Emily Nellist

University of Plymouth and a Bank Student Paramedic for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Rhabdomyolysis: an overview for pre-hospital clinicians

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome that is characterised by the destruction of striated (skeletal) muscle leading to the release of cellular contents into the circulating blood plasma (Vanholder et al,...

The need for paramedics to be able to identify cauda equina syndrome

The spinal cord descends from the base of the medulla oblongata in the vertebral space, terminating approximately two thirds of the way down the vertebral column at the level of the second lumbar...

The Liverpool Care Pathway: a tool for paramedics?

With the introduction of the End of Life Care Strategy (DH, 2009), greater attention is being paid to end of life care. One of the aims of the strategy is to enable more people to die at home. It is...