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Paramedic Science degree programmes at the University of Greenwich

‘It is an extremely popular career choice. We could fill the courses many times over. Greenwich is attractive because the university has a reputation for being very good. We pride ourselves on the...

Falls in the prehospital environment

There were 405 articles located in the search with 21 meeting the inclusion criteria. There were five studies excluded leaving 16 studies available for review There was one pragmatic cluster...

Prehospital continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in ACPO: part 2

A comprehensive English language literature search of MEDLINE and CINAHL from 2000 to November 2010 was conducted using a broad search strategy. The subject heading ‘CPAP’ was used including the...

The Liverpool Care Pathway: a tool for paramedics?

With the introduction of the End of Life Care Strategy (DH, 2009), greater attention is being paid to end of life care. One of the aims of the strategy is to enable more people to die at home. It is...

Developing your journal

From May 2011, every month, JPP will contain a detachable personal reflective learning log. This will take the form of a template allowing you to record how the articles relate to your own daily...

Prehospital continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in ACPO: Part 1

‘A complex syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump to support a physiological circulation. The syndrome...