A relative made an emergency call requesting an ambulance for a 64-year-old female, who had collapsed at home and appeared to be having a stroke. Whilst responding on a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV),...
‘This paper found higher proportions of analgesia administration than previously reported’.
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 patient with burns presents a difficult challenge to most health care personnel. Apart from the serious nature of the injury, there is the patient's discomfort, the distress of the patient and...
‘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 paramedic profession has changed dramatically over recent years and continues to change. We have moved away from protocol-led treatment and more towards independent clinical decision making...
‘You can never eliminate the risk of assault on staff. The risk of injury can, however, be minimised significantly by the provision of body armour for front-line ambulance personnel. Good radio...
‘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...
