I didn't grow up wanting to be a paramedic—it is something that I fell into. I started 4.5 years ago on Patient Transport and progressed into Urgent Care for a private ambulance company. While on an...
‘All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or outside of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will...
When I was a toddler, I choked on a boiled sweet. I became silent and turned purple. My quick-thinking mother (a carer for children with learning disabilities) picked me up by my feet, sharply slapped...
Time for Dementia (Banerjee et al, 2016) is an educational programme for undergraduate healthcare students including medical, adult and mental health nursing, and allied health professionals, as well...
Through the current study, the authors aim to illustrate the first-line response to patient falls that is operational in the independent care sector in a specific region of North East England. This...
An interesting and concerning point raised by the research was that staff felt they were not equipped appropriately to deal with intoxicated individuals, with 50% noting that they felt they lacked the...
The leading cause of winter pressure is difficult to pinpoint, and can vary from year to year. However, there are a number of recurring contributing factors. While most health problems are not caused...
Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is a nitric oxide (NO) donor, which can be used to provide immediate relief for cardiac chest pain, and lower blood pressure. Cardiac chest pain is usually as a result of...
After completing this module the paramedic will be able to:.
After completing this module the paramedic will be able to:.
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