• Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Links
  • Forum
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Links
  • Forum
  • Contact Us
in Geriatrics, Pain Management
27/03/15
eguideline

Guidance on the recognition, assessment, and management of pain in people who have dementia

A new guideline for management of pain in individuals with dementia.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics
17/10/14
braininjury

Glasgow Coma Scale is unreliable for the prediction of severe head injury in elderly trauma patients

Elderly patients who have sustained isolated severe TBI may present with a higher GCS than younger patients.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics
24/09/14
hands

Assessment of older adults by emergency medical services: methodology and feasibility of a care partner Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CP-CGA)

Paramedics in this study found the use of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to be a useful prehospital tool for assessing the older adult.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics, Neuro
04/07/14
forgetting

Screening, detection and management of delirium in the emergency department – a pilot study on the feasibility of a new algorithm for use in older emergency department patients: the modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department (mCAM-ED)

The use of the mCAM-ED may contribute to early identification of delirious ED patients. Do we need a similar prehospital tool?

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics
16/06/14
st-louis-nursing-home-lawyer-elderly-falls

Elderly victims of falls seen by prehospital care: gender differences

Falls happen differently among the elderly when considering gender, and this needs to be understood in order to plan preventative actions.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics
26/03/14

Epidemiology of emergency medical service responses to older people who have fallen: a prospective cohort study

A study aiming to describe the characteristics of older people who fall and call an emergency ambulance, and the operational and clinical impact of the ambulance responses they receive.

No Comments
Read More »
in Advanced Practice, Geriatrics
18/03/14

Is it cost effective to introduce paramedic practitioners for older people to the ambulance service?

A scheme to train paramedics to undertake a greater role in the care of older people following a call for an emergency ambulance was developed in a large city in the UK.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics
03/03/14
hands

Sleep disturbances and mental health issues in the older adult – an overview

Here we will discuss the implications of sleep deprivation & fragmentation on the well being of the older patient, and the effects of mental health issues on the patient and their family and carers.

No Comments
Read More »
in Geriatrics, Trauma
02/02/14

Prehospital emergency care for patients with suspected hip fractures after falling – older patients’ experiences

A small study, but nonetheless relevant. Can we do more for our elderly patients with NOF fractures? Thoughts? Abstract AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe and explain older patients’ lived experiences of prehospital emergency care in cases of suspected hip fractures after falling. BACKGROUND: Falls among the elderly is an issue internationally and a public health problem […]

No Comments
Read More »

Search & Translate
Translate Site:
Search Site:
Get weekly email updates!

Cast Your Vote

Does your training institution utilise simulation for prehospital education?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
Categories
  • Blogs (40)
    • A Paramedic's Journey into Research (4)
    • Klint's Corner (3)
    • Rapid Reviews (8)
    • Textbooks, Tears & Trauma (13)
    • The Guide to Guidelines (7)
    • Understanding Research (5)
  • Case Studies (8)
  • Featured Article (23)
  • How-To (47)
    • FOAM (8)
  • News (117)
    • Conference Tweets (31)
  • Pharmacology (1)
    • Adrenaline (1)
  • Research (180)
    • Advanced Practice (2)
    • Airway Management (6)
    • Anaphylaxis (2)
    • Cardiac (15)
    • Community Paramedic (2)
    • Critical Care Paramedic (4)
    • Diagnostics (3)
    • Dispatch (1)
    • ECG (4)
    • Education (10)
    • EMS Operations (2)
    • End-of-Life Care (3)
    • Geriatrics (9)
    • Guidelines (22)
    • HEMS (4)
    • Mass Casualty (2)
    • Medical Conditions (5)
    • Mental Health (7)
    • Military & Tactical (2)
    • Neonatal (1)
    • Neuro (11)
    • Obstetrics (1)
    • Paediatrics (4)
    • Pain Management (4)
    • Poster Presentations (5)
    • Professionalism (5)
    • Remote, Industrial & Austere (6)
    • Respiratory (5)
    • Resuscitation (27)
    • Rural (3)
    • Safety (3)
    • Sepsis (7)
    • Shock (2)
    • Simulation (7)
    • Sports Medicine (1)
    • Trauma (20)
  • Reviews (6)
    • Conferences (5)
    • Courses (1)
Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

News
  • Free access: Resuscitation Today Vol 3 Issue 2 (27/06/16)
  • Free CPD at the Emergency Services Show (23/05/16)
  • Canadian Paramedicine Feb/Mar 2016 – Open Access Issue (11/04/16)
  • Free access: Resuscitation Today Volume 3 Issue 1 (01/04/16)
  • Introducing the Irish Journal of Paramedicine (22/11/15)
Featured Article
  • Eat, sleep and be healthy – a paramedic’s guide to healthier shift work
Latest How-To Articles
  • Paramedic students…write something! (28/04/16)
  • Understanding diagnostic tests 2: likelihood ratios, pre- and post-test probabilities and their use in clinical practice (30/01/15)
  • Understanding diagnostic tests 1: sensitivity, specificity and predictive values (11/12/14)
  • GRADE guidelines – best practices using the GRADE framework (22/11/14)
  • How to get started with EMS research – JEMS (16/05/14)
Recent Comments
  • Jin Sook Hyun on Case Study #2: Anaphylaxis
  • Joe on Case Study #1: Heroin overdose
  • Stef on C.R.A.S.H.E.D – A model for structured reflection in prehospital care.
  • G. Yabut, RN on Rapid Reviews: Vital signs in CVAs – which arm?
ReSEARCH
entrez_pubmed
 
logoutd
cochrane
Tags
academic AED airway management ambulance AMI Australia Canada cardiac cardiac arrest case study clinical management computer conference consensus CPG CPR  CPR UL critical care CVA database education elderly emergency EMS epinephrine evidence based FOAM FPHC geriatric guide guideline guidelines haemorrhage HEMS immobilisation Ireland journal medication mental health neurology news OHCA online paediatric pain management paramedic prehospital PTSD reference research resuscitation review ROSC safety Scotland sepsis septic shock simulation social media software spinal STEMI stroke Student Paramedic study training trauma Twitter UK USA
Archives

This website is certified by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify. Creative Commons License
This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Copyright © 2014 Prehospital Research Support Site. Terms of Use, Advertising & Privacy Policy