A medical model approach was used to examine the patient, which consisted of thorough history taking (Douglas, Nichol and Robertson 2013). This indicated a one-week history of productive cough with...
A small ambulance station within South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) was purposively selected to participate in the study based on its size, location, usual patient numbers...
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Working Group, which comprises a multidisciplinary team collectively define gender dysphoria as ‘the distress associated with the experience of one's personal gender...
The PRISMA system is the accepted methodology for systematic reviews; it is primarily focused on evaluating randomised trials and synthesising meta-analysis (PRISMA, 2015). It became apparent early in...
Weighted participant feedback is shown in figure 3. Two areas of consensus emerged in the focus group that indicated the value of the use of immersive media within simulations according to the...
It is important to understand how the body is affected at the time of cardiac arrest and during the reperfusion that occurs following successful resuscitation. While achieving a ROSC in OHCA is not a...
Early studies on the management of spinal trauma paid close attention to how they defined secondary injury. In a case series from 1966, Geisler et al aimed specifically to determine the frequency of...
The aim of the evaluation was to assess whether the new Red 1 definition had an impact on the patients that receive a Red 1 response..
An anonymous electronic survey was distributed by Survey Monkey® offering a pragmatic approach as the participants were based across a large geographical area. This also provided a degree of...
A literature search was conducted (circa 2000 to mid-2013) with the purpose of gaining a better understanding of the potential barriers for BME groups to accessing paramedic education. Literature...
