and Nurse were called to the scene. Together the BASICS team assisted the East Midlands Ambulance Service and Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue to stabilise and extricate one critically injured casualty who was transferred to Peterborough hospital escorted by LIVES Dr Kiki Steel. A second casualty with minor injuries was also taken Peterborough.

The HGV driver was uninjured and discharged from the scene. Despite responders from two different BASICS schemes attending, common training meant that integrated high level care was provided to optimise the casualty’s condition on scene and in transit.

Volunteer Emergency Doctor Assists Entrapped Casualty Oct 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a serious road traffic collision (RTC) at Hatton, Derbyshire on Monday 10th October at 19.19 hours.

The casualty was eventually released at 2145 hours, 2 ½ hours after the accident occurred. He was transferred to the Derby Royal Hospital. The nature of his injuries are as yet unknown.

Dr Foster said; “In my 23 years of dealing with road traffic accidents, this has to be the most challenging in terms of access. The only access we had was a 12inch square gap to get my hand thru. Even with my arm outstretched down this small gap, I could only touch him with my fingers.”


Volunteer Emergency Doctor Attends Man Seriously Injured In Fall Sept 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) responded to a call from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) at 8.01 pm on Saturday (10th September 2011) to assist with a critically injured man after he had a 25 feet fall from a factory roof ledge down to the factory floor near Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Dr Leon Roberts MBE responded to the call at a site near Easton, just 2 miles from his home, and was first the medic to arrive on scene where he determined that the man had suffered a major head injury. Dr Roberts alerted the EMAS control as to the seriousness of the injury and started resuscitation of the injured man. When the paramedics arrived he worked with them to treat the patient and stabilise him ready for transfer to hospital. The patient, a 57 year male, was taken by road ambulance to Peterborough City Hospital. Dr Roberts continued to work with the paramedics in the ambulance during the transfer of the patient to the hospital. The injured man was subsequently transferred to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge where he is receiving specialist neurological care.


New Volunteer Emergency Doctor Attends Injured Pedestrian July 2011

A new volunteer emergency doctor has been recruited from Leicestershire for the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) and he was the first at the scene of a collision involving a pedestrian and a car in Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester at around 8.20 pm on Monday on Monday 25th July 2011.

Dr Matthew Woods is an anaesthetic registrar from Leicester who works full time at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and has recently joined the team of volunteer doctors in EMICS who attend emergency incidents at the request of and in support of staff from the EMAS. Amongst various other qualifications Dr Woods has gained the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), a qualification that will be of particular benefit in his new role.

Dr Woods was first on scene at the incident arriving within four minutes of being called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation had already been started by local health centre nurses and on arrival Dr Woods was able to quickly stabilise the casualty, a male of around 30 years, as paramedics from EMAS arrived. Dr Woods then accompanied the patient to the awaiting trauma team at the nearby Leicester Royal Infirmary. Fortunately, despite the patient receiving a head injury he is expected to make a full recovery


Volunteer Emergency Doctor Attends Farmer Injured By a Bull July 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) was the first at the scene of an accident after a farmer was trampled by one of his bulls in a field near Brixworth, Northamptonshire on Monday 5th July 2011.

Dr John Trenfield, who is a consultant at Northampton General Hospital (NGH), arrived at the farm at 09.19 hours after driving the 8 miles from Northampton, although his home is in the village, and attended the farmer who had suffered a broken thigh bone. Dr Trenfield was able to perform a primary trauma survey and a set of observations before a road ambulance arrived. Shortly afterwards the patient was given intravenous pain killers and his leg was splinted before he was transferred by the road ambulance to NGH.

The injured 62 year old farmer had been trying to take the bull to be slaughtered and had been moved away from the scene of the incident by farm staff before Dr Trenfield arrived.

Dr Trenfield is the Northamptonshire representative on the EMICS executive committee.

 

Local Volunteer Emergency Doctor’s Award Investiture May 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) will be invested with the MBE on Wednesday 1st June 2011 at Buckingham Palace

Major Leon Roberts a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps has been awarded an MBE in the military division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Until a year ago Major Roberts was based at MOD North Luffenham in Rutland and had a home in Rutland but is presently on a posting as Medical Officer with the Irish Guards in Windsor although he is still available for voluntary EMICS duties in the East Midlands when he is at home in Lincolnshire. He has recently returned from a tour of duty with the British Army in Helmand province in Afghanistan where he was responsible for mentoring and developing the Afghan National Army medical teams.

Major Roberts’ award was announced in the ‘Birthday Honours list in June 2010 ‘for services to the army and community whilst working at MOD North Luffenham between 2007–2010’. Major Roberts said at the time of hearing the news “'Amie and I are still shocked about the nomination and award. It really is an exciting time and we are thrilled by this recognition.”

