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The effect of prehospital critical care on survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective observational study (2019)
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von Vopelius-Feldt, J., Morris, R. W., & Benger, J. (in press). The effect of prehospital critical care on survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective observational study. Resuscitation, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.08.008

Aim To examine the effect of prehospital critical care on survival following OHCA, compared to routine advanced life support (ALS) care. Methods We undertook a prospective multi-centre cohort study including two ambulance services and six prehos... Read More about The effect of prehospital critical care on survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective observational study.

Systematic review of the effectiveness of prehospital critical care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2017)
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von Vopelius-Feldt, J., Brandling, J., & Benger, J. (2017). Systematic review of the effectiveness of prehospital critical care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 114, 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.02.018

© 2017 Background Improving survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a priority for modern emergency medical services (EMS) and prehospital research. Advanced life support (ALS) is now the standard of care in most EMS. In some EMS, pre... Read More about Systematic review of the effectiveness of prehospital critical care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study examining survival and a stakeholder-focused cost analysis (2016)
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von Vopelius-Feldt, J., Powell, J., Morris, R., & Benger, J. (2016). Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study examining survival and a stakeholder-focused cost analysis. BMC Emergency Medicine, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-016-0109-y

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: Survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain low, despite remarkable efforts to improve care. A number of ambulance services in the United Kingdom (UK) have developed prehospital critical care tea... Read More about Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study examining survival and a stakeholder-focused cost analysis.

The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2015)
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von Vopelius-Feldt, J., Coulter, A., & Benger, J. (2015). The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 96, 290-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.08.020

© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Aim: To assess the impact of a pre-hospital critical care team (CCT) on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods: We undertook a retrospective observational study, comparing OHCA patients attended by a... Read More about The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Critical care paramedics: Where is the evidence? A systematic review (2014)
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Von Vopelius-Feldt, J., Wood, J., & Benger, J. (2014). Critical care paramedics: Where is the evidence? A systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(12), 1016-1024. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202721

© 2014, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: Paramedic-delivered prehospital critical care is an established concept in a number of emergency medical services around the world and, more recently, has been introduced to the UK. This... Read More about Critical care paramedics: Where is the evidence? A systematic review.

Who does what in prehospital critical care? An analysis of competencies of paramedics, critical care paramedics and prehospital physicians (2014)
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Von Vopelius-Feldt, J., & Benger, J. (2014). Who does what in prehospital critical care? An analysis of competencies of paramedics, critical care paramedics and prehospital physicians. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(12), 1009-1013. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202895

© 2014, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Introduction: Emergency medical services in the UK are facing the challenge of responding to an increasing number of calls, often for non-emergency care, while also providing critical care to the few... Read More about Who does what in prehospital critical care? An analysis of competencies of paramedics, critical care paramedics and prehospital physicians.

Critical care paramedics in England: A national survey of ambulance services (2014)
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Von Vopelius-Feldt, J., & Benger, J. (2014). Critical care paramedics in England: A national survey of ambulance services. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 21(4), 301-304. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000085

Critical care paramedics (CCPs) have been introduced by individual ambulance trusts in England, but there is a lack of national coordination of training and practice. We conducted an online survey of NHS ambulance services to provide an overview of t... Read More about Critical care paramedics in England: A national survey of ambulance services.

Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England (2013)
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Benger, J. R., Von Vopelius-Feldt, J., & Benger, J. (2013). Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 382-386. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32835b08b7

OBJECTIVES: Prehospital anaesthesia using rapid sequence induction (RSI) is carried out internationally and in the UK despite equivocal evidence of clinical benefit. It is a core skill of the prehospital critical care service established by the Great... Read More about Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England.