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Paramedic skill decay

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1987
To determine the amount of skill deterioration in paramedics, 40 graduates from three consecutive classes of Chicago City-Wide Paramedic training programs were tested. Examinations consisted of the practical aspects of airway management, spinal immobilization, and intravenous fluid therapy identical to their school final examination.
J L, Zautcke, R W, Lee, N A, Ethington
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Paramedic preceptor: work readiness in graduate paramedics

The Clinical Teacher, 2011
Summary Background:  The paramedic profession is growing within Australia, and is undergoing change both in the nature of its roles in health care and in the nature of the education systems that produce paramedic graduates. Context: 
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Preplanned participation of paramedics in end-of-life care at home: A retrospective cohort study

Palliative Medicine, 2020
Background: Paramedics commonly face acute crises of patients in palliative care, but their involvement in end-of-life care is not planned systematically.
Leena K Surakka, Minna M Peake, M. Kiljunen, P. Mäntyselkä, Juho T. Lehto   +4 more
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Paramedics

Paramedics are highly trained emergency medical personnel who respond to people in crisis. Due to the nature of their work, they are exposed to potentially traumatic events on a routine basis. Such events are wide ranging in their nature including, multiple fatality motor vehicle accidents, physical assaults, suicide, sudden infant death syndrome ...
Shakespeare-Finch, Jane, Scully, Paul J.
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Professionalism in paramedic practice: the views of paramedics and paramedic students

British Paramedic Journal, 2016
Paramedic practice is complex and involves decision-making in situations that are often complex and pressured. A high level of professionalism is required to respond appropriately. There has been little previous research in this area. The aim of the Consensus towards Understanding and Sustaining Professionalism in Paramedic Practice project was to ...
Ann Gallagher, Emma Vyvyan, Joan Juniper, Verity Snook, Claire Horsfield, Andy Collen, Stuart Rutland   +6 more
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What personality types dominate among nurses and paramedics: A scoping review?

Australasian Emergency Care, 2020
BACKGROUND Certain personality traits captured by the Big Five framework have been shown to play an important role in predicting burnout in response to stressors, with evidence they reflect a relationship to psychological resilience.
Rod Mason, J. Roodenburg, B. Williams
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Paramedics providing palliative care at home: A mixed-methods exploration of patient and family satisfaction and paramedic comfort and confidence.

CJEM, 2019
OBJECTIVE Paramedics Providing Palliative Care at Home was launched in two provinces, including a new clinical practice guideline, database, and paramedic training.
Alix J. E. Carter, M. Arab, M. Harrison, J. Goldstein, B. Stewart, M. Lecours, J. Sullivan, C. Villard, W. Crowell, K. Houde, J. Jensen, K. Downer, J. Pereira   +12 more
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Canadian Paramedic Profile: Paramedic Roles

2016
Note this document has been superseded by the National Competency Framework for Paramedics and related supporting documents.
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Role of paramedics

Emergency Nurse, 2014
Editor Claire Picton Managing editor Nick Lipley Tel: +44 (0)20 8872 3166 Email: nick.lipley@rcnpublishing.co.uk Managing director Rhonda Oliver Editor in chief Jean Gray Senior editor Gary Bell Assistant editor Sophie Blakemore Head of production Fiona Maclean Senior production editor Julie Hickey Production editor Duncan Tyler Art directors Ken ...
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Trends in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests defibrillated by paramedics, first responders and bystanders.

Resuscitation, 2019
BACKGROUND Although survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is increasing, little is known about the long-term trends in survival for patients defibrillated by first responders and bystanders.
Z. Nehme, E. Andrew, S. Bernard, Brian Haskins, Karen Smith   +4 more
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