Day in the Life of a Doctor Shadowing a FLIGHT PARAMEDIC (ft. Spinal Cord Injury)

I spent a second day shadowing flight paramedics in a helicopter! Watch them jump out of a hovering helicopter and care for a patient with a critical spinal cord injury. See them in action and learn what a day in the life of a flight paramedic is like.

Plus, I learned something new about how to treat nausea without any medication!

THANK YOU to Chuck, Evan and the entire Ornge team for making this video possible!

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[megant]

My goodness- hearing you no longer introduce yourself as a resident at all is surreal to me! You’ve inspired me to want to pursue a career in healthcare, and it’s been so cool to watch your channel grow. Thanks Siobhan, you represent Canada at its finest 😊

[ryannadernejad]

As someone who’s pursuing paramedicine as future career, these videos are always amazing. Thanks Siobhan!

[braedencurry]

As a nurse in the ER, I swear by the alcohol swab trick. I use it at home sometimes during early mornings where I'm feeling nauseated before breakfast or my dayshift and the relief is swift and effective!

[BrotherKnowledge.]

Hi there. Paramedic here. Thanking you for both the alcohol swab hack and, most importantly, the research that supports it.

*Thank you!*

[ferno]

The flight Paramedics are the best! I work in rural EMS in Ontario and they've saved my ass more than once

[Emsgems]

I received my spinal cord injury from a MRSA infection that started out as an ingrown hair under my arm 14 years ago at the age of 23! It's been a wild ride since then but after that and many other severe medical issues and emergencies I am still here fighting every day with a smile on my face and a positive outlook on life!!!

[shmoogie]

My sister in law is a flight nurse. She works for a private medical helicopter team in Tucson, AZ (where we live), but they fly all over the US. She's been doing it for years and loves it. My other sister in law is a ER nurse. My brothers are both Tucson Firefighters!! Thank you so much for all of our amazing front line workers all over the world doing what they do everyday to keep the rest of us healthy and alive. ❤

[Maggie.can.hug.every.cat.]

I really appreciate how you have decided your speciality but you still see and have interest in the work of all allied health professionals. I think it reflects the way you see the whole of the patient instead of just the one issue you are treating. I think this is such an important trait for people in allied health roles and I really appreciate you.

[coolpixer]

Siohan! As a paramedic student, I LOVE to see the profession get more coverage. I hope you get a chance or have something in the pipeline to work with land ambulance paramedics as well! This is an amazing insider view to what the profession is like! Critical Care Paramedicine and Paramedicine as a whole is growing quickly and having someone like yourself with an amazing platform show off what these wonderful folks do everyday is something I love and would have LOVED to see as a younger person deciding on a career in Paramedicine.

Thank you for giving us a glimpse to what Critical Care is like!

[beth]

When I was airlifted to my country's main hospital for a heart surgery I actually found it so fun because i wasn't in pain so me and the nurses and doctors in the helicopter were just telling each other stories, it was a great way to keep 12 year old me happy and thank you for all the things you do :)

[KarineElsa]

I’m a Flight Paramedic in Ontario and I LOVE seeing you do this!!!

[JordanBischoff]

My niece recently completed her Bachelor of Paramedicine (on top of her Bachelor of Biomedicine) and has completed her placement with NSW Ambulance and finds out in April where she gets placed!

I’m so proud of her and how far she’s come in her medical career.

[flyingwithllamas]

I love how respectful you are of patients and the situation they are in without overdoing the drama. 💕

[mikeunsworth]

I had a ride on the air-lift chopper 6 years ago. Too bad I never realized it. Closed head injury, brain bleed, multiple severe seizures, intubated and placed in an induced coma. Actually died three times before being stabilized. Didn't come out of it for three days (so I'm told). A month in the hospital. It burnt out so many brain cells that now I can barely walk (virtually no feeling) and have limited hand control, hence this message taking half an hour to type. Everything requires a conscience control instruction to operate. Oh well, got a chopper ride anyway. Always great videos. Thank you for those and have a great day.

[Fishfartyparty]

Your passion for everything you do in the field is so amazing 😩 love this video

[Donutdog]

When I was 2 I had to go onto one of the medical helicopters and I’m so grateful because it helped me get to a better hospital in only 7 minutes, when it’s a 45 min drive. Thank you for what you love doing ❤

[ke]

U've been such an Inspiration to younger doctors like me! I find myself more attracted to Internal medicine the more I study and read. Founding ur channel was a big help honestly!

Thanks doctor 🙏🏼

[DO_better-b]

I met my husband when he was a flight medic. The schedule was rough lol. Now I'm in medical school to be a DO with the goal of being a cardiologist. I just came across your videos. I love that you're able to give a glimpse into the life of a physician, and your positivity is certainly encouraging.

[MsStina]

Great to actually get to hang around for some work this time and not just cancelled ones like last time.

[jakeaurod]

I keep telling myself that watching your helicopter med-evac videos will help me overcome anxiety for that time I was transferred between hospitals after cardiac arrest, but I still find myself breathing hard and tearing up. That patient's story also reminds me of when I woke up from the coma and had severe sciatic pain, possibly from a calcified gluteal tendon. It was almost as bad as a time I had a cervical disk injury that made my right arm from my shoulder to my fingertips feel like it was a combination of a piano string someone was banging on, plus being plugged into an electric socket, and set on on fire all at the same time. That pain was so bad I told the nurse in the ER to kill me now. After having experienced a heart attack and cardiac arrest, I still stand by that statement. Nerve pain is worse, although to be fair, I have amnesia for the heart attack and cardiac arrest.