Of the paramedics who were eligible, 60% responded to the exit survey (n=101)..
This article reports data collected during a prospective, observational study carried out in the West Midland Fire Service's metropolitan area from October 2010–March 2012. All cases were patients who...
Paramedics function at the frontline of emergency care practice. A literature review identified a number of themes that illuminate their practice:.
As the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance, VF causes disordered cardiac electrical activity resulting in rapid, unsynchronised ventricular contractions, reduced pumping-action, collapse and...
The presence of PTSD amongst healthcare workers may be of particular concern owing to the potential symptoms of hypervigilance, irritability, difficulty concentrating, avoidance behaviours, feelings...
Major trauma is a minor element of the total workload in emergency care, with estimations of less than 0.2% of the total workload (National Audit Office (NAO), 2010). Trauma such as dislocation,...
Time for Dementia (Banerjee et al, 2016) is an educational programme for undergraduate healthcare students including medical, adult and mental health nursing, and allied health professionals, as well...
Through the current study, the authors aim to illustrate the first-line response to patient falls that is operational in the independent care sector in a specific region of North East England. This...
Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is a nitric oxide (NO) donor, which can be used to provide immediate relief for cardiac chest pain, and lower blood pressure. Cardiac chest pain is usually as a result of...
EtCO2 is the concentration of CO2 in exhaled air, and approximates the partial pressure of CO2 in arterial blood (PaCO2). Values of PaCO2 usually range between 4.6-6 KPa (Valente, 2010; Pantazopoulos...
Massive acute pulmonary emboli (PE) is a reversible cause of cardiac arrest, with thrombolysis being the first line of treatment (British Thoracic Society, 2003). Occlusion of pulmonary blood flow is...
