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Tim Austin
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#TeamWAST - Senior Trauma Paramedic.
@MedServeWales - Immediate Care Practitioner.
@BASICS_HQ Accredited.
FdSc, DIMC RCSEd, PGCert, MCPara. #TraumaDesk, #FPHC.
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🎉 Huge Congratulations to Dr. Ian Bowler! 🎉
We are incredibly proud to share that Dr. Ian Bowler is being awarded the MBE today in recognition of his “outstanding service to the community which has had a long-term, significant impact” through his years of selfless volunteering with MedServe Wales.
June 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Flail chest. To operate or not?

- No difference in LoS, or need for mechanical ventilation
- Pneumonia & pain higher in the non-operative group
- Residual lung function & volume possibly better with some operations
- No difference in QoL or PA at 1y

Link:
sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A bi-institutional observational study comparing short-term and long-term outcome of operative and non-operative management of clinical and radiological flail chest injuries - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Operative management of chest wall injuries requiring ventilatory support has been shown to decrease the time spent on ventilator. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether…
sjtrem.biomedcentral.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Could you be our next PR Officer? 📱🚨
Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you have a flair for creating content and an interest in public relations?
March 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🚗✨ Did you know a simple car wash can make a BIG difference?

On the 23rd, our amazing supporters showed up for the MedServe Wales charity car wash! 🌟 10am to 4pm, they scrubbed and polished cars.
HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us! 🙌

#VolunteerMedics #EnhancedCare
March 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Our General Secretary Professor Nicola Ranger met MPs today to repeat our disappointment at the UK government's proposed 2.8% pay increase.

‘We need hope, and we need some hope quite urgently'.

Catch up with what Nicola had to say: bit.ly/4feAS2j
Professor Nicola Ranger appearance at Health and Social Care Select Committee, December 2024
YouTube video by RCN
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December 11, 2024 at 3:51 PM