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Which paediatric weight formula is best suited for the out-of-hospital field?

A literature review was undertaken using the electronic medical databases Ovid Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Systematic Review, and Meditext from their commencement date until the end of May...

Managing premature babies in the pre-hospital environment

Paramedic team was requested to attend a lady with severe abdominal pain. Antenatal notes revealed she was pregnant at 26 weeks of gestation. On arrival, the paramedic team found her partner holding...

Reflex anoxic seizure in children

‘RAS is the term used for a particular fit which is neither epileptic nor due to cyanotic breathholding, but which rather results from a brief stoppage of the heart through excessive activity of the...

Emergency department ambulance diversion: a thing of the past?

‘So, what happens when diversion is eliminated?’.

Massive haemorrhage: a current perspective

Introduction of the cell-based model of haemostasis emphasizes the role of platelets for intact thrombin generation and highlights the importance of the dynamics of thrombin generation, influencing...

Improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality with help from a popular song

This is a prospective, randomized, parallel group design study that was carried out at a primary school in Galicia (northwest Spain) and the participants, who were comprised of schoolchildren aged...

The first responder vs autism

With no outward physical markers of the condition, a firefighter or emergency medical technician/paramedic (EMT) might not be able to tell if the individual has autism right away. There are many...

Management of heat emergencies in the military setting

Heat-related illness represents a continuum of disorders from minor syndromes such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion to the severely life-threatening disorder known as heat stroke....

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