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Physical health in mental health: considerations for paramedics

WEBAbstract. Life expectancy for people with a mental illness diagnosis is 15–20 years less than those without, mainly because of poor physical health. Mental ill health …

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Mental health in the care of paramedics: part 1

WEBThe economic cost of mental illness has been estimated at £77 billion per year which includes £5 billion from the NHS as well as money lost as a result of people being …

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Taking a holistic approach to acute mental health crisis

WEBEmergency response to patients in mental health crisis is substandard and worse than that for physical health emergencies (Mental Health Taskforce, …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBThe physically strenuous nature of a paramedic's job calls for high levels of physical fitness in order to maintain their ability to work, and to stay healthy. Sterud et al …

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Building psychological resilience in the paramedic

WEBThe situational contexts faced by paramedics on a daily basis can be an iterative source of lived experience that is potentially damaging to their mental health …

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Pre-hospital psychosocial care: changing attitudes

WEBThis is a rather disconcerting hypothesis for paramedicine, at a time of mixed attitudes towards the relevance of sociology, psychology, holistic care and conflicting …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBSalutogenesis is an approach to conceptualising wellness that examines health as a continuum and considers a multifactorial approach to determining an …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBAbstract. Mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are becoming increasingly prevalent and frequently pose some of the greatest challenges …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBAbstract. Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder resulting in the sickling of red blood cells (RBC) when exposed to certain conditions. Historically, sickle …

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Undergraduate paramedics' understanding of mental health …

WEBThe return rate of 26% was small so cannot be said to be representative and this inevitably influences the reliability of the findings and means the findings cannot be …

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Human factors, cognitive bias and the paramedic

WEBHuman factors include organisational and environmental factors, job-specific issues and the effects of individual characteristics on interaction and communication …

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Mental health: caring for the paramedic workforce

WEBMental health charity, Mind, revealed that blue-light staff in England and Wales have a higher rate of suicidal thoughts than the general public. In survey of 1600 …

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Principlism in paramedicine: an examination of applied healthcare

WEBAfter completing this module, the paramedic will be able to: Ethics and ethical quandaries are inseparable from everyday clinical practice; this is true for doctors …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBIt has become part of our everyday vocabulary, but failing to provide a duty of care is the most common reason for doctors to be sued for negligence. The law of …

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A Guide to the Mental Capacity Act for Paramedics

WEBThe Mental Capacity Act 2005 is one of the key pieces of statutory legislation used in modern paramedic practice. To the unprepared, the Act can seem complex and …

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Journal Of Paramedic Practice

WEBThe four principles approach to biomedical ethics provides a straightforward framework for considering moral dilemmas, and is based on four moral principles: …

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Paramedic ethics, capacity and the treatment of vulnerable patients

WEBA major concern in healthcare ethics (including within paramedicine) is the protection of vulnerable persons within the realms of patient-practitioner interactions ( …

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The impact of working shifts: exploring the views of UK paramedics

WEBThere is a link between working shifts and physical and poor psychological health and wellbeing (Harrington, 2001; Vogel et al, 2012).Between September 2010 …

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Improving the assessment and referral of mental health patients

WEBAbstract. This article discusses a report which sought to examine how patients with mental health (MH) problems were treated by South West Ambulance …

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