Creative adapting in a fluid environment: an explanatory model of paramedic decision making in the pre-hospital setting

Creative adapting in a fluid environment: an explanatory model of paramedic decision making in the pre-hospital setting

Abstract Background Paramedics work in a highly complex and unpredictable environment which is characterized by ongoing decision-making. Decisions made by paramedics in the prehospital setting have implications for patient safety, transport, treatment, and health resource utilization. The objective...

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Main Authors: Gudrun Reay, James A. Rankin, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Gerald C. Lazarenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Decision-making
Paramedics
Paramedic judgement
Grounded theory
Emergency Medical Services
Pre-hospital care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0194-1

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