Nigel Ruddell

🚑 Boost Your Pre‑Hospital Care Skills in 2026 We’re excited to offer a wide range of pre‑hospital care training courses designed for clinicians, volunteers, and emergency responders. Delivered by the British Association for Immediate Care, our courses provide hands‑on learning, recognised standards, and real‑world scenario training. 💡 Courses now open: 🩺 PHEC — 3 days of adult pre‑hospital care, endorsed by @RCSEd + aligns with Green Guide (SGSA) for UK sports stadia cover. 👶 Paediatric PHEC — 1 day of focused paediatric pre‑hospital care. 💉 PHEA Assist — 1‑day training for the pre‑hospital emergency anaesthesia assist role. 🚑 Immediate Care Course (ICC) — immersive 5‑day adult + paediatric pre‑hospital care, incl. PHEA Assist. 🚨 Emergency Care Course — for non‑registered professionals delivering frontline emergency care. 🩺 Refresher PHEC — 2‑day update for those who completed PHEC >3 years ago. If you're looking to advance your emergency care skills, our evidence‑based training is delivered by highly experienced multi‑disciplinary instructors. ❗ Bespoke on‑site courses available on request ❗ 👉 Learn more + book: basics.org.uk/ourcourses/ #PreHospitalCare #EmergencyMedicine #CPD #HealthcareTraining #BASICS_HQ #EventMedicine #CriticalCare #Paramedic #Anaesthesia #PHEC #ImmediateCare #CFR #EMT #Doctor #Paediatrics #GreenGuide #SGSA

Heartening to see how the latest @ResusCouncilUK guidelines highlight the key role Ambulance Dispatch staff play in the chain of survival for patients in cardiac arrest, reflecting the incredible job that EMDs in @NIAS999 and other services do in improving patient outcomes

If like me you’ve come across this photo on the web, stop and think that the major UK trauma audit tool only looked at hospital patients and excluded prehospital deaths; we need to think hard about evidencing survival to hospital for stabbing/trauma victims #BASICS2025

Fascinating update on potential simple prehospital bloodtest to help inform “local for lysis” -v- “direct to thrombectomy centre” decision for patients presenting with acute stroke symptoms; particularly relevant to the NI context of one regional thrombectomy centre #BASICS2025

@thepharmamedic …a potential step although different controlled drugs legislation in NI means this is some way off; however we were the first UK service to introduce methoxyflurane

@NigelRuddell gov.uk/government/con… I firmly believe the introduction of IN fentanyl will greatly reduce the use of nitrous oxide / oxygen

Entonox is 300x more harmful than CO2 in terms of greenhouse gas effect, and accounts for up to 10% of ambulance service emissions impact…do we really have a handle on this? A pause for thought at #BASICS2025

A huge gratitude to @RodMack2 for selflessly sharing his own experiences of the impact of dealing with severe trauma over and over again. Pre-hospital care depends so much on #peoplewhatgiveadamn, and we need to look out for them and look after them #BASICS2025

The CQC in England has a remit to oversee private ambulance providers and will potentially expand this to look more at sporting and private event cover; significant implications for those involved but no such oversight in Northern Ireland to date #BASICS2025

Shock trousers, MAST suits, REBOA, abdominal and junctional tourniquets over many years…no silver bullet has ever emerged, but is it time to think again?

Non-compressible haemorrhage: Reducing mortality needs meaningful intervention realistically within the first 20-30 minutes…what options other than pelvic binder, TXA and diesel are UK services using? #BASICS2025

Early CPR and early defibrillation can make the difference between life and death. That is why NIAS has installed publicly accessible defibrillators near to each of our stations which are located in the heart of the communities we serve. @healthdpt @BHFNI

🚨 Speaker Reveal! 🚨 Get a sneak peek at just a few of the incredible speakers joining us at the Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2025! 🗓️ 9–10 October 2025 📍 Sketchley Grange Hotel, Hinckley Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired by leaders in pre-hospital care. 🔗 Full details & tickets: basics.org.uk/conference2025/ @NigelRuddell @RodMack2 @LeechCaroline @DrPaulOnion @alex_diffley #BASICS_HQ #BASICS2025 #PreHospitalCare #BASICSConference #CriticalCare #ImmediateCare #MedicalConference #PHEM #FirstResponders #CollegeofParamedics #Paramedics #Doctors #Nursing #GP #CFR #EMT #EventMedic #EventMedicine #EmergencyMedicine

Closing date is 27 June 2025 at 6pm: 🔹 HCPC Registered Paramedic, Band 6 🔗 Apply online at: jobs.hscni.net/Job/41729/nias…

Closing date is 27 June 2025 at 6pm: 🔹 Qualified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)/ Associate Ambulance Practitioner (APP), Band 5 🔗 Apply online at: jobs.hscni.net/Job/41725/nias…

🚑 Job vacancies 🚑 We have a number of job openings at NIAS! Closing date is 27 June 2025 at 6pm: 🔹 HCPC Newly Qualified Paramedic, Band 5 🔗 Apply online at: jobs.hscni.net/Job/41770/hcpc…

@SouthernHSCT And in whatever spare time Stephen has, he volunteers as one of a group of @BASICS_HQ Doctors who for years have provided advanced pre-hospital emergency care in support of @NIAS999

Anyone listening or watching BBC last week would have heard our colleague Dr Stephen Reaney, a GP with our urgent care service, share his experience of travelling the world to provide humanitarian aid. Read more here bbc.pulse.ly/nj4nqv5his

🚨Call for Abstracts!🚨The Pre-Hospital Care Conference is now accepting submissions for its Poster Competition! More information: basics.org.uk/conference2025/ #BASICS_HQ #BASICS2025 #PreHospitalCare #MedicalResearch #Paramedicine #CriticalCare #ImmediateCare #PHEM #Medicalconference

Emergency services are currently in attendance at a chemical incident, at a business premise near Magheralin. There is no risk to the public, however we ask that people avoid the area.

FAO ambulance clinicians, critical care teams, comm mws & anyone optimizing maternity and newborn care. Amazing speakers: @wendyolayiwola, @SusanRhind1, Dr Virginia Beckett, @AndyPrehospmed @nelson_piercy, @clairefeeley, @PhD_Midwife, @LeechCaroline & many more @pre_hospitalUK