Mark Sweeney

Weekend well spent providing medical cover in London with St John Ambulance. Saturday involved England V France Rugby, and today involved being Treatment Centre Manager at TC 4.1 at the London Marathon! 🚑 ☀️ Even got to meet @GordonRamsay!

An @UlsterUni student paramedic taught me how to do CPR today for @ResusCouncilUK #restartaheart month. Not knowing CPR has eaten away at me since I saw someone murdered five years ago. I couldn’t help them. If you can, please do learn CPR. You never know when you might need it

Royal Park Half Marathon was definitely an experience… First time undergoing the Treatment Centre Manager role with some amazing volunteers and healthcare professionals. Until next time TC 4.2!

@SJA_NI were tasked at 1617hrs on 07/10/24 by @NIAS999 to deploy our fleet of emergency ambulances & respond to the Major Incident bus crash scene outside Carrowdore, Co.Down. SJA NI deployed 20 emergency ambulances and 50 volunteers. Our thoughts are with those involved.

@WesternHSCTrust participated in City of Derry Major incident exercise tonight, support by @PSNIDCSDistrict and @NIAS999 fantastic learning experience - collaborative working to test our process and improve planning strategies from ED to HMT

🩺🚑Meet the Committee🚑🩺 #ulsteruniversity #paramedic #society #studentparamedic #paramedicine #committee #teamulster #NorthernIreland

Another year of the NorthWest 200 with @SJA_NI. Roll on next year 🚑

Can you help identify the individual in this image? Police are investigating an assault on Foyle Street, Derry on 5th November 2023. Police believe the individual pictured may be able to assist with their enquiries and are asking anyone who has information in relation to this incident to contact on 101, quoting ref 180 of 05.11.23.

NHS cannot meet autism or ADHD demand, report says bbc.in/3J2VE7l

@ParamedicAlice Congratulations Alice! 🚑

nervous, but equally as excited 👀

That’s induction week done and dusted at @UlsterUniSoNP. Brilliant insights into @ParamedicsUK, @NIAS999, Student Union and the on-site campus resources available to us over the next 3 years! Officially a student paramedic and delighted to say the least, exciting future ahead!

@Alice__Cochrane @ParamedicsNi @UlsterUniSoNP @JacqParamedic @MattStudentPara @of_foyle Brilliant insight into the College of Paramedics and the next 3 years for us. Thanks for a very informative session with a good bit of craic throughout. Hope to see you out on placement sometime, Alice!

Kindly invited by @ParamedicsNi to chat with @UlsterUniSoNP Student Paramedics about my experiences as a Student and offer advice as they embark on the next 3 years of their degree. Alongside @JacqParamedic @MattStudentPara and @of_foyle

Ould Lammas Fair day 3 of 2023 - Patrick and I are crewing PA99, providing emergency ambulance support alongside other colleagues from units throughout the district! Come try the famous yellowman candy! #MySJADay

From attending the 12th of July parade in Dromore as an Emergency Ambulance Crew, to building and assisting at treatment centre 2 at Scarva/sham fight to a shift supporting @NIAS999, it’s been a hectic week but we got there in the end with a lot of caffeine consumed. ☕️🚑

Our Sevenoaks team had a wee trip to St John Ambulance West Tyrone last night in getting them familiarised with some of our ambulances and manual handling equipment. Great night with 10/10 craic. 🚑 ☀️

Yesterday I provided cover with PA026 and a fellow Emergency Ambulance Crew at the AVA Festival in #Belfast! Today we have volunteers who are covering a family fun day organised by the Renal Support Group at Altnagelvin Hospital! Enjoying the sun while we can. ☀️🚑

@RobynECassidy @SJA_NI @stjohnambulance @Jamiesin123 @SJALondonRegion It was lovely to meet and work with you Robyn, superb job at the finish area! Will hopefully be back over shortly.

@SweeneyCullen @SJA_NI @stjohnambulance @Jamiesin123 @SJALondonRegion Twins! It was great working with you all, please come back soon 😁

This weekend consisted of myself and other volunteers from @SJA_NI travelling to London assisting @stjohnambulance with the Ride London 2023 cycle event. Safe to say it was an amazing experience with amazing people and I even found my “twin” while out and about.

Myself and Aisling are back out assisting @NIAS999 with emergency calls tonight within Northern area! (Photo taken on meal break)

This week myself and many other St John Ambulance volunteers provided first aid, ambulance and treatment centre cover for the North West 200. It was an eventful and thrilling week with a bit of sunburn along the way! 🚑 #NW200