Show Notes
Situational Awareness is something that all Paramedics, Nurses and Doctors need to use on a daily basis. On this episode Theo outlines why it is so imperative in the current context to be situational aware and vigilant as a paramedic. Theo is a paramedic from Tasmania and also runs the "Student Paramedic" a large social media presents on both Instagram, tik tok and YouTube. He flipped his life from a botanist to a paramedic after some eye opening travels overseas. Check out the episode and don't forget to check out theo on instagram student paramedics
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