Clinical Practice

Wristwatches in bare-below-the-elbows out-of-hospital policies: time for a review

Two searches by the Library and Knowledge Service for Ambulance Services in England were commissioned by the author. This service undertakes searches of PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and EMCARE...

Prehospital management of sepsis with IV antibiotics: a UK literature review

The primary aim of this work was to review the UK-based literature to understand: whether the administration of IV antibiotics by the ambulance service to septic patients is associated with improved...

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a neuro-psychiatric emergency

While the pathophysiology of neuroleptic malignant syndrome is complex and not fully understood (Berman, 2011), experts agree it involves a marked, sudden reduction in central dopaminergic activity...

Use of cognitive aids in paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

A survey study of 39 EMS agencies across six states of the United States was carried out. The survey (Appendix A, online) was developed as part of a larger study examining preventable serious adverse...