Firework celebrations put paramedics at increased risk

‘This was a close call for me and my crewmates as a firework was aimed towards our ambulance and exploded as I drove on blue lights and sirens to an incident. .

Clinical exam: an introduction

The articles are intended to support clinician development and to assist in the overall assessment of patient presentations. The information should be used to support consideration of differential...

Prehospital use of supplemental oxygen therapy in the non-hypoxic patient

After completing this module the paramedic will be able to:.

Road resilience: adaptive education for emerging challenges

The efficacy of any professional training programme depends on educators being able to prepare students for the future. Paramedicine in 2030 will not be the role students sign up for today...

Student paramedics' views on placements in general practice as part of a degree

What are student paramedics' views on the importance of including a placement within general practice as part of their degree on their learning and development as an autonomous paramedic?.

Application of pelvic binders by student paramedics: an observational cohort study

Purposeful convenience sampling was used to recruit student paramedics at the College of Paramedics' UK National Student Conference and one UK higher education institution between November 2018 and...

A human rights perspective on the use of social media by the ambulance services

‘Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and...

Will the winter of 2019/20 have unusually high service demand? Part 2: Strategy

While the ageing population has been increasing health service demand over many years, we need to understand how the less well recognised role of nearness to death may have been acting to influence...

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