CPD

Settling further into GP

This month has definitely been one of learning and growing. I have spent a few months focused on settling into this environment and the working flow here. Although I am still very much at the stage of...

Practice-based education: a scoping review

The concept of apprenticeships within the ambulance service is comparatively new and under-researched. The existing knowledge base is drawn from undergraduate paramedic degrees and other...

Paramedic administration of blood products to improve outcomes for trauma patients

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.

Spotlight on Research

Seizures are among the most common conditions of childhood attended by emergency medical services (EMS), forming between 6 and 9% of emergency calls to children. Delayed administration of...

Patient-centred prescribing, autonomy and concordance

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to: .

Transport decisions: acute coronary syndrome and high-risk electrocardiograms

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:

Comparison of buccal midazolam and rectal diazepam for seizures in children

Reflect on the last child seizure you attended; how did you manage this? Is there anything you could have done differently?.

Rhabdomyolysis and elderly fallers

Rhabdomyolysis was first reported in German literature in 1881; however, the symptoms and clinical presentation were first described during the blitz of London. Bywaters (1941) noted four cases of a...

Falls in older people

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to: .

Barriers and facilitators to out-of-hospital pain management for children

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.