Book Review

Theory and application are two concepts I was sadly lacking in during my formative educational years! Fortunately, I appear to have outgrown such academic apathy and am now in a more informed position to appreciate a good paramedic text when I read one. This title would fall into that category, not least because it makes a distinction between the above.

Learning outcomes for each chapter are succinctly presented and ‘Practice Insight’ boxes, while hardly revolutionary, contain some nuggets of sound advice and pertinent observations on different areas of paramedic practice. Similarly, self-test activities are not a new development in the literary world but are effective nonetheless, further enhanced by directing the reader to an additional online resource which accompanies the book. This sort of interactive publishing is becoming more common in paramedic literature and you'll hear no argument from me. Online resources permit a far broader exposure to a given topic and present a wealth of learning material not possible in the written form.