Mr and Mrs. Gregory of Rutland said of the event “.. congratulations to Leon Roberts on his MBE, Leon was called to a field in Empingham when my nephews Richard and Tom Cooper had a shooting accident, we absolutely admire the work that you all do and could not have enough praise for Leon when he gave medical help to Rick. Sending Rick to the Queens Medical in Nottingham was probably the best hospital he could have gone to.

 

Three volunteer emergency doctors attend injured cyclist in Rutland May 2011

A total of 3 volunteer emergency doctors from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a cyclist who was injured in a collision with a pedestrian in the High Street, Oakham, Rutland on Wednesday 18th May 2011.

The first doctor on the scene was Dr Tim Gray MBE who called the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance to transfer the female cyclist, who had suffered life threatening injuries, to University Hospital Coventry. The female pedestrian was treated at the scene and was later transferred to hospital by land ambulance with minor injuries.

Dr Gray MBE is a General Practitioner with a practice in Oakham and was the founder of EMICS and until recently was its chairman.

The medical crew of the air ambulance comprised Dr Pam Hardy of Derbyshire and Dr Simeon Rayner of Coalville Leicestershire. Both Drs Hardy and Rayner are also volunteer emergency doctors with EMICS

EMICS Doctor attends A6 RTC Loughborough May 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a serious road traffic collision on the A6 between Loughborough and Quorn, Saturday 21st May 2011.

Dr Nick Foster who is a General Practitioner in Kegworth Medical Centre attended the incident at around 2.30 am. The incident involved a single car with two people. One of the casualties was confirmed dead at the scene. The second casualty, an unnamed female in her 20's, was trapped for about an hour and was treated by Dr Foster together with the paramedic crew from the East Midlands Ambulance Service before being transferred to the Leicester Royal Infirmary where her condition was described as critical.

EMICS Doctor attends A47 RTC May 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a serious road traffic collision on the A47 near East Norton, Leicestershire yesterday, Sunday 8th May 2011.

Dr Tim Gray MBE who is a General Practitioner in Oakham Medical Centre attended the incident at around 10.30 pm and eventually escorted one seriously injured patient to Peterborough City Hospital. Dr Gray was on the scene within 15 minutes of the call and stabilised the patient’s condition so that he could be transferred to hospital safely. He had been called out to assist the paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and emergency department doctors from Leicester Royal Infirmary who had also been called to the scene.

The collision involved 2 cars, a caravan and a lorry and it is understood that the road was still closed this morning.

EMICS Doctor attends RTC Corby May 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a serious road traffic collision near Corby, Northamptonshire, on Thursday 12th May 2011

Dr Stuart Maitland-Knibb who is a Doctor serving with the Royal Air Force attended the incident and eventually escorted seriously injured 18 year old male patient to Peterborough City Hospital where he received a PSI CT. Dr Maitland Knibb was on the scene within 15 minutes of the call and spent 40 minuites stabilising the patient so that he could be transferred to hospital safely. He transferred the patient himself by Air/land ambulance to Peterborough He had been called out to assist the paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). The patient was later transferred to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambrigeshire

EMICS Doctor assists elderly driver at a road traffic collision Loughborough April 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) assisted paramedics at the scene of a road traffic collision on the A6 in Leicestershire on Thursday 28th April 2011.

Dr Nick Foster, who is a General Practitioner at Kegworth assisted with paramedics from the Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance to extricate an injured driver of a motor vehicle who was involved in a collision with a van near the Quorn roundabout at around 2.00 pm.

Dr Foster and the paramedic spent approximately 45 minutes caring for and stabilising the patient with life critical injuries before he could be removed from the vehicle and airlifted to Leicester Royal Infirmary.

EMICS Doctor attended child in collision with car Oakham April 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) was called to the scene of a serious road traffic incident involving a child in Oakham on Thursday 28th April 2011.

Dr Tim Gray MBE, who is a General Practitioner in Oakham Medical Centre attended the incident in Brooke Road at around 7.00 pm when a young boy, aged 7 years, was in collision with a motor vehicle. Dr Gray was on the scene within five minutes of the call and assisted the paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) who were already there by stabilising the patient’s condition before he could be transferred to hospital.

The patient was airlifted to Coventry Hospital by the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance. The decision to transfer the injured boy to Coventry was made by Dr Gray in conjunction with the helicopter crew to minimise the handling of the patient, as there is a helipad on the roof of the hospital.

EMICS Doctor To Lead Sponsored Cycle Ride May 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) will be taking part in a sponsored cycle ride to raise funds for the EMICS charity.

