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Mr Christopher Bulstrode 2013-04-05 Person 5 5 0

Prof Bulstrode was the attending Doctor on an Aeromed flight that my wife unfortunately died on. Due to a set of circumstances too complex to go into my wife had been receiving little or no medical care until the arrival of the Aeromed team. When they arrived it was like a breath of fresh air, they gave my wife the care and dignity she had been missing and made her last few hours bearable. More than this, because of the treatment they gave my wife, we were able to spend her last night talking together, something for which I will be eternally grateful. When my wife suffered a cardiac arrest due to a Pulmonary Embolism there was nothing that could be done to save her but this did not stop the Doctor making Herculean efforts to try and revive her. When it became obvious that nothing more could be done Prof Bulstrode exhibited the highest level of professionalism and understanding as well as making every effort to maintain my wife's dignity. The one comment I have is not in anyway a criticism of the Prof but rather a comment on the conditions he was working in on the aircraft. The layout of the aircraft with medicines and equipment stored behind and under seats meant they were not readily accessible, while this made no difference in the case of my wife on another occasion any delay could have tragic effects, therefore I urge that some effort is made to improve the ergonomics of the aircraft to provide more ready access to medicines and equipment in the future. Overall, while the death of my wife was tragic and a great personal loss I cannot praise or thank the Professor highly enough, he brought dignity and understanding to a hopeless situation and made my wife's last few hours amongst the best she had enjoyed in the previous few months.