Paramedics' perceptions of their role in palliative care: analysis of focus groups transcripts.
Paramedics play an important role in out-ofhospital health care. They provide unscheduled care, assisting both patients with minor injuries and those experiencing life-threatening emergencies. Increasingly, paramedics are called on to manage chronic and complex health needs, including symptom relief...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Palliative Care Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 36 - 41 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012 Spring
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | Paramedics play an important role in out-ofhospital health care. They provide unscheduled care, assisting both patients with minor injuries and those experiencing life-threatening emergencies. Increasingly, paramedics are called on to manage chronic and complex health needs, including symptom relief for patients at the end of life. However, paramedics may not be well prepared to ofter palliative care, as practice guidelines and education tend to focus on the management of acute medical emergencies and major trauma. Emergency medical services that employ paramedics rarely have practice guidelines or protocols that deal specifically with palliative care. |
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