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The decision-making process in an emergency: a reflection on paramedic practice

Lindsey, Louise
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Emergency Medical Services
 Hypothetico-deductive model
 Legal
 Paramedic Practice
 Reflective Practice
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Journal of Paramedic Practice
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Publications - London Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/557
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10.12968/jpar.2013.5.12.692
Abstract
Abstract published with permission. This article will use a case study to critically reflect and analyse the decisionmaking process used in an emergency situation. It will discuss a range of factors that influenced the clinical decision-making process and how this prompted immediate transport to a local hospital. A wide range of supporting evidence will be explored and the decision-making process will be questioned and challenged. Relevant professional, ethical and legal issues will be considered and discussed. The inclusion of other colleagues, patients, relatives and their involvement, within the decision-making process, will also be deliberated.
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