This review has highlighted that, as levels of deprivation increase, rates of BCPR decrease, as does the availability of AEDs; yet the incidence of OHCA rises. However, this review only included...
In 2016–2017, there were 16 285 injury-related ambulance call-outs to 0–14 year-olds in the north west of England (20.6% of all call-outs to 0–14 year-olds). The majority were unintentional injuries...
With UK NHS ambulance trusts answering more than 10 million 999 calls in 2017, and the average ambulance vehicle travelling 50 000 miles per year (Lord Carter of Coles, 2018), several ambulance...
Train paramedics to give a brief intervention (very brief advice (VBA)) on smoking cessation using the three As (AAAs). The AAAs is an opportunistic brief intervention tool given to all smokers,...
Although intervention to reduce excessive drinking might usually be seen as the remit of other health professionals, particularly general practitioners (GPs), the modern paramedic has options for...
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