Bridie Jones

Senior Lecturer, School of Care Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd

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Paramedic use of PPE and testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

The fitting of PPE is pivotal to ensuring optimal protection and working conditions (Loibner et al, 2019..

Targeted temperature management: beneficial or not?

TTM is not a novel phenomenon, with concepts of hypothermia as a therapeutic measure having been applied historically (Marion et al, 1996). In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates favoured...

Paramedics and pneumonia associated with COVID-19

The lungs have multiple protective mechanisms to prevent lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia. The curved, undulating nature of the upper airways creates a great deal of turbulence in...

Continuing Professional Development: Diabetes and associated diabetic emergencies

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to: .

Hypothermia: exploring causes and treatment options

After completing this module the paramedic will be able to: .

Acute traumatic coagulopathy: the lethal triad of trauma

The prehospital clinician is often the first to manage a patient with a reduced temperature as a result of loss in circulatory volume caused by trauma so has an important early role in the management...