 

Dr Simeon Rayner of Ashby de la Zouch, in Leicestershire, will be one of a team of 12 cyclists, together with his 18 year old son Ben, who are planning to cover a total distance of 100 miles over a period of around 9 hours travelling from Coalville, in Leicestershire to Skegness in Lincolnshire. The ride will be held on Saturday 21st May 2011, starting at 7.30am from the clock tower in Coalville. Simeon and Ben are training hard for the ride, with regular trips to the gym as well as cycling 30 miles twice a week on local roads and cycle routes.

Dr Rayner is a General Practitioner with a practice in Billesdon, Leicestershire, is a volunteer with EMICS and also a volunteer doctor on the Derbyshire Rutland and Leicestershire Air Ambulance.

 

 

EMICS Doctors called to A1 Road Traffic Incident May 2011

Two volunteer emergency doctors from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a serious road traffic incident this morning (Sunday 1st May 2011) just south of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire on the A1 when two lorries were in collision.

Dr Mark Folman who is a General Practitioner in Newark, Nottinghamshire and currently chairman of EMICS was on the scene with Major Leon Roberts MBE just after 07.00 hours. Major Roberts lives at Colsterworth, Lincolnshire and serves with the Royal Army Medical Corps. One patient was airlifted by the Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham with suspected spinal injuries. A second patient was transferred by road ambulance to Lincoln County Hospital with relatively minor injuries. Both patients were drivers of the two lorries, no other persons were injured in the incident.

Dr Mark Folman arrived at the scene within 20 minutes of receiving the call from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to assist the paramedics and fire service who were already in attendance. The role of the doctors was to assess the seriousness of the injuries and to stabilise the patients before transfers to hospital. Dr Roberts arrived later to support the teams already in attendance. The doctors attended in response to a request from the paramedics already on scene.

 

EMICS Doctor returns from Helmand April 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor with the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) will once again be available to assist at emergencies in the region following his return from duty with the British Army in Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Major Leon Roberts MBE is a doctor with the Royal Army Medical Corps and returned to the UK on the 2nd of April after almost 7 months in Helmand serving on Operation Herrick 13. During the deployment in Helmand he was designated to the role of mentoring and developing the Afghan National Army medical teams. Formally working in North Luffenham in Rutland, he was assigned to the Irish Guards in Windsor at the beginning of 2010 prior to deployment. Having set up a base with his family in Colsterworth. Lincolnshire, Major Roberts will still be responding on a regular basis during periods of leave and at weekends in the East Midlands.

The training that he has undertaken for his role as a volunteer emergency doctor in the East Midlands, complements his army training for the front line trauma injuries he experienced on occasion whilst patrolling the villages of Helmand. Major Roberts has completed the Diploma in Pre Hospital Emergency Care and was awarded the MBE in June 2010 for his services to the community voluntary work, especially in Rutland where he was previously based.

 

EMICS  Doctor to do Marathon for Emergency Medical Charities April 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) will be running in this year’s London Marathon on Sunday 17th April to raise money for EMICS and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.

Dr James Gray whose ‘day job’ is Medical Director with the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) in Nottingham, serves as a volunteer with EMICS during his off-duty time in North Derbyshire. He will be running his first marathon and is hoping to raise more than £1000 to share between the two charities with which he serves. Donations to support his efforts can be sent to www.justgiving.com/james-gray3 (for EMICS) and www.justgiving.com/james-gray2 (for DLR Air Ambulance).

Dr Gray is just one of the doctors in EMICS who are all volunteers and attend emergency incidents at the request of and in support of staff from the EMAS.

EMICS Doctor’s service curtailed by vandals March 2011

The chairman of the volunteer doctors’ charity, East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS), will no longer be able to attend emergency incidents for some time owing to damage caused to the vehicle he uses to get to incidents by vandals during the night of 25th March.

 

Dr Mark Folman who is the current chairman of EMICS, is a general practitioner at a practice in Newark, Nottinghamshire and lives at Swinderby in Lincolnshire, which is where the attack on his vehicle happened. The vandals kicked off the ‘blue light’ bar that is essential equipment to enable him to attend incidents quickly and safely. Other damage was caused to the vehicle during the attack.

 

This restriction of the services available from EMICS comes at a particularly difficult time as another of the EMICS doctors who would cover some of the Lincolnshire area is currently serving with the army in Helmand province and another doctor is on sick leave, seriously impacting upon available resources.

EMICS Doctor assists injured motor cycle passenger March 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended the scene of a serious road traffic accident yesterday (22nd March 2011) in North Derbyshire and was able to assist a critically injured motor cyclist.

Dr James Gray attended the incident at approximately 2.00pm on the A6 at Ashton-in-the-Water near Taddington at which a motor cyclist and passenger had been in collision with a heavy goods vehicle. Unfortunately one of the motor cyclists was pronounced dead at the scene but Dr Gray was able to stabilise and provide painkilling injections to the other, a male believed to be in his early 50’s.

