Examining the type and frequency of incidents attended by UK paramedics

The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of incidents attended with a view to highlighting potential issues that may exist for paramedic practice. This aim has been achieved through the...

On humanising psychosomatic illness

Dr. O'Sullivan opens with common examples of how the mind affects the body—tears are a physiological response to a feeling. Blushing is also a physiological, visible reflection of inner feelings. The...

An out-of-hospital perspective on hyperventilation syndrome

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

Stamping out poor attitudes and raising the rainbow flag

‘When we set up the National Ambulance LGBT Network in 2015, we wanted it to be an organisation that really made a difference to patients and their staff. .

Clinical suspicion regarding needle decompression for patients with chest trauma

Needle decompression of the chest (also known as thoracocentesis or thoracentesis) is a manoeuvre to release abnormal air from the pleural space. Prehospital needle decompression is only indicated for...

The impact of paramedic shift work on the family system: a literature review

The present literature search was conducted between January and March 2017 using the CINAHL, British Nursing Index (BNI), Medline, NHS Evidence and PubMed databases using the University of Brighton...

What value does peer-assisted learning have in the training of student paramedics?

As an idea originally suggested by the academic team, a meeting was arranged between the paramedic programme team and the university practice learning advisers, who specialise in practice education...

Interdisciplinary work integrated learning: a pilot evaluation instrument

Paramedic and outdoor recreation students have similar imperatives to practise first response skills in austere environments. Undergraduate paramedic students—traditionally embedded in the health...

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