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What impact does maths anxiety have on university students?

BMC Psychology, 2021
Background Maths anxiety is defined as a feeling of tension and apprehension that interferes with maths performance ability, the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in a wide variety of ordinary life and academic situations ...
Eihab Khasawneh, Cameron Gosling, Brett Williams   +2 more
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Paramedics and serious illness: communication training [PDF]

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2019
ObjectivesThe need to empower Ambulance Service staff at the point of delivery of end of life care (EoLC) is crucial. We describe the delivery, outcomes and potential impact of the Serious Illness Conversation project delivered to Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) staff.
Nikki Jane Pease, Jenifer Jeba Sundararaj, Edward O'Brian, Joanne Hayes, Edward Presswood, Samantha Buxton   +5 more
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Paramedic literature search filters: optimised for clinicians and academics

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2017
Background Search filters aid clinicians and academics to accurately locate literature. Despite this, there is no search filter or Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) term pertaining to paramedics.
Alexander Olaussen, William Semple, Alaa Oteir, Paula Todd, Brett Williams   +4 more
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Educational standards for training paramedics in ultrasound: a scoping review

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background Paramedic-performed out-of-hospital ultrasound is a novel skill that has gained popularity in some services in recent years. In this setting point-of care ultrasound (POCUS) can provide additional information that can assist with management ...
Ben Meadley, Alexander Olaussen, Ashleigh Delorenzo, Nick Roder, Caroline Martin, Toby St. Clair, Andrew Burns, Emma Stam, Brett Williams   +8 more
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Team Learning in Community Medicine for Medical and Paramedical Students [PDF]

Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1970
M UCH emphasis has been given to the team approach in providing health services, and to the need for students of the health sciences to receive part of their educational experience outside the professional school or medical center (1-3). These concepts are being tested at the University of Kentucky.
R F, Gloor, R W, Eichenberger
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Implementation of Drive-Through Testing for COVID-19 With Community Paramedics [PDF]

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2021
AbstractObjective:In this manuscript, we discuss the implementation and deployment of mobile integrated health and community paramedicine (MIH/CP) testing sites to provide screening, testing, and community outreach during the first months of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the metropolitan region of Charlotte, North Carolina.
S. Tyler Constantine, David Callaway, Jeremy N. Driscoll, Stephanie Murphy   +3 more
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Experiential education enhancing paramedic perspective and interpersonal communication with older patients: a controlled study

BMC Medical Education, 2018
Background Paramedics are required to provide care to an aging population with multidimensional and complex issues. As such educators need to prepare undergraduate paramedics to recognise, assess and manage a broad range of psychosocial care and support ...
Linda J Ross, Paul A Jennings, Cameron McR Gosling, Brett Williams   +3 more
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The utility of the brain trauma evidence to inform paramedic rapid sequence intubation in out-of-hospital stroke

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is used to secure the airway of stroke patients. Randomized controlled trial evidence exists to support the use of paramedic RSI for traumatic brain injury (TBI), but cannot necessarily be applied to stroke RSI ...
Pieter Francsois Fouche, Paul Andrew Jennings, Malcolm Boyle, Stephen Bernard, Karen Smith   +4 more
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A Culture in Transition: Paramedic Experiences with Community Referral Programs [PDF]

CJEM, 2015
AbstractObjectivesAs an aging population continues to place strain on the health care system, many older adults are living with unmet social and medical needs. In response, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have initiated programs that encourage paramedics to refer patients in need to community based support services.
Madison, Brydges, Chris, Spearen, Arija, Birze, Walter, Tavares   +3 more
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Peer-assisted learning: time for nomenclature clarification

Medical Education Online, 2016
Background: Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is used throughout all levels of healthcare education. Lack of formalised agreement on different PAL programmes may confuse the literature.
Alexander Olaussen, Priya Reddy, Susan Irvine, Brett Williams   +3 more
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