Older adults with head injury are a challenging group of patients to the ambulance clinician. Older age, clinical frailty, comorbidities, anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications can contribute to...
Four out of the 10 ambulance services in England were chosen for inclusion in the study to sample different geographic locations with a mix of environments and population densities (such as urban and...
A systematised literature review was chosen to critically appraise, consolidate and summarise the evidence base. First described by Grant and Booth (2009), a systematised review includes some of the...
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‘in which autonomous patients are choosers who act intentionally, with understanding, and without controlling influences that determine their actions’. .
Research by Credland et al (2019) addressed the need for non-ambulance placements within the paramedic programme, such as walk-in centres, minor injury units, cardiac assessment units and general...
The aim of this study was to investigate and assess Australian paramedic accuracy in ECG interpretation related to ischaemic ECG changes, specifically STEMI, NSTEMI and STEMI mimics..
A methodical literature search was conducted to identify peer-reviewed evidence. It began with a broad search of Google Scholar using the terms ‘paramedic suicide’ and ‘paramedic suicidality’..
This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Guan et al (2022) and expand upon its findings in the context of clinical practice..
In recent years, the technology of performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become increasingly accessible and has found increasing application in ambulances, helicopters, wilderness, and other...
