Critical care paramedics: where is the evidence? A systematic review.

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Abstract

Paramedic-delivered prehospital critical care is an established concept in a number of emergency medical services around the world and, more recently, has been introduced to the UK. This review identifies and describes the available evidence relating to paramedics who routinely provide prehospital critical care as primary scene response (critical care paramedics, or CCP).

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Emerg Med J

Title: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1472-0213

ISSN (Print): 1472-0205

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2014

Volume: 31

Issue: 12

Affiliations

[1 ] Academic Department of Emergency Care, Emergency Department, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.

[2 ] South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.

[3 ] Academic Department of Emergency Care, Emergency Department, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Article

Publisher Item ID: emermed-2013-202721

DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202721

PubMed ID: 24071949

SO-VID: 4e4b80da-97ee-4ff5-b64c-6314ba0ec3cc

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Keywords: emergency ambulance systems,paramedics, effectiveness,paramedics, extended roles,prehospital care, advanced practitioner,prehospital care, helicopter retrieval

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Keywords: emergency ambulance systems, paramedics, effectiveness, paramedics, extended roles, prehospital care, advanced practitioner, prehospital care, helicopter retrieval

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