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,...
The NHS invests in library and information services and electronic resources to support clinical practitioners in developing and delivering evidence-based services. This definition of evidence-based...
The students who took part in the exchange are aware of the barriers and obstacles in place, which make the transfer of paramedic qualifications and experience overseas exceptionally difficult. This...
The Student Paramedic Society at the University of Hertfordshire was founded by two students in January 2012, with the aim of providing convenient opportunities for students to attend guest lectures,...
‘Ambulance trusts are now tweeting about public health issues, as well as flagging up road accidents’.
Poor hospital care is not new. In 1863, Florence Nightingale declared that ‘…the first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm’ (Nightingale, 1863). Moving ahead 150 years, the...
‘The performance of the UK in terms of premature mortality is persistently and significantly below the mean of other European peers’.
A lightning strike injures patients in three main ways: electrical current, heat production and concussive forces (Table 2)..
Jackson and Nolan (2009) note that although the understanding of hypotensive resuscitation as described in the literature is clear, there are a number of discrepancies with regards to how much of...
Discussions of specific religions are a gateway to topics such as inclusiveness, prejudice and tolerance, consent and the patients’ rights to choose. Such discussions provides students with more...
During the study period, 245 patients were identified as being intubated by intensive care paramedics. This was indicted by the marking of ETI data fields on patient health care records from the...
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