case study

Methoxyflurane (Penthrox®)—a case series of use in the prehospital setting

These case reports are from prehospital settings and involve patients experiencing traumatic injuries who were attended by rapid response doctors. The cases are from the UK and Ireland..

Frank's Sign as a clinical marker of cardiovascular disease

A diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) or Frank's Sign, has been linked with ischaemic heart disease since it was first described in 1973 by Dr. Sanders Frank (Frank, 1973). A classification system has...

Clinical intuition: how paramedics make decisions, is experience always best? A case presentation

Firstly, it is important to consider why particular decisions are made, whether diagnoses are correct and what assumptions are made about the patient. It is pertinent to reflect on whether there were...