As both a paramedic and a junior doctor, I am often being asked about the journey into medicine. The conversation perhaps stems from an acknowledgment that paramedicine can be tough, and within all of...
The example given in this article uses a hospital inpatient to discuss the difficulties in diagnosing those with undifferentiated pathology, but the themes relate directly to prehospital care. The...
Expectations were identified in policy papers, published guidance and reports from various organisations with an interest in paramedic prescribing (Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), 1999;...
Skills development and maintenance for many paramedic emergency procedures are challenging because opportunities to learn and practise are limited. Such procedures may be required in rare and...
Ivers et al (2012) concluded their systematic review of the effects of feedback on health professional practice by stating that it could lead to small but important improvements and recommended...
In 1999, a Department of Health medicines review chaired by Dr June Crown identified that there was overwhelming support for the extension of prescribing rights for a range of health professionals,...
There are shortages of qualified paramedic academics in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The majority of paramedics recruited by universities to academic positions are not prepared with...
The Pre-hospital Piperacillin/Tazobactam (PrePip) project tested the concept that UK paramedics could accurately recognise sepsis, aseptically take blood cultures, and safely and rapidly treat septic...
The SAR paramedic role is at an exciting stage in its development. Not only is it transitioning from a predominantly military-provided service to a civilian contracted one, but also SAR paramedics are...
In the 1960s, the use of the term ‘coaching’ by some experts was different to the perception we have today. Use of the term was perhaps more aligned to my own interpretation, which is, intuitively, to...
