Scoping reviews, as their name implies, are used to determine how much progress has been made in a particular area of research. In order to explore the question ‘What is known about the preparedness...
This review followed a focused literature search of three databases—CINAHL, MEDLINE and ScienceDirect—from 1 January 2000 to 27 April 2022. Only human, adult, prehospital studies were included. Papers...
Of the 50 students who were invited to the simulation activity, 45 attended and 43 gave written consent and took part in the study (96%). Participants were in a broad range of age (18–47 years) and...
The most common method of measuring EtCO2 in clinical practice is the infrared analyser. Rays from a source of infrared light are passed through a sample of gas as a detector analyses the degree of...
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...
The aim of this study was to highlight the key differences between the triage and dispatch processes of specialist resources, to establish if the findings support the use of one model over another to...
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...
Stemming from the works of Barnard (1938) and Follett (1941), organisational behaviour theory is characterised by its approach to the analysis of an organisation and its people on a macro scale. The...
This study uses EMS data from the 2017–2019 NEMSIS V3.5.0 database to perform a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. NEMSIS is a national database funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
The study included a consecutive series of patients and was similar to a cohort study, which corresponds to a single-gate diagnostic accuracy study design (Rutjes et al, 2005). A retrospective...
The purpose of this study was to undertake a systematic review of literature relevant to the paramedic profession, exploring the relationship between alcohol and substance use with occupational and...
The introduction of the simulation-based training for all operational paramedics had a positive impact on the management of femur fractures. Post intervention, a total of 69 femur fractures were...
Since its introduction, POCUS has been used to enhance the assessment of a wide range of clinical conditions across medical and traumatic pathologies. For example, the ‘focused assessment with...
The NHS accounts for 5% of all road traffic in England, with staff, patients and visitors travelling over 20 billion kilometres annually by car (GrEAN, 2011). The Climate Change Act [2008] has...
The presence of PTSD amongst healthcare workers may be of particular concern owing to the potential symptoms of hypervigilance, irritability, difficulty concentrating, avoidance behaviours, feelings...
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