Providing support to students following a mass casualty incident
On 22 May 2017, at approximately 10:30 pm, a bomb was detonated in the Manchester Arena, tragically killing 22 people and injuring many more. The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) responded to the atrocity through activation of their major incident plan. Over 60 ambulances and response vehicles were dispatched to the incident alongside specialist resources including the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), the NWAS clinical leadership team, and medical responders from the British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS), and Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT). Working alongside partner agencies and using a predetermined NHS mass casualty distribution plan, NWAS transported over 60 patients to numerous hospitals across the Greater Manchester area.
Edge Hill University currently runs a 2-year diploma programme for Paramedic Practice evolving into a 3-year BSc (Hons) starting from September 2018. At any one time, the department will have a cohort of students in university studying and another learning through clinical practice placements. These placements are either with NWAS or on a range of multi-professional bespoke placements facilitated across the entirety of the North West region. Throughout their 2 years of study, students are expected to work closely with their paramedic mentors, developing the necessary skills and confidence required to progress into independent (although still supervised) practitioners during their final year.
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