end of life

Impact of paramedics carrying just-in-case end-of-life care medication

A review of parenteral medicines commonly prescribed at the end of life (Johnstone, 2017) was undertaken. This identified the appropriate JIC medications to manage the symptoms of severe COVID-19...

Attitudes and perceptions of paramedics about end-of-life care: a literature review

A total record of 89 papers were screened, but only 11 met the inclusion criteria after quality assessment as per the PRISMA statement (Moher et al, 2009) (Figure 1). The papers included studies...

Death notification delivery and training methods

Delivery of DNs poses difficulties for a number of reasons. Firstly, clinicians only receive one chance to deliver a DN to family members, which is a cognitive challenge and gives no margin for error...

Paramedics and their role in end-of-life care: perceptions and confidence

An anonymous electronic survey was distributed by Survey Monkey® offering a pragmatic approach as the participants were based across a large geographical area. This also provided a degree of...

Exploring the role that autonomy plays in achieving a good death: a case study

‘You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life’ .