Would she like a drink?

A paramedic approach to empowering children and their guardians via health literacy

The OSCE: a terrifying but important necessity

What is criticality?

Soft skills and the perceived necessity of a college degree for the paramedic profession

In the United States, there are four recognised levels of college degrees: two are considered undergraduate, and two graduate. The first undergraduate level is the associate degree, which is generally...

So, what is mastery?

Pharmacology: theory to practice

Addressing the challenge of student involvement in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

To resolve the challenges discussed, this article argues that greater tailoring should be made of paramedic student clinical placements. Prehospital placements are vital for preparing students for...

Interprofessional education

Demonstrating mastery

Ethics part 4: justice and scope. Considering the end of endotracheal intubation

Imagine for a moment, that there are three paramedics at different stages in their careers: Paramedic A is newly qualified after completing a university course that involved placement in surgical...

Elective placements

Over the course of the last few years, we have been sent on some very interesting and varied placements as part of the MSci here at Keele. I assume that we have been given these opportunities so that...