The problems the NHS and private companies are facing today are the worst in memory—yet neither the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), nor the Independent Ambulance Association (IAA),...
It has not been considered a specific offence to assault emergency workers or NHS staff, with paramedics having to rely on legislation that covers common assault against members of the public if they...
In the UK, paramedics follow national clinical guidelines from the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC); therefore, variance across the country may not be an issue (Brown et al,...
More than a quarter of ambulance call-outs relate to elderly falls. Immobility following a fall can cause muscle to break down which can lead to rhabdomyolysis—a life-threatening condition that can be...
To confidently recognise the clinical presentation of rhabdomyolysis, clinicians need to understand the pathophysiological changes that occur, and the symptoms such changes create. Rhabdomyolysis, by...
