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Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest (2016)
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Benger, J. R., Taylor, J., Black, S., J. Brett, S., Kirby, K., Nolan, J. P., …Benger, J. (2016). Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 109, 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.09.016

© 2016 Health outcomes after out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are extremely poor, with only 7–9% of patients in the United Kingdom (UK) surviving to hospital discharge. Currently emergency medical services (EMS) use either tracheal intubation or... Read More about Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Psychological wellbeing in survivors of cardiac arrest, and its relationship to neurocognitive function (2016)
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Davies, S. E., Rhys, M., Voss, S., Greenwood, R., Thomas, M., & Benger, J. R. (2017). Psychological wellbeing in survivors of cardiac arrest, and its relationship to neurocognitive function. Resuscitation, 111, 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.11.004

© 2016 Objective To characterise psychological wellbeing in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and examine its relationship to cognitive function. Patients Forty-one highly functioning cardiac arrest survivors were drawn from the fol... Read More about Psychological wellbeing in survivors of cardiac arrest, and its relationship to neurocognitive function.

An exploration of the views of paramedics regarding airway management (2016)
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Brandling, J., Rhys, M., Thomas, M., Voss, S., Davies, S. E., & Benger, J. (2016). An exploration of the views of paramedics regarding airway management. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 24(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-016-0243-2

© 2016 Brandling et al. Background: Paramedics are a skilled group of clinicians with expertise in airway management. Our research group has completed a trial comparing supraglottic airway devices with tracheal intubation during out of hospital cardi... Read More about An exploration of the views of paramedics regarding airway management.

Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest: A feasibility study (2016)
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Benger, J., Coates, D., Davies, S., Greenwood, R., Nolan, J., Rhys, M., …Voss, S. (2016). Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest: A feasibility study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 116(2), 262-268. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aev477

© 2016 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. Background: The best initial approach to advanced airway management during out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unknown.... Read More about Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest: A feasibility study.

The development and evaluation of an educational intervention for primary care promoting person-centred responses to dementia (2015)
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Iliffe, S., Voss, S. E., Edwards, R., Voss, S., & lliffe, S. (2015). The development and evaluation of an educational intervention for primary care promoting person-centred responses to dementia. Dementia, 14(4), 468-482. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301213499768

© 2013, © The Author(s) 2013. Background Early diagnosis of dementia within primary care is important to allow access to support. However, dementia remains under-detected in general practice. Aim This work aimed to develop and evaluate an educational... Read More about The development and evaluation of an educational intervention for primary care promoting person-centred responses to dementia.

The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device (2014)
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Sparke, A., Torlei, K., Voss, S., Page, M., Benger, J., Matthews, E., …Harris, N. (2015). The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(7), 564-570. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203527

Introduction: The early application of a semirigid disposable cervical collar following trauma is considered a routine practice. The aim of these devices is to immobilise the cervical spine and minimise the risk of additional neurological damage. How... Read More about The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device.

How do paramedics manage the airway during out of hospital cardiac arrest? (2014)
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Voss, S., Rhys, M., Coates, D., Greenwood, R., Nolan, J. P., Thomas, M., & Benger, J. (2014). How do paramedics manage the airway during out of hospital cardiac arrest?. Resuscitation, 85(12), 1662-1666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.09.008

© 2014 The Authors. Aim: The best method of initial airway management during resuscitation for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unknown. The airway management techniques used currently by UK paramedics during resuscitation for OHCA are not we... Read More about How do paramedics manage the airway during out of hospital cardiac arrest?.

Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key? (2014)
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Edwards, R., Voss, S., & Iliffe, S. (2014). Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key?. Dementia, 13(1), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301212451381

Primary care is ideally placed to recognise and manage dementia and yet dementia can be overlooked or misattributed by primary care practitioners and is underdiagnosed. This might be explained by a lack of formal training in the diagnosis of dementia... Read More about Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key?.

Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of prehospital cardiac arrest (REVIVE-Airways): A feasibility study research protocol (2013)
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initial airway management of prehospital cardiac arrest (REVIVE-Airways): A feasibility study research protocol. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002467

Introduction: Effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation with appropriate airway management improves outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Historically, tracheal intubation has been accepted as the optimal form of OHCA airway manage... Read More about Randomised comparison of the effectiveness of the laryngeal mask airway supreme, i-gel and current practice in the initial airway management of prehospital cardiac arrest (REVIVE-Airways): A feasibility study research protocol.

Violence in the emergency department (Editorial) (2011)
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Voss, S., Lloyd, T., Joyner, O., Lousada, J., Caldwell, N., & Benger, J. (2011). Violence in the emergency department (Editorial). British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(12), 664-665

Executive function: The core feature of dementia? (2004)
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Bullock, R. A., & Voss, S. (2004). Executive function: The core feature of dementia?. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 18(2), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.1159/000079202

Links between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) have been examined, and this paper investigates the role of executive control function (ECF) within the dementia syndrome. 307 AD patients, 168 VaD patients and 208 controls were comp... Read More about Executive function: The core feature of dementia?.