Update: Hanging

Arrived on scene 22mins later to find a paramedic from the RRV already there. He had secured a nasal airway to improve her perfusion as, although she was breathing on her own, the snoring meant that her airway was compromised.

She was GCS3 which is as unconscious as it gets and posturing, which is holding your clench fists to your chest, indicating a spinal or brain trauma. We needed to get her down the stairs and into the truck to start the journey in. This was going to be a little tricky as the top of the stairs was occupied by a large fake marble mermaid outside the bathroom door, very random!

Also the Police had parked two cars outside the house, plus the two cars the residents had plus the RRV plus our truck. We were almost parked in another postcode!

Stretcher into the neighbours drive and then use the large sling for rescuing trapped dock workers for the trip down the stairs seemed to be the best plan of action.

After securely strapping the patient into our contraption, we man handled her down the stairs and into the Ambulance, where we could monitor her a little more closely.

The run into hospital took another 20 mins and we 'unpacked' her in resus for the team to start work on her. I have to say the marvels of Oxygen never cease to amaze me.

On arrival at hospital, she would open her eyes in response to her name, which was a marked improvement. Not sure what the overall prognosis would be for her as she had sustained some neck damage from the hanging, severity of this is unknown.

I will try and get an update on this one for you.