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Post-Traumatic Amnesia Testing for Suspected Concussion in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Emerg Med Australas
ABSTRACT Objective Among patients discharged from the ED after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), 16%–25% experience post‐concussive symptoms for up to 3 months after injury. However, the assessment of mTBI in the ED is variable. A common tool for the assessment of mTBI in Australia is the Abbreviated Westmead Post‐Traumatic Amnesia Scale (A‐WPTAS ...
Essery M, Olaussen A, Reyes J, McDonald SJ, Mitra B.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Paramedic Students' Experiences with Simulation-Based Learning

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education, 2022
Technically oriented industries demand job-ready skill sets from employees upon the immediate completion of their post-secondary studies. To meet these needs, many post-secondary institutions have mandated the incorporation of simulation-based learning (
Rick Jacobs
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Educational Theory in the Future Development of Paramedicine as a Profession: An Integrative Review

, 2021
Introduction Paramedicine is at a critical juncture in its history as a healthcare profession. The evolution of paramedic practice in Australia over recent decades has culminated in its inclusion as a nationally registered, accredited, healthcare ...
Bell, A, Hammer, Sara, Seymour-Walsh, Amy, Amy Seymour-Walsh, Hammer, S, Seymour-Walsh, A, Sara Hammer, Andy Bell, Bell, Andy   +8 more
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Professionalism and professionalisation in the discipline of paramedicine

, 2019
Background: Professionalisation was cited as one of the key drivers for the recent addition of paramedics to the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) making paramedics the fifteenth health profession in the NRAS.
Reed, Buck (R17983), O'Meara, Peter, Wilson, Ian G., Cowin, Leanne S. (R12316)   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

What influences safety in paramedicine? Understanding the impact of stress and fatigue on safety outcomes

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Objective The purpose of this study was to build on extant research linking fatigue to safety outcomes in paramedicine by assessing the influence of a multiplicity of workplace stressors, including chronic and critical incident stresses on safety ...
Elizabeth A. Donnelly, Paul Bradford, Matthew Davis, Cathie Hedges, Doug Socha, Peter Morassutti, Sathish Chandra Pichika   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-technical attributes in paramedicine: Is situational judgement testing the solution? [PDF]

, 2019
Non-technical attributes have been identified as important and desirable qualities for all paramedics. Despite this, there is currently little research exploring the assessment of non-technical attributes in paramedicine.
Williams, Brett, Bennett, Ryan
core   +1 more source

The evolving role of paramedicine educators: A scoping review

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Growing responsibility and changes to paramedicine and prehospital care have led to rapid developments in paramedicine education. Despite educational requirements at increasingly advanced levels, it remains unclear how academia has ...
Judy Sheahan, Richelle Duffy, Charmaine Cunningham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An examination of the emerging field of community paramedicine: a national cross-sectional survey of community paramedics

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Community Paramedicine is an evolving community-based model that expands paramedic roles from emergency and transport care to a focus on non-emergent and preventive health services tailored to local community needs.
Chinyere Mma Okoh, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Whitney Thurman, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Hanson, James O. Baffoe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective [PDF]

, 2018
The intent of this commentary is to provide a paramedicine perspective on the new helicopter EMS service in the Southern region of Ireland, covering mainly Cork and Kerry.
Knox, Shane
core   +1 more source

Advancing paramedicine: Error, accountability and patient safety

Paramedicine, 2023
The consequences of human error range from the benign to the catastrophic. Feedback and formal review of failures in human performance are essential for learning and avoidance of harm in the future.
Ben Meadley, Matthew Humar, Ross Salathiel, Tegwyn McManamny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source