for London's Air Ambulance, clinical team leader for London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, and the College of Paramedics’ London Region South East London representative.
Of the total number of OHCA emergency calls attended by the LAS for 2018, 1444 were also attended by an APP. The numbers of patients who underwent FoCUS were similar to those who did not (744/1,444:...
Although the use of ultrasound is well established in hospitals, it did not emerge in the prehospital environment until the 1990s in the United States. Furthermore, paramedic use of ultrasound has...
Broadly speaking, the approach to major incidents involving significant casualty numbers has not changed in many decades. The process involves emergency staff arriving first on the scene to gain a...
Including family members during resuscitation has been shown to be beneficial. Relatives watching the efforts of emergency staff could be assured that great effort is being made to save the life of...
Essentially the KED is a flexible mini back board that, when in position on the casualty, extends from their lower back to above their head. It also extends laterally to encompass the flanks and head,...
Ambulance based paramedics across the UK do not regularly experience large numbers of seriously injured trauma patients. Delivering trauma care to patients with life-threatening injuries within this...
