A single-centre, prospective cohort study was conducted by North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust between 17 February 2020 and 31 March 2021..
Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) provides prehospital enhanced and critical care to patients in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire between 07:00 and 02:00, 365 days a year....
It is known that survivors of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have a high probability of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, but less is known about the effects on bystanders and...
Lactate is produced by most tissues in the human body, with the highest level of lactate production found in muscle (Consoli et al, 1990). In healthy subjects, lactate is the result of pyruvate...
This systematic review will endeavour to demonstrate whether the use of a mechanical chest compression device will be a positive factor in improving survival in the cardiac arrest scenario. In...
Although the use of ultrasound is well established in hospitals, it did not emerge in the prehospital environment until the 1990s in the United States. Furthermore, paramedic use of ultrasound has...
With the aim of identifying literature and evidence relevant to OHCA and post-resuscitation care, online searches of PubMed, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) using NHS...
Of the paramedics who were eligible, 60% responded to the exit survey (n=101)..
As the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance, VF causes disordered cardiac electrical activity resulting in rapid, unsynchronised ventricular contractions, reduced pumping-action, collapse and...
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,...