In stark contrast to the 'hot' off-load, you arrive in the trauma room with a cold patient. You yourself feel positively chilly as the ice cold stares of the trauma team bore into you.

You step outside for a breath of fresh air. 'Hey mister' - an 11 year old street urchin approaches you. 'If you want to carry on wearing that orange party suit, you better learn to stabilize patients better - You can't do much in the back of an ambulance, never mind a helicopter. You've got to be sure your patient is stable enough to last the journey. My mother always said to me - son, as you go through life, you'll never regret having checked your primary survey. Doesn't help get the girls though.'