AIDS was first reported by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1981) as a form of pneumonia, although cases were almost certainly present as early as the 19th...
As both a paramedic and a junior doctor, I am often being asked about the journey into medicine. The conversation perhaps stems from an acknowledgment that paramedicine can be tough, and within all of...
With International Paramedics Day taking place on 8th July, it is a fitting time, not only to recognise the important work that you do and the valuable contributions that you make to patient care, but...
Resuscitation science has come a long way since 1906 when George Crile and David Dolley found that they could temporarily resuscitate mastiffs using a combination of a chest compression, saline, and...
Do you ever get the feeling that your mind is running a million miles per hour? Some of us are so accustomed to this background buzz that it has simply become a norm. How often do we tune into the...
In recent years, people all over the world have taken note of strange weather patterns. In fact, this year's Earth Day, which takes place on 22 April, follows the year with the highest global...
"When I was a little girl, I used to watch the attendants at the full-serve petrol stations in their petrol-stained dungarees and dream of doing their job. Once full-serve stations faded into the...
Paramedicine and prehospital scholarship show an increasingly impressive ability to appropriately engage in reflexive and reflective processes. The work of paramedics is arguably understudied...
