An out-of-hospital perspective on hyperventilation syndrome

Blood acidity, measured as a pH, is determined by the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) present. Blood is comprised of 55% blood plasma, of which at...

Fit for duty: shedding light on paramedics' health via research methodologies

Paramedic care to the population of 7.8 million people in NSW is delivered by the state government organisation: NSW Ambulance. In the 2015/16...

Second Emergency Medicine Congress in Byblos, Lebanon

Friday 12 April was the start of the didactic part of the Conference. In the first session, Ethics and administration, Dr Beatrice Le Bon Chami,...

Global patient experience of paramedic practice

‘The sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization's culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.’ .

Language barrier and its implications for practice in Kuwait prehospital settings

Findings from the three focus groups were combined, resulting in three main themes:.

Work integrated learning in Vanuatu: student perspectives

‘[Professional practices] are manifest through … ethical conduct, professional decision making, client-practitioner communication, consultation and...

Internationalising paramedic practice

‘It's been one of the best experiences of my life.’ .

Exploring empathy levels among Canadian paramedic students

The aim of the current study was to assess empathy scores of first and second year paramedic students at Fanshawe College in Ontario, Canada. The...

Burnout in Australian paramedics

Job burnout has variously been described as having components of ‘emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and reduced personal accomplishment’...

Developing transcultural awareness: student perspectives of a placement in Johannesburg South Africa

The placement consisted of working alongside a leading private ambulance service within the city of Johannesburg, as well as shifts within a...

JUST Paramedic Conference 2018

This keynote presentation highlighted shared ambitions and collaborations between Monash University and the Jordan University of Science and...

Education and clinical professional development in Penang, Malaysia

Pre-hospital care is an interprofessional and intersectorial service that transects many areas of health care. Emergency health care has not been...

Student international learning experiences in Cebu, Philippines

There were seven respondents to the survey, all of whom completed it fully. Of these, 57.1% were female; 85.7% were aged under 25 years old (the...

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