Ditchling

Ditchling Downs WI: Dr Anne Weaver recently gave a talk to the WI about Emergency Medicine. She is a Consultant at London’s Air Ambulance and in 2004 became the first female Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care in the UK. In 2007 she became Lead Clinician for London’s Air Ambulance and led the Blood on Board initiative that brought pre-hospital blood transfusion along the lines of battle fields to civilian medicine. This allows any air ambulance team to give patients the same standards of care as they would receive in a hospital. Such prompt treatment has saved a great many young lives in the recent tragic spate of stabbings and shootings. Guests are always welcome to attend up to three meetings before becoming a member. It is suggested that they make a donation of £4.