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A Tribute to Dr John Hinds, Dr Janet Acheson speaks about her life with Dr John Hinds and how unexpected his death was. John Hinds was known as the pioneer of pre-hospital trauma, a master educator and powerful orator. He was “son” to his mother Josephine, “John boy” to his father Dermot and “John” to his friends and family. John Hinds inherited his meticulousness from his mother and sense of adventure from his father. Janet speaks about different lectures given by John Hinds during which he coined the term #ResusWankers and spoke about cricoid pressure and Cricolol.  She speaks about “Johnisms”, thoughts that she and John shared; find your people and acquire memories of life; do not let wankers bring you down, learn from your mistakes and finally, make your intentions honourable - the patient is the centre of everything. She requests the audience to help trend #WhatWouldJohnDo. Dr Fred MacSorley, a good friend of John Hinds, talks about how promising and talented John Hinds was when he entered the field of a