When thinking about pharmacological calculations for infusion, several formulas for calculating concentration, infusion rate, constants and doses probably come to mind; although they have helped us on...
An early miscarriage is defined as a pregnancy loss in the first 12 weeks (Saying Goodbye, 2023) and this accounts for approximately 80% of miscarriages (NCT, 2023). It is because of this statistic...
I entered the NHS in the early 1990s when regular influenza outbreaks created serious operational and financial challenges. Influenza vaccine coverage at that time was very low and we were all...
This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Hansel et al (2022) and expand upon its findings in the context of clinical practice..
Prehospital acute pain management research in adults often focuses on analgesic administration: ‘what proportion of patients received an analgesic?’, ‘did a meaningful pain score reduction occur?’,...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a difference between anxiety experienced by paramedics who worked 12-hour shifts and those working 24-hour shifts. The mental health of EMS...
Chapter 1 provides an introduction that starts by defining (prehospital) research and justifying its importance. For example, it points out an 800% increase of prehospital research on the PubMed...
The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) guidelines are often referred to as the prehospital ‘Bible’. They have been the ‘go to’ guidelines for all UK NHS Ambulance services since...
This research was conducted as part of an MSc in advanced practice (prehospital care) at the University of Greenwich. It was a quantitative survey that used a convenience sample by approaching every...
The fair distribution of finite resources or ‘goods’ is distributive justice in its simplest form (Campbell, 2017). Rawls is perhaps the most influential contemporary figure who presented a...
Chacko and Peter (2019) define antidotes as agents that reverse the effects of poisons on the body. Their mode of action is achieved by enzyme inhibition, binding to and neutralising a poison,...
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