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The '''British Association for Immediate Care''' ('''BASICS''') is an organisation which has the stated aim to encourage and aid the formation and extension of immediate care schemes. The organisation relies on volunteer [[Health care provider|medical professionals |
The '''British Association for Immediate Care''' ('''BASICS''') is an organisation which has the stated aim to encourage and aid the formation and extension of immediate care schemes. The organisation relies on volunteer [[Health care provider|medical professionals]] to provide healthcare assistance in support of the emergency services.<ref name=BASICS>{{cite web|url=http://www.basics.org.uk/intropage.htm|title=Introduction to BASICS|accessdate=2007-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621080710/http://www.basics.org.uk/intropage.htm#|archive-date=2007-06-21|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC News|title=On the Scene|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/579736.stm|date=1999-12-27|accessdate=2007-06-16}}</ref> It is registered as a [[Charitable organization|charity]], with two trading subsidiaries - BASICS Education Ltd and BASICS Trading Ltd - that are both registered as separate limited companies <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=276054&subid=0|title=British Association for Immediate Care Entry|publisher=UK Charity Commission|accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> |
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==Purpose== |
==Purpose== |
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BASICS schemes across the country assist the [[Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom|ambulance service trusts]] where a multi-agency response is required at a local level, or additional skills and qualification levels are required. |
BASICS schemes across the country assist the [[Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom|ambulance service trusts]] where a multi-agency response is required at a local level, or additional skills and qualification levels are required. |
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An example of this multi-agency response would be seen at an 'industrial accident' where for example a worker has become trapped in machinery. The ambulance service would work alongside the fire service to co-ordinate the rescue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/emergency-response-and-recovery|title=Emergency response and recovery|publisher=Cabinet Office|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> Individual schemes can supplement the skill set available at scene with a [[physician|medical doctor]], nurse or critical care paramedics, who can provide skills outside the remit of most front-line paramedics. These supplementary skills include different methods of providing [[analgesia]] and, if necessary, surgical procedures which might be needed to extricate the patient. Many schemes make use of all grades of [[first responder]] including doctors, critical care paramedics, paramedics and nurses alongside [[community first responder]]<nowiki/>s |
An example of this multi-agency response would be seen at an 'industrial accident' where for example a worker has become trapped in machinery. The ambulance service would work alongside the fire service to co-ordinate the rescue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/emergency-response-and-recovery|title=Emergency response and recovery|publisher=Cabinet Office|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref> Individual schemes can supplement the skill set available at scene with a [[physician|medical doctor]], nurse or critical care paramedics, who can provide skills outside the remit of most front-line paramedics. These supplementary skills include different methods of providing [[analgesia]] and, if necessary, surgical procedures which might be needed to extricate the patient. Many schemes make use of all grades of [[first responder]] including doctors, critical care paramedics, paramedics and nurses alongside [[community first responder]]<nowiki/>s. |
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===Local schemes=== |
===Local schemes=== |
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*[[Mercia Accident Rescue Service]] |
*[[Mercia Accident Rescue Service]] |
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*[[West Midlands CARE Team]] |
*[[West Midlands CARE Team]] |
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*[[Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (NARS)]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| Formation | 1977 |
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| Headquarters | Turret House, Turret Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1DL |
Region | United Kingdom |
Chairman | Tony Kemp |
Vice Chair | Andy Pountney |
| Website | www |
The British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) is an organisation which has the stated aim to encourage and aid the formation and extension of immediate care schemes. The organisation relies on volunteer medical professionals to provide healthcare assistance in support of the emergency services.[1][2] It is registered as a charity, with two trading subsidiaries - BASICS Education Ltd and BASICS Trading Ltd - that are both registered as separate limited companies [3]
Purpose
BASICS is an association of health care professionals, who undertake additional training as immediate care practitioners. The members provide their services in support of the statutory or voluntary ambulance services.[4]
BASICS members are used to provide extra skills at the scene of major incidents, or for particularly difficult patients. For this, individuals may be summoned on a case by case basis by the local ambulance control centre.
The Role of Affiliated BASICS Schemes
BASICS schemes across the country assist the ambulance service trusts where a multi-agency response is required at a local level, or additional skills and qualification levels are required. An example of this multi-agency response would be seen at an 'industrial accident' where for example a worker has become trapped in machinery. The ambulance service would work alongside the fire service to co-ordinate the rescue.[5] Individual schemes can supplement the skill set available at scene with a medical doctor, nurse or critical care paramedics, who can provide skills outside the remit of most front-line paramedics. These supplementary skills include different methods of providing analgesia and, if necessary, surgical procedures which might be needed to extricate the patient. Many schemes make use of all grades of first responder including doctors, critical care paramedics, paramedics and nurses alongside community first responders.
Local schemes
BASICS-affiliated schemes across the UK include:[6]
- Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service
- Suffolk Accident Rescue Service
- SWIFT Medics Wiltshire
- Mercia Accident Rescue Service
- West Midlands CARE Team
- Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (NARS)
History
The British Association of Immediate Care Schemes was established in June 1977.[7] Kenneth Easton, a General Practitioner, was the first chairman of the organisation.[8] Initially it was formed from the existing schemes. The organisation then offered individual membership to doctors that had an interest in immediate care, such as those working in General Practice, Surgery, Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Associate membership was open to paramedics and nurses which later again changed to offering full membership recognising the changing roles of these professions .[9]: 45 [10]
In 1991, the organisation increased their involvement in educational aspects, making available residential courses covering pre-hospital care and resuscitation.[11]: 146 In 1998, the organisation brought in a scheme for its members to have voluntary accreditation.[12]: 287
Further support for the work of BASICS during major incidents came after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The following year the British Medical Association announced their support for a series of training courses, over three years, to be organised by BASICS.[13]
References
- ^ "Introduction to BASICS". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "On the Scene". BBC News. 1999-12-27. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "British Association for Immediate Care Entry". UK Charity Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Call for NHS to fund BASICS emergency doctors". BBC News. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Emergency response and recovery". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Schemes". British Association for Immediate Care. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "BASICS". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 29 (200): 133–135. March 1979.
- ^ "Basics" (PDF). British Medical Journal: 912. 30 September 1978. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.6142.912.
- ^ Fisher, Judith M. (January 1990). "The British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS). Its experience in major disasters, with special eference to the role of the medical incident officer". Injury. 21: 45–48. doi:10.1016/0020-1383(90)90153-L.
- ^ "Join BASICS". BASICS. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Mackenzie, Roderick (March 2018). "Brief history of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine". Emergency Medicine Journal. 35 (3): 146–148. doi:10.1136/emermed-2017-207310.
- ^ Mackenzie, R; Bevan, D. "For Debate…: A license to practise pre-hospital and retrieval medicine". Emergency Medicine Journal. 22 (4): 286–293. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.020636.
- ^ "Sundial to remember 7 July bombs". BBC News. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
