Andy Newton

International Emergency Medical Services Consultant; Immediate Past Chair, College of Paramedics

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Disruptive innovation: barriers, opportunities and differences internationally

In the UK, paramedics emerged from ambulance staff in the mid-1970s (Baskett et al, 1976; Briggs et al, 1976). They were trained to provide advanced resuscitation using invasive techniques that were...

Use of simulation for pre-hospital healthcare education

The Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) is a multi-professional network of simulation enthusiasts based in Europe. The Society was founded in Copenhagen in 1994. It aims to...

A model to embed clinical simulation training during ambulance shift work

Providing simulation training at the roadside for ambulance staff is equivalent to facilitating ‘in-situ’ simulation for hospital staff. In-situ simulation is to be understood as providing...

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