Paediatric Fever
When you think of Paediatrics medicine, the presentation of fever is probably not far behind. This is a common finding by paramedics and ambulance staff need to be confident in their assessment and ma...
11 Feb 20221h 22min
Aortic Pathologies
Whilst Aortic Pathologies may not be the most common emergency condition paramedics are presented with, they are most definitely among the most devastating. Atherosclerotic degenerative aneurysms and ...
10 Jan 202257min
Safe Discharge
Discharging a patient is one of the riskier areas of practice for paramedics and ambulance clinicians, so it is essential that we appropriately safety net our patients and do this well, to protect the...
10 Dec 202157min
Bronchiolitis
This month we take a look at a paediatric condition...Bronchiolitis. We discuss the pathophysiology of the disease, how paramedics and ambulance staff can assess and manage these children and what the...
19 Nov 20211h 2min
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are an extremely common presentation to both primary and secondary care services. The term UTI encompasses a wide range of clinical conditions so we need to be confiden...
11 Okt 20211h
Mentorship: The Failing Student
This month we're tackling Failure: the difficult decisions, the awkward conversations but also the improvement and learning that can come out of it.
13 Sep 202139min
Mentorship
Becoming a mentor can be a bit of a mixed bag. Some trusts may insist their mentors sit a module on the topic at level 6 or higher, where as others may not even require them to have passed their NQP s...
10 Aug 20211h 9min
Acute Cocaine Toxicity
Cocaine might be a drug you associate with the 1980s, however, a 2018 audit found that it was still the 2nd most used recreational drug within the UK. Deaths associated with cocaine doubled between 20...
17 Feb 202143min
