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Quantifying Threat or Challenge Response of Undergraduate Paramedicine Students During High-Stress Clinical Scenarios

International Journal of Paramedicine

Paramedic work can be stressful. Encountering clinically unwell patients, long shift hours and dealing with the unknown expose paramedics to mental, physical and emotional stress. In the learning environment, these types of stresses are difficult for educators to replicate. Traditionally, students have been tested under pressure in scenario-based situations as a means of stress inoculation.

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Steroids in preschool wheeze

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Pre-school wheezers remain a poorly understood cohort of children despite seeing them every day in paediatric EDs. Unfortunately, the number of acute wheeze exacerbations coming through the doors is still rising , but are we equipped to manage these children? In the UK, national guidance advises giving oral prednisolone early when treating paediatric asthma attacks.

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JC: Evaluation of Lidocaine Patches for Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures: A Feasibility Study

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Background As I think I have mentioned before, I spend some of my time as a major trauma consultant on the major trauma ward (MTW). You may be shocked to […] The post JC: Evaluation of Lidocaine Patches for Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures: A Feasibility Study appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Lidocaine Patches for Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures: A Feasibility Study

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Background I spend some of my time as a major trauma consultant on the major trauma ward (MTW). You may be shocked to hear that an Emergency Medicine doctor such […] The post Lidocaine Patches for Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures: A Feasibility Study appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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