Category Archives: Ethics

Smile! You’re on Candid Camera.

Posted on 20/12/2016 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

As many of you will know, there have been significant changes to Ambulance Victoria in recent years. We have a new board, a new CEO, and arguably a new lease on life. I am excited by the changes, and I … Continue reading →

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Tamiflail

Posted on 08/04/2016 by James

Some people may remember the Great Swine Flu Epidemic of several years ago.  Paramedics and other frontline operators were wearing tyvek suits on a daily basis and the febrile media was spending most of its time freaking out about the … Continue reading →

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Necromancy and the law: step away from the corpse sir…

Posted on 05/08/2014 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

Originally posted on Australian Emergency Law:
I’m responding to an issue on ‘twitter’ (but a word of caution, I really don’t follow twitter and rarely look at my account, so this is not an efficient way to get in touch…

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The ethics of nagging people

Posted on 26/05/2014 by James

Robbie/James/Ben Today’s post is a little different from some of my others – today I’m asking you, the readers to tell me what you think.  There is no right or wrong answer to this problem but I’d be keen to … Continue reading →

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Zombie Attack! Combating Combative Cardiac Arrest

Posted on 25/02/2014 by Robbie (@AmboFOAM)

An interesting conversation erupted last night on Twitter (which resulted in me being awake way past my bedtime, i.e. 8pm) regarding the management of a specific issue in resuscitation from cardiac arrest: the combative dead person.

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