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Exploring paramedic patient assessment

Records of battlefield first aid can be evidenced on Grecian pottery from as early as 500 BC, demonstrating early records of ambulances in alignment with military activities (Pearn, 1994). With global...

To alert, or not to alert? That is the question

Spotlight on Research is edited by Julia Williams, principal lecturer, paramedic science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire UK. To find out how you can contribute to future issues,...

Emergency response driving education within UK ambulance services

Each ambulance trust across the country will have a pool of driving instructors, trained specifically to deliver driving programmes that range from basic driving assessments when new employees start...

The role of informatics in paramedic practice

So, what has informatics got to do with patient safety? The Department of Health says that:.

Health and Care Professions Council: protecting whom?

‘Medical education, evidence-based care, accountability and professionalism are all factors catalysing the modernisation and professionalisation of modern British paramedicine’.

Investigating gout: taking a new approach to an old disease

While gout is becoming an increasingly prevalent condition, it has its background many thousands of years ago. The Egyptians first identified gout in 2 640 BC, and in the fifth century, Hippocrates...

Understanding the process and treatment of meningitis and meningococcal disease

A large variety of organisms, such as meningococci, pneumococci and influenza type b, normally inhabit the naso- and oropharnyx, causing relatively no harm in a healthy individual. Predisposing...

Exploring the developmental need for a paramedic pathway to mental health

The World Health Organization (WHO) (1946) defines health as ‘a state of complete, physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’ The DH (2011b) validates...