{"title":"SPAIC 2019 Posters","authors":"E. Sands","doi":"10.33151/ajp.16.760","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.16.760","url":null,"abstract":"These are the posters from the 2019 SPAIC conference in Brisbane, Queensland.","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42299720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reviewer Acknowledgement for 2016 Published Articles","authors":"M. Boyle","doi":"10.33151/AJP.14.1.557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/AJP.14.1.557","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43159222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum To: Abstracts of the 2015 Paramedics Australasia International Conference – Paramedic Student Compliance with the Triage Sieve for a Simulated Major Incident: Compliance with Primary and Secondary Triage Based on Physiological Findings","authors":"Nathan Puckeridge, L. Baxter, S. Willis","doi":"10.33151/ajp.13.3.537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.13.3.537","url":null,"abstract":"This is a correction to a previously published abstract.","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69510588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William J Leggio, Abdulmajeed M. Mobrad, Kenneth J D’Alessandro, Michael G Krtek, Daifallah M Alrazeeni, Mohammed A. Sami, W. Raynovich
{"title":"Experiencing Emergency Medical Services at Hajj","authors":"William J Leggio, Abdulmajeed M. Mobrad, Kenneth J D’Alessandro, Michael G Krtek, Daifallah M Alrazeeni, Mohammed A. Sami, W. Raynovich","doi":"10.33151/ajp.13.4.494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.13.4.494","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction This article is a first-hand report on the experience of paramedic students providing emergency medical services (EMS) at Hajj, an annual mass gathering of Muslim pilgrims in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Previous quantitative research on Hajj has primarily reported on demographic descriptive data. A qualitative approach to understanding Hajj was not discovered in the literature. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to investigate the experiences of EMS students providing patient care at Hajj. Methods This research was conducted using a qualitative phenomenological methodology. Focus group interviews were conducted on Bachelor degree students studying EMS at a public college in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who were all required to serve as support providers at Hajj as part of their paramedic training. Results Participants described their experiences as honorable and beneficial to their EMS education. Participants encountered medical and trauma patients and this provided opportunities to apply their EMS knowledge and medical skills. They reported an increase in motivation, confidence and ability to think critically. Common challenges included language barriers and difficulty reaching patients due to massive crowds. Participants provided recommendations for improving the EMS provided at Hajj, which were generally focused on increasing utilisation of EMS students, development of standards and scope of practice for EMS at Hajj and a preceptor-training program. Conclusion Attending the Hajj mass gathering was found to have significant educational value for EMS students. Specific recommendations on how to improve this education experience and provided emergency care at Hajj are made. These recommendations hold practical implications for EMS training programs and Hajj organizers.","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"1 - 10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69510599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Educating for Professionalism: Creating a Culture of Humanism in Medical Education","authors":"Andrea Wyatt","doi":"10.33151/ajp.7.2.156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.7.2.156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69522432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Australian College of Ambulance Professionals (Acap) 2009 Conference","authors":"","doi":"10.33151/ajp.7.3.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.7.3.173","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"1 - 82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69522434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prehospital Emergency Thoracotomy: When to Do It?","authors":"A. Chalkias","doi":"10.33151/ajp.7.4.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.7.4.179","url":null,"abstract":"Traumatic injuries still constitute one of the leading causes of death in all age groups. Emergency thoracotomy is a procedure carried out in patients presenting in extremis. The primary goals are the control of massive hemorrhage, the release of cardiac tamponade, the internal or open cardiac massage, the prevention or control of air embolism, the control of bronchopleural fistulae and the cross-clamping of descending aorta. Although the usefulness of prehospital emergency thoracotomy remains controversial and specific guidelines are lacking, when faced with no alternative, it can be a lifesaving procedure. A comprehensive search for relevant studies was performed from 1975 to the present. An algorithm is proposed to assist physicians in deciding when to perform on scene thoracotomy.","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"7 1","pages":"1 - 12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69522436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: ‘Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals’ – 2ND Edition","authors":"Leanne Hamilton","doi":"10.33151/ajp.6.1.449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.6.1.449","url":null,"abstract":"During the 1990s the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was influential in introducing educational courses and textbooks aimed at providing paramedics with the education, skills and confidence to effectively treat paediatric patients. The first edition of this textbook released by the AAP in 2000, provided paramedics with comprehensive assessment and management skills necessary in the treatment of critically injured and ill infants and children.","PeriodicalId":55865,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Paramedicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69522369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}