Research

Registered paramedics in Gibraltar: the student perspective

‘For the first time in Gibraltar's healthcare history, four students successfully graduated from a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) validated paramedic programme in Gibraltar’.

Pain and suffering: how do we treat both?

Spotlight on Research is edited by Julia Williams, principal lecturer, paramedic science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire UK. To find out how you can contribute to future...

Clinical Practice Guideline Update—Birth Imminent: Normal Delivery and Delivery Complications

For details of the methodology used in the development of this guideline refer to the guideline webpage..

Fundamentals of blood pressure measurement

The body relies in the main on two key systems to ensure that blood pressure is maintained at the correct level to meet the body's requirements. In the longer term, the renin angiotensin aldosterone...

An audit of 4679 consecutive emergencies for an emergency care practitioner

The data presented here is an audit of 4 679 consecutive emergency calls attended by a single ECP between November 2007 and November 2013. The data was collected in a large urban environment, a town...

Research developments within the Allied Health Professions Research Network (AHPRN)

‘The AHPRN is a development of the National Physiotherapy Research Network which was developed in 2004, and officially launched in 2005 following a call for proposals from the (CSP) for a research...

Anatomical and physiological mechanisms of heartblock associated with AMI

The heartbeat is initiated by an intrinsic electrical system composed of modified myocytes. These myocytes are organised into a group of spontaneously discharging pacemaker cells, situated in the...

The decision-making process in an emergency: a reflection on paramedic practice

A relative made an emergency call requesting an ambulance for a 64-year-old female, who had collapsed at home and appeared to be having a stroke. Whilst responding on a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV),...

Australian paramedics' provision of analgesia for older fallers

‘This paper found higher proportions of analgesia administration than previously reported’.

Implementation of a mechanical chest compression device

Spotlight on Research is edited by Julia Williams, principal lecturer, paramedic science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire UK. To find out how you can contribute to future issues,...