Achieving a “good death for all” is a prominent social and political priority across the western world (Ellershaw et al, 2010); however despite this prominence the concepts of such a death remain...
‘The aim of any handover is to achieve the efficient communication of high-quality clinical information at any time when the responsibility for patient care is transferred’ (Yong et al, 2008)..
TLoC, or ‘blackout’ as it commonly referred to, is defined as the sudden loss of consciousness with complete recovery (NICE, 2010). TLoC is not a condition but a symptom which is generated by multiple...
‘The majority of sudden cardiac deaths are of ischaemic aetiology secondary to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and affect the older section (35 years) of the population. In a significant...
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..
The spinal cord descends from the base of the medulla oblongata in the vertebral space, terminating approximately two thirds of the way down the vertebral column at the level of the second lumbar...
Body cells need energy to function; glucose (sugar obtained from digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates) is the body's main energy source. The glucose in digested food is absorbed in the small...
Golden and Hervey's four stage theory (Golden and Hervey, 1981) begins during immediate contact with the water. On initial immersion, an autonomic reflex is triggered involving uncontrollable...
Records of battlefield first aid can be evidenced on Grecian pottery from as early as 500 BC, demonstrating early records of ambulances in alignment with military activities (Pearn, 1994). With global...
During the study period, 245 patients were identified as being intubated by intensive care paramedics. This was indicted by the marking of ETI data fields on patient health care records from the...
Paramedics in an urban and urban/rural area of Ontario were recruited to participate in focus group sessions after ethics approval was obtained from the University of Toronto. Participant and focus...