NHS

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down the hill
So Jill rang for an ambulance.
Super Paramedic to the rescue!
Examine, examine, examine.
Diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnosis.
Ring for an Air Ambulance!
Possible brain damage, broken back,
Broken leg, broken pelvis,
Collapsed lung...
This is a life or death situation!
Neck brace on, blood pressure taken,
Heart monitor on, morphine injection,
Onto the spinal board.
One, two, three, off to the Trauma Centre.
The hospital awaits like a well-oiled machine
Where every cog takes its part.
Nurses and doctors examine, examine, examine.
Time is of the essence.
Off for an MRI scan...
“You’ve been very lucky sir,
Just a broken leg.”
Thank you NHS.

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