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Voices from Immediate Care
An interview with Dr Judith Fisher
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Dr Judith Fisher was a founding member, and later chair, of the British Association for Immediate Care. She recounts some of her story and remembers the influences of Dr Ken Easton, Prof Peter Safar and Asmund Laerdal amongst others on her largely voluntary career in pre-hospital care and resuscitation training. Judith recalls the role of the Association in founding the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the crowd doctors course following the Hillsborough disaster as well as her wider involvement in pre-hospital care, including through WADEM.
Interviewed in May 2020 by Tony Kemp.
Theme music: Sahara (Magnus Moone).
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