All Outputs (3)

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Coppola, A., Kirby, K., Black, S., & Osborne, R. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study. British Paramedic Journal, 7(2), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2022.09.7.2.8

Background: Following the emergence of COVID-19, there have been local and national changes in the way emergency medical service (EMS) staff respond to and treat patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The views of EMS staff on the impact... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study.

Improving the Emergency Medical Service recognition and response for patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2022)
Thesis
Kirby, K. Improving the Emergency Medical Service recognition and response for patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9030811

Current international guidelines and the associated “chain of survival” emphasise the recognition of critically unwell patients in the community followed by an efficient response in the hope of preventing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which occurs... Read More about Improving the Emergency Medical Service recognition and response for patients who are at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation (2022)
Journal Article
Kirby, K., Caswell, K., Petheram, J., Hyde, P., & Crouch, R. (2022). Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation. Air Medical Journal, 41(5), 458-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2022.04.003

Objective: Patient and family liaison practitioners are a relatively recent addition to UK helicopter emergency medical services to support patients with their recovery. A service evaluation was completed that mapped the current provision of patient... Read More about Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation.