medication

Methamphetamine use and emergency services in Australia: a scoping review

This study used scoping review methodology which aimed to identify, map and review existing literature on a selected topic (Levac et al, 2010). The search was inclusive of both peer-reviewed research...

Paramedic management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest secondary to hyperkalaemia

In this case study the author attended a 42-year-old male patient who complained of shortness of breath and fatigue. The patient's medical history was of intravenous drug use, myocardial infarction,...

Is diazepam or lorazepam the most effective benzodiazepine for use in paramedic management of convulsive seizures in adults?

The focus of this review is to compare benefits of diazepam and lorazepam in the pre-hospital care setting. As there is limited evidence, the search criteria were widened to allow data from other...

Is IV paracetamol as effective an analgesic as IV morphine for patients in non-cardiac pain? A literature review

The literature search, along with a Cochrane Database search was conducted on 3 April 2015. This question in its key terms was inputted into PubMed, the British Medical Journal (BMJ), University of...

End-tidal CO2 monitoring in the pre-hospital environment: more than just endotracheal tube placement confirmation

Measurement of carbon dioxide in expired ventilation gases has been used in anaesthesia practice since the late 1970s (Sinclair, 1998) and is mandatory practice in anaesthesia departments across the...

Challenges of postpartum haemorrhage: a case study in the aeromedical retrieval environment

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the main cause of nearly 25% of maternal deaths worldwide (World Health Organization, 2012). The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) categorise PPH...

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance: a focused case series for pre-hospital practice

We report the case of a 38-year-old male who was working on an industrial site loading 2-tonne paper rolls into the container of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). When one of the paper rolls slipped off...

Australian paramedics' provision of analgesia for older fallers

‘This paper found higher proportions of analgesia administration than previously reported’.

Appropriate morphine administration by paramedics: a review of the literature

Full text online and English articles accessible through EBSCO, Medline, CINAHL and PubMed between 1997 and 2013 were included in the overall review of the literature..