#457 The Care Gap, Ten second Triage & Why We’re Not Getting to Patients Fast Enough with Dr Phil Cowburn

Phil is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care, with over two decades of experience and a background that spans ambulance services, air ambulance, and national-level major incident response. He’s currently a Medical Director at South Western Ambulance Service and has provided expert evidence to major public inquiries including Manchester Arena and Bondi Junction.

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Phil educates us about the care gap, what happens when patients aren’t reached quickly enough, how decision-making under pressure really works, and why the first few minutes, sometimes even seconds, can determine who lives and who dies.

We also challenge whether we’ve overcomplicated our response systems, and whether in trying to make things safer, we’re actually creating delays that cost lives.

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