This article reports data collected during a prospective, observational study carried out in the West Midland Fire Service's metropolitan area from October 2010–March 2012. All cases were patients who...
Paramedics function at the frontline of emergency care practice. A literature review identified a number of themes that illuminate their practice:.
After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.
This quasi-experimental study was performed at the pre-hospital unit in the North Denmark Region from February 2010 to December 2012, over a total of 35 months, including the 1-month training period..
The NHS accounts for 5% of all road traffic in England, with staff, patients and visitors travelling over 20 billion kilometres annually by car (GrEAN, 2011). The Climate Change Act [2008] has...
Bleeding within the body affects two principal physiological systems:.
Arterial oxygen saturation or the discovered oxygen level in arterial blood (SaO2) is invasive, and it is difficult to monitor trends in a practice setting. In 1972, the idea of a non-invasive pulse...
After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.
‘The Commission considered and discussed feedback from the ad hoc group on the proposals for Independent Prescribing for Paramedics […] In conclusion, the Commission endorsed the ad hoc group's...
The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) considered and discussed feedback from an ad hoc group on proposals for independent prescribing for paramedics in 2015. The CHM has a range of functions that...
The student experience survey during the 2014 placement was attempted by 69 out of 123 students—a response rate of 56%. The median student age was 21 years (interquartile range (IQR) 19–27) and 58%...
As the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance, VF causes disordered cardiac electrical activity resulting in rapid, unsynchronised ventricular contractions, reduced pumping-action, collapse and...