The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance was also at the scene but as there was no doctor on board Dr Gray flew with the patient Sheffield General Hospital where he is in a critical but stable condition.

EMICS Doctor Gives Evidence To Inquiry January 2011

One of the doctors who recently (28th January 2011) gave evidence at the inquiry into the 7th July 2004 bombing in London is a volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS).

He is Dr Peter Holden a general practitioner from Matlock, Derbyshire. During his submission to the inquiry he referred to the many years of experience he has in dealing with serious emergencies, much of this gained during his time working as a volunteer with EMICS.

Like the other 15 doctors that work voluntarily for the EMICS across the East Midlands Dr Holden had received specialist training in trauma and emergency incidents to deal with such incidents.

Dr Holden has attended around one emergency incident each week over the last six months, including being one of the EMICS doctors called out to the tragic fire at Hulland Ward near Ashbourne this last week; happily most of the incidents he attends have more satisfactory outcomes than this one.

EMICS Doctor Attends Serious Incident on A57 January 2011

picA volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) attended a seriously injured victim at the scene of a road traffic collision on the A57 near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire at 18.00 hours yesterday, Tuesday 4th January 2011.

Dr Mark Folman, who is a General Practitioner in Newark, arrived at the scene of a two car head on collision and assisted the 20 year old female driver of one of the cars with leg injuries, who required cutting free from the vehicle by the Fire and Rescue Service. Dr Folman sedated the lady and when she was released from the vehicle he escorted her, with a paramedic from the East Midlands Ambulance Service, to Lincoln County Hospital. There they were met by a trauma team and her condition is described as serious but stable.

The occupants of the second car were not seriously injured.

Dr Folman is currently chairman of EMICS and lives in Swinderby, Lincolnshire.

EMICS Doctor first at scene of serious road traffic collision in Derbyshire today January 2011

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) was first on the scene of a serious two car collision on the A514 Ticknall to Swarkestone road, Derbyshire this morning (Friday 7th January 2011) at 9.30 am in appalling weather conditions.

Dr Nick Foster, was the EMICS doctor who attended; he is a General Practitioner at Kegworth, north Leicestershire and is one of their most experienced volunteers. Unusually he was called away from his normal surgery appointments by the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to assist.

The weather conditions at the time, with snow falling heavily, made travelling difficult for both himself and the emergency services; they were so severe that the air ambulance was unable to attend and it took a long time for the road ambulances to reach the scene.

On arrival at the scene, Dr Foster was faced with three critically injured victims of a head-on collision between a mini-van and a car and he initially had to manage the situation single handed and ensure the injured were kept warm, to avoid them suffering further through hypothermia, before assessing and dealing with their injuries until the paramedics arrived.

After approximately half an hour the first of the emergency services arrived and eventually the victims were taken by road ambulance to Derby Royal Hospital at approximately 10.45 am.

EMICS Doctor Assists at Derbyshire Road Traffic Incident October 2010

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) assisted the emergency services at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on Furnace Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire last evening (Tuesday 13 October 2010).

Dr Nick Foster, who is a GP with a practice at Kegworth in Leicestershire was called out by the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) at 11 pm after a car had been in collision with an articulated truck. The car driver, a young man, suffered life threatening injuries for which Dr Foster had to make interventions in order to stabilise the patient before he could be transferred by road ambulance to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.

The patient’s injuries were identified as time critical and life threatening whilst he was trapped in the vehicle which meant that the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service had to carry out a very rapid emergency extraction, within 15 minutes,  whilst Dr Foster was stabilising the patient who was unconscious all the time.

Dr Foster was called to the scene at 11 pm and arrived at the scene in 11 minutes; he is one of the most experienced emergency doctors with EMICS having attended more than 2500 incidents since he joined some 21 years ago.

EMICS Doctor Assists Crashed Glider Pilot August 2010

Two volunteer emergency doctors from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) came to the assistance of a glider pilot yesterday afternoon (Sunday 1st August) after he crashed near the A5199 near Thornby, Northamptonshire.

Dr John Trenfield was called out from his home at Brixworth, Northamptonshire just after 4.00pm and was on the scene within 15 minutes. Dr Trenfield is a consultant in emergency medicine at Northampton General Hospital. Also in attendance was an ambulance crew from the East Midlands Ambulance Service and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

The pilot, a male aged around 50, suffered serious injuries after his glider crashed to the ground after he came into contact with overhead power cables. The pilot’s condition was stabilised by the doctors before he was transferred by air ambulance to the nearest appropriate hospital, at Walsgrave, Coventry.

 

 

 

EMICS have also been involved in the following National Major Incidents:

pic1The Kegworth Air crash 1989 Dr Nicholas Foster, Dr Tim Gray
 
 
 
 
The July 2005 London bombing Dr Peter Holden, Dr Nicholas Fosterpic2