Simulation education allows clinical environments to be replicated so participants can learn, train, rehearse and be assessed (Khan et al, 2011). Benishek et al (2015: 3) describe the three main...
After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.
A two-phase survey was designed explicitly to address the research aims (Cresswell, 2013). The validated Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Copenhagen self-assessment burnout tools informed part 1...
There are various causes of chest pain, including those of cardiac, gastrointestinal and respiratory origin. Table 1 shows the common causes and describes their presentation..
The author independently chose to conduct a systematic literature review as it allows simultaneous searches of electronic databases while being the most effective method to find the best current,...
Tension pneumothoraces (TP) are life-threatening injuries that may be treated by needle thoracocentesis (NT). The technique is not without complications, hence this research investigating the accuracy...
After reading this article, paramedics should be able to:.
This study's results add to the collective understanding of factors associated with ambulance crashes, which may inform future action to intervene and create a safer environment of care for EMS...
Common benign causes of abdominal pain include bloating, constipation and round ligament syndrome (Hopcroft and Forte, 2003)..
There were 30 (85.7%) male and 5 (14.3%) female participants. Thirty-two (91.4%) of the 35 participants were ambulance paramedics and three (8.6%) were CCPs. Thirteen (37.1%) of the participants had...
A mixed-methods study combining quantitative and qualitative analysis was designed (Schifferdecker and Reed, 2009). The authors used the explanatory model (Schifferdecker and Reed, 2009), with the...