Emergency medical services are frequently responding to care for younger children suffering from a convulsive disorder, but decision-making can be challenging in the out-of-hospital environment....
Early recognition and defibrillation of shockable rhythms is strongly associated with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and is reliant upon rapid and accurate rhythm interpretation of...
This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Carney et al (2021) and expand upon the findings in the context of clinical practice..
This pilot study evaluated a prototype service, which included immediate telephone decision support from senior physicians in paramedic assessments of frail patients in supportive care environments...
The age of patients with femoral neck fracture was significantly correlated with neurological condition (rho 0.10 (95% CI (0.07–0.13); P≤0.001; n=4701), indicating a rise in neurological impairment...
Simulation education allows clinical environments to be replicated so participants can learn, train, rehearse and be assessed (Khan et al, 2011). Benishek et al (2015: 3) describe the three main...
LGBTQ+ History Month, which takes place every February in the UK, provides an ideal opportunity to reflect on this element of our profession's development. It reminds us of how far we have come in our...
After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.
A two-phase survey was designed explicitly to address the research aims (Cresswell, 2013). The validated Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Copenhagen self-assessment burnout tools informed part 1...
There are various causes of chest pain, including those of cardiac, gastrointestinal and respiratory origin. Table 1 shows the common causes and describes their presentation..
The author independently chose to conduct a systematic literature review as it allows simultaneous searches of electronic databases while being the most effective method to find the best current,...
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