Not just coughs & colds for this GP

A volunteer emergency doctor from East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) spent all this morning (18th January 2012) attending emergency calls in Nottinghamshire.

Dr Mark Folman a general practitioner in practice in Newark, Nottinghamshire missed his regular surgery duties this morning to attend two serious road traffic collisions. His first call-out was at 0747 to a four car collision on the A614 south of Farnsfield where he assisted ambulance crews in stabilising a male casualty with serious head injuries. Dr Folman then accompanied the patient on his transfer by road to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham where he is reported to be in a stable condition.

The second incident also occurred on the A614, near to Edwinstowe, Nottingham, when a lorry was in collision with a car resulting in very serious injuries to the car driver who was transferred to Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. by road ambulance, accompanied by Dr Folman. The patient was described as being in a very serious condition. 

The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance and crews from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) attended both incidents. Dr Folman commented “The team working between all the medical personnel at both scenes was excellent and made sure we did the best for both patients. I am grateful to my colleagues at the Fountains Medical Centre in Newark for covering my planned surgery appointments which enabled me to assist at these incidents”. Dr Folman is currently the chairman of the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme.