We’re coming to the end of this year’s #30Days30Ways campaign which SECAmb has been supporting, highlighting throughout September how to get more ’emergency ready’ and build community resilience. Today’s theme is about volunteering. As well as being a great way to meet and connect with others, learn new skills and make a real difference, volunteering provides a solid
The fast actions of a group of friends who began CPR immediately after a Sittingbourne man collapsed on the tennis court, have been credited with saving his life. Tim was playing doubles tennis at a friend’s house in Lynsted, Kent on 26 May this year, when he suddenly felt faint and collapsed to the floor. Witnessing his collapse, Tim’s friends immediately checked for a pulse, dialled 999 and beg
A large-scale emergency exercise saw SECAmb teams working alongside Surrey Police and Surrey Fire & Rescue. Royal Holloway University in Egham was the setting for Exercise Whitehall, simulating the after-effects of a rave on a student campus with 20 patients who had been involved in an altercation and others who had taken recreational substances. “This joint initiative brought together 4
Thanks to the life-saving actions of two bystanders and SECAmb clinicians, cardiac arrest survivor, Michael Wilde, got to celebrate his 81st birthday and 52 years of marriage. Michael and his wife, Ruth, recently visited our Tangmere Make Ready Centre, where they met with some of his lifesavers including Paramedics Steve Leggatt and Chelsey Lallem-Haylock, Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner
Exactly one month after suffering a heart attack, Kent man Steve and partner Tina, were reunited with the ambulance team who helped him. On the morning of 5 August, Steve was walking his wife Tina to work when he began experiencing what he first thought was asthma. The couple sat on a bench in The Great Lines park, Brompton, but as Steve’s condition deteriorated, Tina dialled 999. She was connect
It’s Emergency Services Day, when we recognise the extraordinary work of emergency service and NHS colleagues across the country. Also known as 999 Day, as well as celebrating the courage and dedication of emergency workers on the frontline, it helps promote the responsible use of emergency services. This call-to-action links to the #30Days30WaysUK campaign, which highlights preparedness thr
A 28-year-old man from Maidstone, Kent has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped him following a serious road traffic collision that left him with a partially amputated foot. Wojciech Ochman was riding his motorbike to work on the morning of 24 October 2024 when he was involved in a collision with a car in Maidstone. The impact left him with devastating injuries to his foot. A quick-th
A big thank you to each and everyone SECAmb member of staff, our volunteers, our emergency service and NHS partners and to the public for its support this this Emergency Service Day. Every year on 9 September, the country marks Emergency Service Day, also known as 999 Day – a national day dedicated to recognising and celebrating the extraordinary work of emergency service and NHS colleagues across
Thanks to the life-saving actions of SECAmb clinicians, Cheltenham man, Pat Cox, continues to celebrate 50 years of marriage with his wife Drena and got to see his granddaughter graduate university. Now 71-years-old, Pat, and his wife, Drena, recently visited our Tangmere Make Ready Centre where they met with Paramedic, Ashley Carter, and Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Hannah Williams – th
Learn how to be more ‘emergency ready’ as part of the #30Days30WaysUk campaign running throughout September. The national initiative shares daily activities designed to help people prepare for emergencies and aims to show how to build preparedness and resilience. Each day highlights a different theme, from flooding and power cuts to fire safety, first aid, and mental health, with practical tips an