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The impact of working shifts: exploring the views of UK paramedics

The ontological influence on the research design was relativist in nature, whereby reality is believed to be constructed through meanings and understandings developed socially and experientially...

Is full pre-hospital spinal immobilisation best for the patient? A review of current controversies

Porth and Matfin (2008) describe SCI as damage to the neural elements of the spinal cord. SCIs are commonly classified using the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (Figure 1)...

The diagnosis and management of acute cluster headache in the out-of-hospital environment

A review of contemporary literature on cluster headaches has been conducted to inform this article, specifically keeping in mind that any development of practice needs be carefully balanced with...

A review of the Great North Air Ambulance Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Crew Course

Prior to joining GNAAS in April 2015, I had worked as an NHS paramedic for 9 years. This included several years on the road as both a rapid response paramedic and on the hazardous area response team...

Pre-Hospital Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Skills (PHACTS) Course review

The course is specific to trauma skills training in the pre-hospital setting and focuses on providing delegates with exposure to those skills that are rarely performed. As well as hands on skills, the...

Changing undergraduate paramedic students' attitudes towards sustainability and climate change

A pre- and post-intervention study was designed to evaluate paramedic students' attitudes towards climate change and sustainability, and to assess changes in attitudes and knowledge following an...

Analysis of pre-hospital consultations with crowd medical services at Premier League football club Fulham

Craven Cottage is the home stadium to Fulham FC, a Premiership football club situated in south west London, England. The club was started in 1879. In 1896, after two years of development, the club...

Development of research governance awareness to support pre-hospital studies

This project was funded by the North East and North Cumbria Academic Health Science Network, with the aim of developing easily accessible research governance awareness training tailored towards the...