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| Strachur Medical Practice has purchased an electric MG 4 to use as a DOCTOR car to respond to emergencies |
Immediate
Care is when a doctor or nurse from a rural medical practice volunteers
to attend 999 emergencies at the request of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
This can mean a doctor or nurse being on scene before the ambulance, or
it can mean bringing medical assistance to the scene of a difficult or
serious situation to supplement the skills of the paramedics
Strachur Medical Practice
is one of the busiest mainland rural responder in West ambulance area,
sometimes dealing with several 999 calls in a single day.
The British Association of Immediate Care (BASICS Scotland) provides training and the Sandpiper Trust provides equipment. You may see the term BASICS Doctor or BASICS Nurse, which (contrary to the name!) means a doctor or nurse with advanced training in Immediate Care.
Doctors can respond using green flashing lights on their cars. Strachur Medical Practice is one of only a handful of practices in Scotland that can respond to 999 emergencies at high speed using blue lights and sirens.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has provided us with an Airwaves radio which works in more locations than a mobile phone and tracks where we are and allows us to communicate with Ambulance Control.
Recently Dr Coull and one of the Strachur Practice Nurses attended a serious road traffic crash on the A815 near Cairndow.
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| Dunoon Observer article from 22.03.2024 regarding a three car crash where Dr Coull and one of the Strachur Practice Nurses were 1st on scene |
The Strachur team often work alongside helicopter doctors and paramedics to transport emergency patients to hospital in Glasgow.
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| The
previous Strachur Medical Practice BASICS car involved in a 999 call
where a patient was airlifted to hospital from the Strachur shinty
pitch. |