PPE for SARS-Cov-2 and the utility of single-use aprons

Preventing patients or other members of staff from acquiring an infection in the healthcare environment is a fundamental part of routine work and is often robustly policed. Evidence regarding COVID-19...

My first year as a nurse paramedic student

A day in the life of a forensic paramedic

Why names matter

An essential series on clinical decision-making on scene

The series will endeavour to address the key aspects of emergency and urgent care in the community setting, including an overview of trauma. Topics are set out in Box 1..

An LGBTQ+ student's opinion on: Pride in paramedicine

I read with great interest the articles by Moya et al (2021). As an LGBTQ+ medical student, I applaud them for their candid and inspirational accounts..

Virtual reality training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools

Teaching CPR to children in school in various ways can be effective (Plant and Taylor, 2015), and mandatory CPR training for schoolchildren may provide an opportunity to improve the bystander CPR...

Racial disparities in emergency care for seizures in the United States

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...

Pulse oximetry to predict the onset of acute mountain sickness: a literature review

The primary objective of this review is to establish the effectiveness and accuracy of pulse oximetry as a predictive tool for identifying the development of AMS during ascent to high altitudes..

Thinking differently about end-of-life decision-making

Complex problems require complex solutions: body-worn cameras in public health

Dealing with fear of failure

A dystopian new normal

From qualified professional to student apprentice