Although clinical practice and patient communication are key elements of the paramedic role, being an ‘ambulance driver’ is also integral. Often, the public misconception is that members of the...
A new emergency care support worker (ECSW) pilot programme has been launched within my area. Having joined this scheme, I am employed part-time as an ECSW while also a student. I understand from...
The aim of the study is to describe and explore the mental wellbeing of UK student paramedics before and after their first ambulance placement.
This narrative literature review was undertaken during February and March 2023. Searches of selected databases were undertaken (Table 1)..
This prospective, cross-sectional, quantitative study used a survey methodology. Participants were Australian or New Zealand students on undergraduate paramedicine courses and were recruited through...
Research by Credland et al (2019) addressed the need for non-ambulance placements within the paramedic programme, such as walk-in centres, minor injury units, cardiac assessment units and general...
This article aims to demonstrate how practice supervisor training was incorporated into the final year of a paramedic academic programme..
This evaluation is a descriptive account of the implementation of a training session to develop student self-perceptions of self-awareness and self-regulation in encountering clinical situations where...
Using the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) improvement cycle, the Trust's in-house technology enhanced learning (TEL) team created scenarios using the XVR ‘on scene’ platform (XVR Simulation B.V, 2022)....
The aim of this study was to determine if chest compressions performed from a lateral position are more effective than chest compressions performed from an over-the-head position in a cohort of UK...
