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Time-and-motion study of community paramedics in an Australian ambulance service

Australasian Emergency Care
For over 30 years ambulance services have used the community paramedic (CP) model, in which paramedics receive additional education and deliver specialist interventions to manage non-emergency patients. This study empirically quantifies their actions with patients.An independent observer conducted continuous time-and-motion workflow observations of CPs
Matt Wilkinson-Stokes, Dianne Crellin, Celene Y.L. Yap, Michelle Tew, Mike McDermott, Timothy Makrides, Ray Bange, George Braitberg, Marie Gerdtz   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Community paramedic hospital reduction and mitigation program: study protocol for a randomized pragmatic clinical trial. [PDF]

Trials, 2023
Ridgeway JL, Gerdes EOW, Dodge A, Liedl CP, Juntunen MB, Sundt WJS, Glasgow A, Lampman MA, Fink AL, Severson SB, Lin G, Sampson RR, Peterson RP, Murley BM, Klassen AB, Luke A, Friedman PA, Buechler TE, Newman JS, McCoy RG.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Practitioner Perspectives on Learning From Emergency Response Operations: Consequences for a Strengthened Use of Debriefings – A Qualitative Systematic Review

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 34, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This qualitative systematic review explores how emergency service practitioners experience and engage in informal learning opportunities post‐events. Drawing on six qualitative studies, the review examines factors that shape engagement in reflective practices following emergency operations.
Mikkel Nedergaard, Emil Blicher Petersen, Carsten Rosenkrantz Andersen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ambulance Responses to Falls Incidents in Queensland Residential Aged Care Facilities: Implications for Policy and Practice

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Ambulance services are increasingly relied upon to provide a vital emergency point‐of‐care health service to adults who fall while living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). This study examined patterns of ambulance attendance to falls‐related cases among people aged 65 years and over living in RACFs. Methods We conducted an
Alexis Hughes, Florin Oprescu, Prudence Millear, Wendy Kinton, Kerrianne Watt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumothorax Identified by a Remote Physician Using Paramedic-obtained Tele-ultrasound: Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: The use of telemedicine and ultrasound is emerging and novel in the field of community paramedicine. However, there is a paucity of data supporting its use and even less evidence that shows a morbidity and mortality benefit.
Shriman Balasubramanian, Michael DeFilippo, Michael Stone, Gabriela Galli, Matthew McCarty, Brock Daniels   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient‐Reported Perceptions and Barriers in Accessing Surgical Care in a Tertiary Healthcare Setting: A Cross‐Sectional Study From Pakistan

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Surgery plays a vital role in reducing morbidity and mortality, yet many patients in low‐ and middle‐income countries face barriers to accessing surgical care; context‐specific evidence from urban tertiary centers in Pakistan remains scarce, limiting the ability to design locally targeted interventions.
Muhammad Aamir, Adeel Aslam, Nimra Muhammad Boota, Amin Elahi, Mateen Elahi, Asma Ghulam Mustafa, Sumera Saeed Akhtar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community Paramedic Mobile COVID-19 Unit Serving People Experiencing Homelessness. [PDF]

Ann Fam Med, 2021
Stickler ZR, Carlson PN, Myers L, Schultz JR, Swenson T, Darling C, Liedl C, McCoy RG.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Healthcare Waste Management Practices and Facilitators and Barriers in Primary Healthcare Facilities: A Mixed‐Methods Study in Kathmandu, Nepal

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Effective healthcare waste management (HCWM) is crucial for preventing infection and protecting the environment. Primary healthcare facilities (HCFs) in low‐resource settings often demonstrate inadequate practices. This study assessed HCWM practices and explored facilitators and barriers to safe HCWM practices in the public
Kripa Thapa Magar, Ganesh Bhandari, Kamal Ranabhat, Sujata Shakya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing burden and building goodwill for practice-embedded trials: Results of rapid qualitative methods in the preimplementation phase of a community paramedic trial to reduce hospitalizations. [PDF]

J Clin Transl Sci, 2023
Ridgeway JL, Wissler Gerdes EO, Lampman MA, Smith OA, McCoy JJ, McCoy RG.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Pharmaco‐Epidemiological Research Program Leveraging a Nationwide Database of Kidney Transplantation

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The pharmaco‐epidemiological research program in kidney transplantation (PERP‐KT) aims to evaluate, for the principal maintenance immunosuppressive drugs (MISDs): the influence of model‐informed precision dosing on graft and patient survival; long‐term exposure—effects relationships; and the benefit‐harm balance of their ...
Pierre Marquet, Antoine Humeau, Sabrina Crépin, Clément Benoist, Sylvain Couderc, Caroline Monchaud, Marc Labriffe, Franck Saint‐Marcoux   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source