Tim Edwards

Paramedic Science, University of Hertfordshire

Email Tim

Heart block as a complication of acute myocardial infarction: the anatomical and physiological mechanisms

The heartbeat is initiated by an intrinsic electrical system composed of modified myocytes. These myocytes are organised into a group of spontaneously discharging pacemaker cells, situated in the...

A review of the challenges and solutions during paramedic endotracheal intubation

‘…paramedics within King County achieved ETI success rates comparable with other highperforming EMS systems and emergency physicians’.

Spotlight on Research

In this retrospective database analysis, McMullan and colleagues reviewed the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) registry for 2011 to determine the influence of airway management...

Twenty-five years of London's Air Ambulance paramedics

During the early years, London's Air Ambulance (LAA) functioned almost entirely as an aeromedical service during daylight hours. A range of drugs were used for anaesthesia and sedation, with...

Anatomical and physiological mechanisms of heartblock associated with AMI

The heartbeat is initiated by an intrinsic electrical system composed of modified myocytes. These myocytes are organised into a group of spontaneously discharging pacemaker cells, situated in the...

Younger is harder: Pre-hospital IV access success rates in children

‘Regression analysis demonstrated that age was significantly associated with IV success rates’.

Framework for assessment of the 12 lead ECG in transient loss of consciousness

The QRS axis is the vector along which the mean direction of ventricular depolarisation travels. Although P wave and R wave axes can be calculated, the QRS axis is the most clinically relevant. The...

The effect of a heart failure training intervention assessed via clinical simulation

A two-stage repeated measures study was conducted during March and April 2008 to investigate the effect of participation in a targeted training intervention on self-reported confidence in aspects of...