International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2012

‘the process of professionalisation for practitioners of paramedicine, currently taking place in the UK is being echoed loudly arround the world’.

Leadership within the ambulance service: rhetoric or reality?

Effective leadership is central to the success of providing a modern and responsive NHS (Institute for Innovation and Improvement, 2006) but one of the difficulties of looking at leadership for...

Public health campaign to increase awareness of the risks of high blood pressure

Overall, 2 274 members of the public attended the KYBP event in London and had their BP measured by the LAS. Overall, 522 (23.0%) of event participants had a high BP measurement and were referred for...

High-risk non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) for paramedics

This is not to say that all NSTEACS patients would require this aggressive intervention but the intermediate to high-risk patients ultimately may. The bypass of local emergency departments (ED) and...

Increased threat of suicide attack: a need for NHS ambulance services to adapt?

Major incidents include a range of events, including terrorist attacks, but also include outbreaks of infectious diseases, train and air crashes and fires in public buildings. The current operating...

The art and science of mentorship in action

Paramedics acting as mentors have generally been providing constructive support and learning experiences which compare well with other healthcare professionals..

Reference management software for students, researchers and academics

RMS has been around for over two decades. The software is well developed and major database and information providers anticipate that users will be able to operate it with little difficulty. They have...

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