By Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
A week on from the tragedy in Southport in which three young girls tragically died, with several others severely injured, it’s time to look back on the immense job done by the first responders who were first on the scene.
When they arrived they faced the most unimaginable horror possible.
Yet their response was very fast and the first responders were said to be amazing with how well they handled the crisis.
Also deserving of the highest praise have been the NHS hospital staff in Merseyside, in a variety of departments.
All those at Aintree University Hospital’s A&E Department; in Aintree’s Critical Care unit; at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital A&E; the Alder Hey High Dependency Unit (HDU); Alder Hey Ward staff; Southport Hospital; Ormskirk Hospital; and others.
There has been a huge team of NHS health professionals involved in battling to save the lives of so many badly injured children who were brought in as they performed vital surgery.
There has been a substantial number of health professionals who have subsequently been involved in mending wounds, helping those who were attacked to recover and gradually discharging them home to recover with their families. The scars left have been both physical and mental.
For many, care they need will be ongoing.
How can you help? Becoming a blood donor today is one.
Without enough blood donations in place in the aftermath of last week’s attack, the hospitals would have struggled to cope.
It’s at times like this when the selfless donations made by blood donors is absolutely vital.
If you’re interested in finding out more you can visit here: www.blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/about-our-donation-venues/liverpool/
All of those NHS staff members who have helped children, adults and families through this terrible tragedy can not fail to have been traumatised in some way. How could it not?
They all deserve a holiday. They all deserve the very best that life can bring them.
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Today, of course, they will be at work. Back on the wards. Back in A&E. They will be facing new challenges, New traumas. Saving more lives.
We can never thank them enough for what they do every day.
The heroism, the courage, the skill and the empathy they showed after this terrible tragedy in Southport last week will never be forgotten.
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