A systematic search was conducted to find strong primary quantitative research to determine to what extent low EtCO2 is a predictor of sepsis and if this has diagnostic value..
The study design was a cross-sectional survey, structured and reported using the ‘Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology’ (STROBE) guidelines (Cuschieri, 2019) and...
Of the paramedics who were eligible, 60% responded to the exit survey (n=101)..
Systematic searches identified 1 461 study abstracts which were evaluated against the inclusion/exclusion criteria for relevance. A total of 65 studies were potentially relevant and full texts were...
‘Similar to an acute myocardial ischaemic attack and an acute brain attack, the speed and appropriateness of therapy administered in the initial hours after the syndrome develops are likely to...
An internet-based survey entitled the National Ambulance Service Airway Management Audit was created using the Bristol University Online Survey Tool (University of Bristol; www.survey.bris.ac.uk). The...
Croup is a common respiratory infection with an incidence of around 3% of the paediatric population per year, most commonly affecting children between 6–36 months and more commonly males than females...
A comprehensive literature review was completed to evaluate the available evidence, undertaken in late 2013.
This study was designed to examine the feasibility, and potential impacts, of introducing POC lactate measurement into pre-hospital care within NEAS. The primary objective was to evaluate the Nova...
‘…paramedics within King County achieved ETI success rates comparable with other highperforming EMS systems and emergency physicians’.
Recently, paramedic advanced airway interventions (AAI) in cardiac arrest have come under increased scrutiny, and supraglottic devices are becoming a more common choice over intubation where...
In this retrospective database analysis, McMullan and colleagues reviewed the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) registry for 2011 to determine the influence of airway management...