Research

Carrying out research, critical appraisal, ethics and stakeholder involvement

Establishing a hypothesis—a clear, verifiable assertion—that a researcher will make in their investigations is the first step in conducting research (Olaussen et al, 2022)..

How it's done: search tools and techniques for major bibliographic databases

Search planning is often ignored in favour of going directly to your search. However, a search plan helps you to think through some key questions before you start searching that will save you time...

Examining the benefits of paramedic engagement for the novice researcher

Professional paramedic engagement encompasses the consultation of practitioners within their area of expertise, who provide early and essential critical value and propose changes in study projects to...

Paramedic views on clinical research in cardiac arrest

Of the paramedics who were eligible, 60% responded to the exit survey (n=101)..

Involving adults who lack capacity in research: ethical and legal challenges for the pre-hospital and emergency medicine context

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) took force in 2007; the long-awaited legislation that addressed the legal lacuna regarding decisions made on behalf of adults deemed unable to consent for...

Development of research governance awareness to support pre-hospital studies

This project was funded by the North East and North Cumbria Academic Health Science Network, with the aim of developing easily accessible research governance awareness training tailored towards the...

A journey with mechanical chest compression

‘It seems a lifetime ago that we first met the LUCAS device.’ It was in 2002, David Halliwell (DH) was in Florence, Italy, at the European Resuscitation Council conference when he first noticed the...

Integrating clinical research into paramedic practice:current trends and influences

Several current UK national health policies are focused on the promotion of clinical research in healthcare. In the white paper entitled Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (Department of Health...

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