The Trauma Centre UK

"Oh! God, please - don't let my child die!"

"My home, my clothes - everything in the house - it's all gone, just like ashes"

"Where will I go, what will I do?"

"Oh, my God - this can't be happening!"

"It happened so fast - he just came across the white line..."

"Oh God - Oh, my God, he's dead!"

"Stop! Won't someone please stop and just tell me what's happening?"

"Where's my wife?"

These are the agonising and painful cries of the hurting - Emergency services Workers and Chaplains / Padres hear these all too many times. To the above personnel and Chaplains / Padres, these tragic scenes become almost routine ...

• A family awakens in the middle of the night - a fire destroys all earthly belongings.
• An accident on a highway suddenly sweeps a family into eternity.
• A holiday outing turns into tragedy as a boat capsizes - a young boy and his grandfather drown.
• A babysitter attempts to awaken an infant - only to find the little one dead - a victim of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
• A giant commercial aircraft plummets to earth - leaving behind grief stricken family members.
• A mother returns home to the sickening tragic sight of her teenager, gun in hand, lying on the bedroom floor - a victim of suicide.
• An elderly man complains of pain in his left arm and chest. Before paramedics arrive, he slumps over - dead! His wife of 50 years, now alone, with no family nearby and so many questions!

These scenes are filled with victims and their families - hurting people - people who woke in the morning never imagining that before the day would end, such tragedy could ever be a part of their lives ...

"I'm convinced that the most painful moment at any scene or following a sudden event of tragedy, is the experience shared by the victim's loved ones - the survivors." - Anonymous Paramedic.