Ken Easton
Kenneth Charles Easton FRCGP OBE OStJ (1924–8 February 2001) was doctor who worked as a General Practitioner in Catterick. He is known for his work in organising immediate care schemes, increasing the provision of specialist medical help at the scene of accidents.
Education
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Easton studied at the Westminster Hospital Medical School.[1]: 868 While studying medicine there in 1945, heassisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a voluntary medical student. His career later was focussed around the development of prehospital care and emergency medicine.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]In 1967, Easton set up a Road Accident After Care Scheme (RAACS) in North Riding, Yorkshire.[1] He published some recommendations.[5] This was an important innovation that helped provide a model for immediate care schemes that emerged in the United Kingdom.[6] He was a key figure in establishing the British Association of Immediate Care Schemes in June 1977.[7] He was the first chairman of the organisation.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On 8 February 2001, Easton died.[1]
Awards and honours
[edit]Easton was made a member of the Order of Saint John in June 1970.[8]
In 1972, the President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) presented him with a Foundation Council award, which is given for special meritorious work in connection with the College.[9]
In the 1974 New Year Honours, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cameron, C. (7 April 2001). "Obituaries: Kenneth Charles Easton". British Medical Journal. 322 (7290): 867–868. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7290.867. PMC 1120034.
- ^ Aichroth, Paul (2019). History of Westminster Hospital; Tercentenary 1719-2019. Alumnus of Westminster Medical School, University of London and Imperial College (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- ^ Cameron, Chris (7 April 2001). "Kenneth Charles Easton". British Medical Journal. 322 (7290): 867. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7290.867. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1120034.
- ^ "Easton". www.bergenbelsen.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Easton, K. C. (18 October 1969). "Road accidents and the family doctor. Medical organization". British Medical Journal. 4 (5676): 150–151. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5676.150. PMC 1629943. PMID 5823068.
- ^ a b "Basics" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 2 (6142): 912. 30 September 1978. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.6142.912. PMC 1608035. PMID 709123.
- ^ "BASICS". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 29 (200): 133–135. March 1979.
- ^ "The Grand Priory in the British Realm of the west venerable order of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem" (PDF). The London Gazette. 23 June 1970. p. 6954.
- ^ Easton, Kenneth (July 1972). "Foundation Council Award, 1972". The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 22 (120): 463–464. PMC 2156706.