Journal Paramedic Practice (JPP)

A tactical analgesic option for Durham and Cleveland police firearms medics: the journey

Any change to TTM policy or procedures has to follow a strict process; this involves the convening of the course clinical governance body, the Tactical Medical Advisory Group (TMAG). This faculty...

Military and civilian handover communication in emergency care: how does it differ?

This literature review was divided into two parts, in response to the advice of specialist librarians, and it used search concept tools. The first part considered handover communication in...

Leadership in training: a Q&A with Ian Corrie

A. As the Honorary Colonel of 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment and a Principal Lecturer in Nursing Health and Professional Practice at the University of Cumbria, I was able to gain Paramedic Lecturer...

Hypothermia: exploring causes and treatment options

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

Human factors, cognitive bias and the paramedic

Much of the evidence surrounding human factors and cognitive bias comes from the hospital or primary care environment. There appears to be little evidence looking specifically at human factors in the...

Human factors in student paramedic practice

An experienced band 6 paramedic and a final year student paramedic were called to a 64–year-old man with chest pain. On arrival, the patient said he had been trying to contact his doctor's surgery to...

Prehospital care in isolated neck of femur fracture: a literature review

The aim of the search was to identify appropriate literature and evidence which could be deemed to be useful to the prehospital management of NOF fracture..

What's that rash? Key dermatological presentations for the paramedic

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

Acute traumatic coagulopathy: the lethal triad of trauma

The prehospital clinician is often the first to manage a patient with a reduced temperature as a result of loss in circulatory volume caused by trauma so has an important early role in the management...

Cerebral oximetry monitoring in OHCA

Cerebral oximetry uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to measure transcutaneous cerebral tissue oxygen saturation. This reflects perfusion in the cerebral microcirculation (Genbrugge et al, 2016)....

Examining the benefits of paramedic engagement for the novice researcher

Professional paramedic engagement encompasses the consultation of practitioners within their area of expertise, who provide early and essential critical value and propose changes in study projects to...

Splinting of injuries: best practice guidance

A splint is a device that is used to support an injury that has caused a body part (normally an extremity) and the associated joints not to function in a normal manner; it achieves this by...