In prehospital emergency care, the evidence of underuse of analgesics in the face of valid indication (oligoanalgesia) remains a problem. Where issues around vascular access contribute to...
Recent trials exploring the effectiveness of cardiac arrest drugs suggest that the effects are time-dependent, and that earlier drug administration may improve outcomes. Gaining intravenous (IV)...
In the UK, ambulance services do not routinely notify an emergency department (ED) of the arrival of non-time-critical patients. However, in some American states, the emergency medical services (EMS)...
Seizures are among the most common conditions of childhood attended by emergency medical services (EMS), forming between 6 and 9% of emergency calls to children. Delayed administration of...
Alcohol-related harm—whether acute or long-term—has provided a significant challenge for populations and healthcare services across the UK..
Recent reports of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change discuss the unequivocal contribution of ill-health and healthcare towards rising global temperatures and vice versa. The NHS has a...
Acute heart failure (AHF) is characterised by new onset of heart failure or worsening heart failure presenting with cardiorespiratory symptoms. It is difficult to diagnose in the prehospital...
Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are invasive devices that are widely used by paramedics for the administration of intravenous (IV) therapy; however, adverse events including PIVC-associated...
