Emergency medical services are frequently responding to care for younger children suffering from a convulsive disorder, but decision-making can be challenging in the out-of-hospital environment....
Early recognition and defibrillation of shockable rhythms is strongly associated with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and is reliant upon rapid and accurate rhythm interpretation of...
This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Carney et al (2021) and expand upon the findings in the context of clinical practice..
This pilot study evaluated a prototype service, which included immediate telephone decision support from senior physicians in paramedic assessments of frail patients in supportive care environments...
The age of patients with femoral neck fracture was significantly correlated with neurological condition (rho 0.10 (95% CI (0.07–0.13); P≤0.001; n=4701), indicating a rise in neurological impairment...
A two-phase survey was designed explicitly to address the research aims (Cresswell, 2013). The validated Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Copenhagen self-assessment burnout tools informed part 1...
Tension pneumothoraces (TP) are life-threatening injuries that may be treated by needle thoracocentesis (NT). The technique is not without complications, hence this research investigating the accuracy...
This study's results add to the collective understanding of factors associated with ambulance crashes, which may inform future action to intervene and create a safer environment of care for EMS...
There were 30 (85.7%) male and 5 (14.3%) female participants. Thirty-two (91.4%) of the 35 participants were ambulance paramedics and three (8.6%) were CCPs. Thirteen (37.1%) of the participants had...
In a cardiac arrest, a 911 dispatcher can often coach a bystander to perform chest compressions if CPR has not been initiated. In the case that a lightweight resuscitator such as a child has made the...
It is known that survivors of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have a high probability of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, but less is known about the effects on bystanders and...
To investigate the influence of time on the predictive value of the post-ROSC ECG, patients over the age of 18 were sought who had experienced an OHCA, had been successfully resuscitated, had received...