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[Closed] Paramedic question

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Have seen a few incidents where paramedics have attended in London this week and there always seems to be a green bag left behind at the scene after they've gone.

Are these some kind of one time pack that just get dumped at each incident? Does everything not used get binned?


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:18 am
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Sounds like a mistake, I went through a phase of leaving the initial response bag on scene at RTAs, it got to the stage where the Fire and Rescue guys knew it was me and would drop it back to the station!
A lot of kit is single use nowadays but what you're describing sounds excessive, I reckon a mistake.


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:43 am
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We never leave anything behind, well not on purpose, so not sure what's going on there.


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:45 am
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How come you have seen a few incidents in London this week and have remained at the scene after the paramedics have gone ?

Are you a copper or firefighter ?


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:51 am
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As Drac says, we really shouldn't be leaving anything behind at all. It sounds like LAS has a forgetful member of staff


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:52 am
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It's normal in London to drop some litter everywhere you go.


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 11:59 am
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How come you have seen a few incidents in London this week and have remained at the scene after the paramedics have gone ?

Have just passed two scenes still taped off after the ambulances have left. One looked like a motorbike RTA on Brixton Hill yesterday morning, the other allegedly one drug dealer stepping on the toes of another (who attacked both the dealer and the customer with a machete....)


 
Posted : 24/08/2014 12:11 pm
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the other allegedly one drug dealer stepping on the toes of another (who attacked both the dealer and the customer with a machete....)

Nice.... Glad I don't live in London.


 
Posted : 25/08/2014 6:28 am
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Not really a London problem. [url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/un-says-liverpool-has-drugrelated-nogo-areas-like-those-in-brazilian-favelas-7462654.html ]Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,[/url] and any other large cities. A direct result of criminalisation of drugs. Very low key round here now to be honest.

Scariest place I've been in recent years was Newport town centre on a Monday afternoon.


 
Posted : 25/08/2014 9:39 am
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Sounds like it's just something that's been left behind by mistake.
The only green bags the LAS use are the Oxygen bags, response bags and older Paramedic bags, all of which are definitely not single use and should be taken away by the crew.


 
Posted : 25/08/2014 9:43 am