Essentially the KED is a flexible mini back board that, when in position on the casualty, extends from their lower back to above their head. It also extends laterally to encompass the flanks and head,...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the main cause of nearly 25% of maternal deaths worldwide (World Health Organization, 2012). The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) categorise PPH...
Although over recent years there has been an increased volume of research relating to out-of-hospital emergency and unscheduled care, Lerner et al (2015) suggest the evidence base remains limited,...
The Review of Prescribing, Supply and Administration of Medicines (Department of Health (DH), 1999), chaired by Dr June Crown, proposed that prescribing rights should be extended to a range of health...
Paramedics traditionally operate in high-risk and often unpredictable environments, dealing with a range of illnesses and injuries from the critically ill, to those patients with low acuity, yet often...
Ethics approval for this research was obtained from the UTAS Human Research Ethics Committee (No. H11576)..
The biopsychosocial model is a term to describe the combination of three important factors that heavily influence the lives of patients suffering a disease or illness:.
A comprehensive literature review was completed to evaluate the available evidence, undertaken in late 2013.
