'I grew up in Looe, and core to the community is its seafaring heritage. 'I can't walk out mid-surgery to a shout (rescue call), although I will help as an LMA.' Some LMAs are lifeboat crew as well, though this is generally a separate role.Īlso a crew member, Dr Staff says he only answers his pager outside working hours. The RNLI has 250 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland and most of its 300 LMAs are GPs. 'The commitment isn't huge for LMAs in terms of emergencies, though they will be doing other things for the RNLI in their spare time.'Ĭornwall GP Dr Dale Staff, LMA for the Looe Lifeboat, describes what he does in addition to emergency medical support: 'I give weekly refresher first aid training, annual medicals for the crew to ensure they're fit and advise on boathouse safety'. The type and incidence of disasters at sea varies with the area and its topography, so LMAs' and other volunteers' roles will be rather different at, for example, Weymouth on the south coast compared with Oban, he explains.ĭr Wilson reckons only 20 per cent of calls at Oban will require input from the LMA. Using Oban Lifeboat Station as an example, he says: 'Most of the calls for the LMA are about transporting sick people from the islands, sick people at sea and divers with decompression sickness'. There are also GPs who volunteer as lifeboat crew.ĭr Colin Wilson is divisional medical adviser for the RNLI in Scotland. This includes its doctors: lifeboat medical advisers (LMAs) are typically GPs giving their time to their community. The RNLI is a charity and most members of its lifeboat station teams are volunteers. You stay in touch with the lifeboat by telephone and VHF radio throughout the rescue, continuing to advise the team. The coxswain has just reached the boathouse and needs your advice on the best way to handle the injured fisherman. You are the lifeboat medical adviser and sound asleep when the phone rings at 1am. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) local station team goes into action. The boat is going to sink so the skipper makes a Mayday call. The boat is violently rolling and its mechanic is seriously injured while trying to stem the flow when his arm smashes against the engine block. District Court in the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and in all Texas state courts.It is a stormy night and a fishing boat starts taking on water. Smith is admitted to practice before the U. Business successions and corporate structuringĬredentials: Mr.Deacon at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler.Past president of the Tyler Rotary Club.Legal advisor, Smith County Court, 1993 to 1995.Assistant District Attorney, Smith County, Texas, 1993 to 1995.Recognized expert in planning for families of children with disabilities and other special needs.Past president of Smith County Young Lawyers.Noteworthy accomplishments and community involvement National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (past president of Texas chapter, NAELA).East Texas Estate Planning Council (former board member).He is a member of these legal organizations: District Court, Eastern District of Texas, and in all Texas state courts. Bauman is admitted to practice before the U. Preserving assets from the threats of estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxesĬredentials: Mr.Estate planning for parents of children with special needs.End-of-life planning with personalized advance directives:.
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