The capacity for a penetrating projectile to cause damage to tissues is determined by its kinetic perform work’, like any form of energy, is subject to the law of energy conservation, which dictates...
Further assessment found that the patient had bilateral inspiratory and expiratory wheezes and crepitations on auscultation of his anterior and posterior chest, saturation of peripheral oxygen (SpO2)...
Historically, the belief has generally been that where oxygen is concerned ‘more is better’. The guideline highlights situations where this is not the case, and indeed may even be dangerous, while...
This was a qualitative, interviewed-based studydesigned to gauge the opinions and views of agroup of UK based non-homogenous cliniciansregarding what intubation aids should be evaluatedfor use while...
The service made its vision clear to implement a clinical leadership and supervision structure, some years ago. This process began with the introduction of a consultant paramedic and a team of 36...
The history is the most important aspect in evaluating headache patients (Blau and McGregor, 1995). The longer the duration of a headache, the less likely the possibility of a serious underlying...
The Maastricht criteria define organ donors (Kootstra et al, 1995) and describe types 1 and 2 relevant to pre-hospital care. Type 1 donors have an unwitnessed death confirmed in the pre-hospital...
Transient asystole differs from terminal asystole in that it is not a total failure of electrical activity (Bashian and Wazni, 2009). The period of asystole is brief or temporary, and ends when...