emergency

Heavy workload during the 2016/17 winter was entirely predictable

For something which does not officially exist, the ability to kill seemingly large numbers of persons is concerning, as is the complete lack of public health measures. For whatever reason, Whitehall...

Hazardous Area Response Teams: celebrating 10 years in the making and counting

The Hot Zone Working Project had been in operation since 2004 and was slowly but surely gathering its evidence on behalf of the Ambulance Service Association. At the same time, a Multi-Agency Initial...

Where is the paramedic profession going with pain management?

As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, pain is a ‘highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury’ (Stevenson, 2010). This is further compounded by Jones and Machen (2003) who identify...

Exploring trends in demand for urgent care

‘It is the sheer magnitude of these events which is driving growth rather than the underlying background growth due to demographic change, and slow incremental increase in the use of emergency...

Protecting ambulance staff against violence and aggression in the workplace

According to SA Health (2015b), challenging behaviour with the potential to physically or psychologically harm another person can occur anywhere but tends to take place more commonly in cases where...

Dwindling staff numbers leads to healthcare rationing at its lowest form

‘Safe paramedic care requires that there are sufficient paramedics available to meet patient demand’ .