Outputs (15)

Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: A qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction Children with head injury are commonly transported to the ED by ambulance. However, most of those conveyed are deemed non-serious and are discharged at triage. Research is needed to explore the factors that influence paramedics when deci... Read More about Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: A qualitative study.

Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: A scoping review (2025)
Journal Article

Background
This scoping review aimed to summarize existing research on point-of-care tests (POCTs) within emergency medical services (EMS). There is a lack of comprehensive reviews covering the breadth and scope of application of POCTs in EMS despit... Read More about Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: A scoping review.

Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Global demand for care during the last year of life (end-of-life) is rising and with shortfalls in community healthcare services, paramedics are increasingly called on to deliver this. Despite this growing demand on the paramedic workforc... Read More about Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences.

Understanding the emergency medical service response to patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2024)
Journal Article

Study Aim: To understand the survival and emergency medical service call triage and response to patients who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after the emergency medical service call is connected.
Methods: A descriptive retrospective data a... Read More about Understanding the emergency medical service response to patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Paramedic or GP consultations in primary care: Prospective study comparing costs and outcomes (2024)
Journal Article

Background:
General Practice faces pressures due to increased demand and a shortage of GPs. Paramedics in General Practice (PGPs), increasingly contribute to managing minor illnesses, conducting home visits, and providing urgent consultations.

Ai... Read More about Paramedic or GP consultations in primary care: Prospective study comparing costs and outcomes.

A conversation analytical study of call openings in Emergency Medical Service calls where the patient is at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2024)
Journal Article

Background: The Chain of Survival identifies the importance of early recognition of patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This research investigated the interaction between callers and call-takers during calls to the Em... Read More about A conversation analytical study of call openings in Emergency Medical Service calls where the patient is at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Clinical and cost effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: A mixed-methods realist evaluation (2024)
Report

Background:
General Practice (GP) services are under pressure due increased demand . Alongside substantial national recruitment challenges, there exists a shortage of GPs to meet current need. Resultingly, allied healthcare professionals (AHPs), inc... Read More about Clinical and cost effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: A mixed-methods realist evaluation.

Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice. (2024)
Journal Article

ObjectivesTo examine inequalities in birth before arrival (BBA) at hospitals in South West England, understand which groups are most likely to experience BBA and how this relates to hypothermia and outcomes (phase A). To investigate opportunities to... Read More about Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice..

Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design (2024)
Journal Article

We used a two-phased mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design to understand how frequently paramedics attend patients who, on paramedic assessment with the Gold Standards Framework Proactive Identification Guidance, are end-of-life a... Read More about Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design.

Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis (2024)
Journal Article

Objective Hospital-based clinical decision tools support clinician decision-making when a child presents to the emergency department with a head injury, particularly regarding CT scanning. However, there is no decision tool to support prehospital cli... Read More about Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis.