This young man had recently taken up jogging. On the evening before his collapse he complained of a painful calf and presumed that he had pulled a muscle. The next morning when he awoke he still had...
We report the case of a 38-year-old male who was working on an industrial site loading 2-tonne paper rolls into the container of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). When one of the paper rolls slipped off...
Firstly, it is important to consider why particular decisions are made, whether diagnoses are correct and what assumptions are made about the patient. It is pertinent to reflect on whether there were...
Over the years the quality of clinical handover has been identified as an important determinant in patient care when aiming for a smooth transition for the patient from one area of health care...
‘The next generation Emergency Services Network (ESN) will provide a massive increase in the way the ES communicate and use data’ .
‘Our conference speakers covered not only detailed topics but also higher level strategic subjects from clinical, air operational and fundraising subjects. This is exclusive to our conference,...
Chronic disease is defined as a long-lasting condition that can be controlled, but not cured (Salzman et al, 2012). Interestingly, over half of the US population lives with a least one chronic...
‘An unplanned life-threatening event in which there is a mismatch between the ambient level of resources and those that a patient needs to regain stability.’ .
Action learning is not a new concept. The phrase was coined by Professor Reginald Revans in the 1950s when trying to understand some of the routine challenges facing coal mine workers. Reginald Revans...
999 activity increased by 6.9% last year (Anderson, 2013) with incidents resulting in an ambulance service clinician attending scene increasing by 4% (Anderson, 2013) and patients discharged on scene...
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