QUESTION 16 OF 30

Tell me about a time you had to rescue a patient from an area that was difficult to access.

999 calls vary, and it's not uncommon to receive a call with a patient that needs rescued deep in a woods or forest, down in a ditch or ravine, or even in the water. The interviewer would like to better understand your experience dealing with these types of situations. Give an example of a time you were part of a difficult rescue and share a little about the situation and your role in the rescue.

"I was once part of a team that responded to a car accident, and the person had gone down into a deep ditch surrounded by trees and was stuck in their vehicle. We all had to put on proper gear to be able to climb down in the ditch with as much equipment as we could to stabilize the patient. We ended up having to use a hydraulic rescue tool, but thankfully the patient was conscious and did not have life-threatening injuries. It was a four-hour rescue and was very intense, but we were able to each work together to complete different tasks to ensure the patient was safe and able to be extracted to get to the hospital."

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NHS Band 3 Emergency Care Assistant Mock Interview

Tell me about a time you had to rescue a patient from an area that was difficult to access.

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