A review of parenteral medicines commonly prescribed at the end of life (Johnstone, 2017) was undertaken. This identified the appropriate JIC medications to manage the symptoms of severe COVID-19...
This study aimed to describe the ambulance care of adults with suspected stroke according to residential status of any type of care home versus a private address (i.e. patients living in their own...
The primary aim of this study was to establish whether there is a positive correlation between scoop and outside temperatures when this equipment is stored without vehicle heating..
Suggestions from the professional panel to improve driving were limited. The use of a dark mode to reduce the glare from the mobile data terminal was suggested as was using the low-power mode for blue...
Qatar is located on a 160 km-long peninsula on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. Islands included, it occupies 11 493 km2 of land (Bener and Mazroei, 2010). While the country's economy was based on...
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...
Scott Bateman, a Royal Air Force pilot, wanted to explore ways of reducing the time taken for life-saving interventions to reach a patient, having experienced the cardiac arrest of a family member. In...
The patient, a woman in her late 20s, suddenly collapsed at home without warning and was found to be unconscious and not breathing by her partner. Immediate basic life support was given via ambulance...
Skills development and maintenance for many paramedic emergency procedures are challenging because opportunities to learn and practise are limited. Such procedures may be required in rare and...
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..
Ivers et al (2012) concluded their systematic review of the effects of feedback on health professional practice by stating that it could lead to small but important improvements and recommended...
The study explored the experiences of paramedics working in rural areas. A qualitative design was used to provide depth and richness. Data were analysed through inductive thematic analysis (Braun and...
The National Ambulance LGBT Network was established in 2015 to share best practices from the various regional LGBT staff networks, and provide an overview of the common issues that ambulance services...
Identification of previous studies within UK Ambulance Services was undertaken initially to identify any data to support or refute the proposed study. A similar study was identified internally with...
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