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Dr David Cookson
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Consultant 🚁 Midlands Air Ambulance, 🚑 WMAS MERIT and 🚑 YAS MERIT, Strategic Medical Advisor ⛑️ EMAS, PHEM Doctor 🚔 EMICS. Faculty 🚨ATACC, Lecturer 🎓 University of Lincoln, Rural Emergency Physician 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NHS Highland.
Reposted by Dr David Cookson
So much important information here.
‘of the approx 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult.’
‘10 percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch the child do it, having no idea it is happening.’
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Beautiful sunrise today on shift for MAAC with @col80.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Reposted by Dr David Cookson
This is extremely worrying. I see a growing vaccine apathy, even amongst healthcare workers and the nonsense from the US isn’t helping. When will people waken up to both the necessity and obligations to protect us all.
The spike in flu is piling pressure on the NHS two-three weeks earlier than wards usually begin to fill up. My piece online now @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
December 15, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Reposted by Dr David Cookson
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.

We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM