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This blog will not only keep you informed of our latest news at ROCKET, but also chronicle our journey - not from some fancy marketing perspective, but in the words and images of our team on the ground, providing hope to those in need of urgent medical care. We don't believe in stock images and meaningless marketing jargon - our stories are real and our service is tangible. So bookmark this page - we will be posting regularly!
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Where does Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) make a difference?
Does Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) actually change mortality? Or do we just feel like it does? This is a tough question, and especially emotionally loaded when your whole job is HEMS.
ROCKET PR
Apr 154 min read


The ROCKET Way: Freedom, Responsibility, and Results
Hendrik Louw, CEO of ROCKET, shares ROCKET’s leadership philosophy allowing it to scale whilst retaining its unique and engaging culture. ROCKET Leadership pairs freedom with responsibility and rising standards. Explore the nine leadership principles that power self managed teams.
ROCKET PR
Mar 312 min read


How many intubations does it take to stay good at intubation?
Author: Kaleb Lachenicht , Chief Clinical Officer of ROCKET and Director Epic EM That is an uncomfortable question for prehospital systems. There are times when I read an article and I immediately understand the kind of impact that it is going to have on the real world, this article is one of those for me - it immediately made me shift uncomfortably in my seat... Because the questions it asks are relevant, real and when I think about it - very much going to cause some discom
ROCKET PR
Mar 237 min read


The 10 Most Common CPR Mistakes Made by Clinicians
One of the uncomfortable truths about cardiac arrest care is this:
Even trained clinicians frequently perform sub-optimal CPR, despite the training, practice and focus on the basics!
ROCKET PR
Mar 114 min read


Leadership in High-Stakes Spaces
In aviation, in medicine, in leadership, the people who step into the arena understand something the spectators never will.
ROCKET PR
Mar 23 min read


Survival effect of prehospital emergency anaesthesia with intubation in risk-stratified major trauma
Why Pre-hospital Emergency Anaesthesia With Intubation Matters to Us in HEMS and Critical Care Retrieval.
ROCKET PR
Feb 234 min read


Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Isn’t Hopeless but it is Time-Critical
Transforming EM through patient safety systems, Just Culture development, and clinical excellence! Passionate about connection, building systems, and developing teams.
ROCKET PR
Feb 94 min read


How Bias Shows Up in Teams: Seeing the Patterns Before They Catch Us
In collaboration: Heather Tuffin, Kirsty Cohen, Brian Halse & Kaleb Lachenicht Source: https://fs.blog/confirmation-bias/ The Problem with Being Human “I’m the problem, it’s me.” We laughed as we all identified with that statement. It was the kind of tired, knowing laughter that comes from professionals who have lived enough chaotic shifts to recognize themselves in the joke. “Past-me” keeps making promises that “present-me” can’t keep. Optimism is a kind of bias too, a tiny
ROCKET PR
Oct 31, 20256 min read
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