Every issue of JPP includes an instalment of our ECG series. Each of these present a reflective patient case study to help you practice ECG interpretation, so you can build your confidence and skills...
There are however are a number of abnormalities with this 12-lead ECG:.
The purpose of a scoping review is to consider as comprehensive a range of data as possible, with less emphasis on quality. This allows research areas requiring further study to be identified and...
This literature review aims to critically analyse contemporary research that explores the psychological impact of real-life TAs on paramedics within the prehospital environment to answer the question:...
As well as the harmful effects of heat-related illness on the body, our understanding of how organ damage occurs has also improved (Figure 2).
The overarching aim of this study is to understand the thoughts and opinions of current and future paramedic prescribers on non-medical independent prescribing. In addition, it will identify potential...
In the UK, ambulance services do not routinely notify an emergency department (ED) of the arrival of non-time-critical patients. However, in some American states, the emergency medical services (EMS)...
The study aimed to assess the baseline knowledge of practitioners working in prehospital medical services in the UK. Specifically, it intended to assess knowledge around the risks, recognition and...
There is ST segment elevation of up to 15 mm in V1–V6 suggestive of an extensive anterior lateral ST elevation myocardial infarction. There is ST segment depression in the inferior leads II, III and...
Seizures are among the most common conditions of childhood attended by emergency medical services (EMS), forming between 6 and 9% of emergency calls to children. Delayed administration of...
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 study aims to narratively explore why homeless individuals access healthcare through ambulance services and to identify lived experiences of both these individuals and paramedics. Three...