In this retrospective database analysis, McMullan and colleagues reviewed the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) registry for 2011 to determine the influence of airway management...
A male patient was stabbed below the jaw line to the left side of the face/neck. The initial call suggested a catastrophic haemorrhage. On scene, the male patient had an obvious and considerable...
In the pre-hospital context the response teams are doing all they can to save lives. A terrifying ordeal or horrific accident comes without warning at any time of the day or night. With lives at risk,...
Prior to the Faculty meeting in March 2012, a review of the published literature was undertaken using PubMed to search the Medline database. Secondary searches were made using UK PubMed Central and...
A review of the literature was undertaken prior to the consensus meeting. The Medline Database was searched using PubMed and Google Scholar was also used. The search terms were Pre-hospital management...
During the early years, London's Air Ambulance (LAA) functioned almost entirely as an aeromedical service during daylight hours. A range of drugs were used for anaesthesia and sedation, with...
Following publication of the 2010 American Heart Association-International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (AHA-ILCOR) guidelines, there has been an increased focus on the characteristic components...
‘Quadriplegia resulting from spinal instability missed by a clearance test had enormous impacts on longevity, quality of life, and costs, overshadowing the effects of prolonged collar application,...
‘On the occasions I have been admitted to an A&E department they have concentrated on medically patching me up and getting me out. Never have I been asked any questions regarding whether this is the...
We report the case of a 2-year-old boy who sustained a scald to the abdomen after pulling a freshly made cup of tea over himself. Following a crew request for analgesia and transfer to a burns unit,...
‘Instructional methods should not be used in the teaching of communication skills, since they are ineffective in comparison with experiential methods’.
The concept of improved clinical leadership through non-medical consultant roles was first introduced in DH guidance Making a Difference (DH, 1999a), and was part of the wider modernisation agenda set...