'360 joules won't cook a prawn.'

Overheal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1056486/Ambulance-worker-prawn-heart-attack-mans-head-cook-electric-shock.html

An ambulance man placed a prawn on the chin of a patient awaiting electric shock treatment for a heart attack and joked: 'Let's see if we can cook this prawn,' a medical panel has been told.

While paramedics prepared to use a defibrillator, ambulance technician John Jones allegedly took a prawn from a colander in the patient's sink and asked: 'Does anybody want a prawn?'

After the electric shock had been given, Mr Jones is reported to have said: '360 joules won’t cook a prawn.'

The allegation by paramedic Darren Claydon comes days after he told the same hearing how a fellow paramedic - called Clive Greedy - had munched on celery while taking part in efforts to resuscitate the same dying patient.
Mr Jones was later dismissed, the Health Profession's Council panel heard.
Chairman Dr Alexander Yule said: 'The panel finds Mr Claydon to be a credible witness.'

Mr Claydon told the hearing Mr Greedy had said 'nice celery' and appeared to be eating from a stick of it that he was holding.

Mr Greedy, who was at first given only a formal verbal warning, was also later dismissed.

He had appealed and gone to an employment tribunal unsuccessfully, the hearing was told.

The HPC said Mr Greedy's behaviour amounted to misconduct and that his fitness to practise was impaired.

We find proved that Mr Greedy took and ate a stick of celery while the patient was being resuscitated.

'It is clearly wrong and insensitive to behave in this way in a patient's home while on duty.'

The panel said Mr Greedy would be suspended for six months - though it stopped short of striking him off the register.

It accepted that the alleged horseplay caused no harm to the patient - who died later in hospital - and said it was an isolated incident in an otherwise unblemished career for Mr Greedy.

The hearing in London was told that Mr Greedy, working for the Isle of Wight ambulance service, had been taking part with Mr Claydon and Mr Jones in efforts to save a man who had collapsed in his kitchen on Easter Sunday 2006.

Mr Greedy, who was absent from the hearing and was not represented, denied the allegations.

The patient’s widow said in a statement: 'I could not believe any individual would act in such a manner.'

Sushi, with a side portion of DEATH.

jackbutler

Jesus christ.

Who the hell eats celery on its own?

What a bunch of dicks!

MooseJam

everybody wants to have fun at work, don't see why the medical profession shouldn't be allowed to too

Turd Ferguson

I wonder if the celery and prawn was from the dinner the guy was eating while he died...cos that would just be awesome!

Bob the Builder

Why didn't the casualty eat the prawn?

Oh yah, I forgot. The casualty was dead... ah well, maybe later..

TPD

He should use this for his defence:

Casualty choked to death on the prawn, the shock of the defib launched the prawn from his throat onto his chin, where it promptly did not cook.

Everybody's innocent.

Except them damn prawns...

Overheal

Yet nobody blames the prawn for obstructing a paramedic's attempt to save a man's life.

phantom_lord

meh, whats the big deal

kraggy

jackbutler wrote: »

Jesus christ.

Who the hell eats celery on its own?

What a bunch of dicks!

First time I've thanked a poster (hate the concept) but it was worth it this time.

Legend.