Special investigation report on emergency medical services operations /

"Notation 4402E."

Emergency medical service systems and health planning : a bibliography.

Mode of access: Internet.

Methodologies for the evaluation and improvement of emergency medical services systems : final report /

"Prepared for: U.S. ... National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Medical technicians bulletin : a supplement to U. S. Armed Forces medical journal

Caption title

Access and availability of emergency medical services in rural Illinois.

"P.O.#091072"--Colophon.

Emergency medical disaster plan.

Cover title.

Illinois emergency medical services systems act and rules and regulations, effective February, 1987 : part 535 : emergency medical services.

Includes Title 77: Public Health, Chapter I: Department of Public Health, Subchapter f: Emergency Services and Highway Safety of the Illinois Administrative Code.

Illinois comprehensive plan for emergency medical services, 1979-1983 / Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services & Highway Safety.

"October, 1979."

The Effect of emergency medical systems on prehospital cardiovascular care : an evaluation of studies and an inventory of data bases.

"DOT HS805 204."

"Star of Life", emergency medical care symbol : background, specifications, and criteria.

Mode of access: Internet.

An Assessment of Psychological Need in Emergency Medical Staff in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area

Setting: Psychological stress is increasingly recognised within emergency medicine, given the environmental and clinical stressors associated with the specialism. The current study assessed whether psychological distress is experienced by emergency medical staff and if so, what is the expressed need within this population? Participants: Participants included ambulance personnel, nursing staff, doctors and ancillary support staff within two Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments and twelve ambulance bases within one Trust locality in NI (N = 107). Primary and secondary outcome measures: The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12, Goldberg, 1972, 1978), Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS, Bride, 2004) and an assessment of need questionnaire were completed and explored using mixed method analysis. Results: Results showed elevated levels of psychological distress within each profession except ambulance service clinical support officers (CSOs). Elevated levels of secondary trauma symptomatology were also found; the highest were within some nursing grades and junior doctors. Decreased enjoyment in job over time was significantly associated with higher scores. Analysis of qualitative data identified sources of stress to include low morale. A total of 65% of participants thought that work related stressors had negatively affected their mental health. Participants explored what they felt could decrease psychological distress including improved resources and psychoeducation. Conclusion: There were elevated levels of distress and secondary traumatic stress within this population as well as an expressed level of need, on both systemic and support levels.

Engaging paramedic students in research: A case report

The use of volunteer undergraduate students to support simulated training for peers is common in Paramedic Science. However, there are limited examples of engaging paramedic student-volunteers in research as compared to that reported in cognate disciplines such as Medicine and Nursing. This case report shares our experience with engaging a penultimate year paramedic student in evaluation research. This information we hope will start the dialogue on the epistemology and pedagogies for effective engagement of undergraduate paramedic students as future researchers.

Crash victim extrication training course. Student's manual.

Mode of access: Internet.

Air ambulance guidelines.

Mode of access: Internet.