A prospective, cross-sectional comparative study was undertaken in two geographically separate ambulance services in the NWAS. Members of this ambulance service had completed the online education...
Non-ambulance placements are becoming increasingly important in pre-registration paramedic courses but do they meet the needs of the student? This study undertook semi-structured interviews with 33...
All PCRs from patients assessed by DFB prehospital practitioners in the week starting 27 March 2017 were manually examined by an independent researcher to identify patients with potential sepsis or...
The aim of this study was to illuminate the views of medical directors in NHS ambulance services, associated with the use of IV antibiotics to treat prehospital sepsis..
This Australian study used a narrative inquiry methodology to explore experiences of women who give birth while in the care of paramedics. Themes from this study surrounded communication, consent,...
A qualitative research design was adopted, and seven frontline paramedics working within South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) were recruited to the study. They met the inclusion...
COVID-19 is a novel pathogen that can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome which can lead to multi-organ failure/death. This retrospective Chinese study looked at the...
The aim of this study was to report on the administration of paramedic-delivered NMBA, which started on 1 April 2016 at SECAmb, and examine this practice innovation and its acceptability as an...
Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 13 paramedics to explore differences in handover communication between military and civilian practice and to understand the challenges of transitioning...
The specific aim of the current project was to safely reduce the number of patients conveyed by SECAmb to the ED and thereby improve the patient experience. Having reliable pathology diagnostics...