Expanding paramedic scope of practice in the community: a systematic review of the literature

BL Bigham, SM Kennedy, I Drennan… - Prehospital Emergency …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Paramedics are an important health human resource and are uniquely mobile
in most communities across Canada. In the last dozen years, challenges in the delivery of …

Community paramedicine: a systematic review of program descriptions and training

J Chan, LE Griffith, AP Costa, MS Leyenaar… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to identify the types of community paramedicine programs
and the training for each. MethodsA systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, grey literature …

A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic decision making: care transitions and patient safety

R O'Hara, M Johnson, AN Siriwardena… - Journal of health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Paramedics routinely make critical decisions about the most appropriate care to
deliver in a complex system characterized by significant variation in patient case-mix, care …

Effectiveness of paramedic practitioners in attending 999 calls from elderly people in the community: cluster randomised controlled trial

S Mason, E Knowles, B Colwell, S Dixon, J Wardrope… - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the benefits of paramedic practitioners assessing and, when possible,
treating older people in the community after minor injury or illness. Paramedic practitioners …

Paramedic literature search filters: optimised for clinicians and academics

A Olaussen, W Semple, A Oteir, P Todd… - BMC medical informatics …, 2017 - Springer
Background Search filters aid clinicians and academics to accurately locate literature.
Despite this, there is no search filter or Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) term pertaining to …

Effectiveness of a community paramedic-led health assessment and education initiative in a seniors' residence building: the Community Health Assessment Program …

G Agarwal, R Angeles, M Pirrie, F Marzanek… - BMC emergency …, 2016 - Springer
Background Seniors living in subsidized housing have lower income, poorer health, and
increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases and falls. Seniors also account for more than …

Complexity of the decision-making process of ambulance staff for assessment and referral of older people who have fallen: a qualitative study

M Halter, S Vernon, H Snooks, A Porter… - Emergency Medicine …, 2011 - emj.bmj.com
Background Older people who fall commonly present to the emergency ambulance service,
and approximately 40% are not conveyed to the emergency department (ED), despite an …

[PDF][PDF] Extending the paramedic role in rural Australia: a story of flexibility and innovation

PF O'Meara, V Tourle, C Stirling… - Rural and Remote …, 2012 - search.informit.org
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PF O’Meara, V Tourle, C Stirling, J Walker, D Pedler, 2012. A licence to publish this material …

Cost effectiveness and outcomes of a nurse practitioner–paramedic–family physician model of care: the Long and Brier Islands study

R Martin-Misener, B Downe-Wamboldt… - Primary Health Care …, 2009 - cambridge.org
AimThis longitudinal study was designed to address four research questions and the
hypothesis; that adults living in a rural community receiving primary health care and …

Conceptualisations of trust in the organisational literature: some indicators from a complementary perspective

NAD Connell, R Mannion - Journal of health organization and …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper evaluates the non‐healthcare organisational literature on
conceptualisations of trust. The aim of the paper is to review this diverse literature, and to …