If the patient was unable to answer the questions or appeared to lack mental capacity during the paramedic routine assessment, the next of kin or other close relative (if present) could provide consent on the basis of their understanding of the wishes of the patient.
We shall collect data on participants' use of health service and social services resources from paramedic records, routine hospital records and patient-completed questionnaires.
It is possible that introducing routine FRAX assessment by paramedics of all patients who fall and call an ambulance could reduce long-term fracture rates.
All cardiac arrests that are eligible for the study will be identified both through the attending paramedics and through routine GWAS data monitoring systems.
Not in a position to judge, the paramedics will perform a routine assessment to check the patient's airways and vitals, and address any acute conditions.
The day before the party, a routine request to the Fire Department to have paramedics on hand caused the city to review the rental agreement, and then threaten to shut down the affair with a police roadblock.
In this trial, we aim to identify and include close to 100% of the eligible patients, using a combination of methods for identifying eligible patients, including direct notifications by paramedics and a review of routine ambulance service data.
Ford was handcuffed — as is routine in such shootings, according to the LAPD — and paramedics were called to the scene.
Ford was handcuffed -- as is routine in such shootings, according to the LAPD -- and paramedics were called to the scene.
But Fletcher tells me it's routine for him: "People see it as a sexy role, but I'm as much of a paramedic as a road paramedic, I just have a different way of getting to people who need care.
