“It's like a swan, all nice and serene on top, and paddling like hell underneath”: community first responders’ practices in attending patients and contributions to rapid emergency response in rural England, United Kingdom—a qualitative interview study

“It's like a swan, all nice and serene on top, and paddling like hell underneath”: community first responders’ practices in attending patients and contributions to rapid emergency response in rural England, United Kingdom—a qualitative interview study

Abstract Background Community First Responder (CFR) schemes are a long-established service supplementing ambulance trusts in their local community in the United Kingdom. CFRs are community members who volunteer to respond to people with life-threatening conditions. Previous studies highlighted the m...

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Main Authors: Gupteswar Patel, Viet-Hai Phung, Ian Trueman, Julie Pattinson, Vanessa Botan, Seyed Mehrshad Parvin Hosseini, Roderick Ørner, Zahid Asghar, Murray D. Smith, Elise Rowan, Robert Spaight, Jason Evans, Amanda Brewster, Pauline Mountain, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Community first responders
Practice wisdom
Emergency care
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01071-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01071-3

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