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 …

Protocolised Management In Sepsis (ProMISe): a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early, goal-directed …

PR Mouncey, TM Osborn… - Health technology …, 2015 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: Early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) is recommended in international
guidance for the resuscitation of patients presenting with early septic shock. However …

The development of community paramedicine; a restricted review

B Shannon, G Eaton, C Lanos… - Health & social care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Community paramedic roles are expanding internationally, and no review of the literature
could be found to guide services in the formation of community paramedicine programmes …

Providing acute care at home: community paramedics enhance an advanced illness management program—preliminary data

KA Abrashkin, J Washko, J Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Models addressing urgent clinical needs for older adults with multiple advanced chronic
conditions are lacking. This observational study describes a Community Paramedicine (CP) …

[HTML][HTML] What evidence is there on the effectiveness of different models of delivering urgent care? A rapid review

J Turner, J Coster, D Chambers… - Health and Social …, 2015 - journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
Background In 2013 NHS England set out its strategy for the development of an emergency
and urgent care system that is more responsive to patients' needs, improves outcomes and …

Evaluation of a community paramedicine health promotion and lifestyle risk assessment program for older adults who live in social housing: a cluster randomized trial

G Agarwal, R Angeles, M Pirrie, B McLeod, F Marzanek… - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Low-income older adults who live in subsidized housing have higher
mortality and morbidity. We aimed to determine if a community paramedicine program—in …

[HTML][HTML] Which extended paramedic skills are making an impact in emergency care and can be related to the UK paramedic system? A systematic review of the …

R Evans, R McGovern, J Birch… - Emergency Medicine …, 2014 - emj.bmj.com
Background Increasing demand on the UK emergency services is creating interest in
reviewing the structure and content of ambulance services. Only 10% of emergency calls …

A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?

SW Kirkland, A Soleimani, BH Rowe… - Emergency Medicine …, 2019 - emj.bmj.com
Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed
as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of …