Lived experiences of being cared for by ambulance clinicians when experiencing breathlessness-A phenomenological study.
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DOI: 10.1111/scs.13108
Abstract: BACKGROUND Breathlessness is a serious and distressing symptom and a common reason why patients require prehospital care by ambulance clinicians. However, little is known about how patients experience this care when they are in a… read more here.
Keywords: cared ambulance; ambulance; ambulance clinicians; clinicians experiencing ... See more keywords
Positive predictive value of stroke identification by ambulance clinicians in North East England: a service evaluation
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2019-208902
Abstract: Introduction/background Accurate prehospital identification of patients who had an acute stroke enables rapid conveyance to specialist units for time-dependent treatments such as thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Misidentification leads to patients who had a ‘stroke mimic’ (SM)… read more here.
Keywords: clinicians north; ambulance clinicians; service; stroke identification ... See more keywords
OP09 An investigation of the clinical decision-making challenges experienced by ambulance clinicians during the management of patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2021-999.9
Abstract: Background As well as patient impact, COVID-19 also considerably impacts on staff who have been required to make challenging patient care decisions in uncertain circumstances. This study investigated ambulance clinicians’ experiences and use of decision… read more here.
Keywords: decision; ambulance clinicians; covid; clinical decision ... See more keywords