Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorSherratt, Frances C.
dc.contributor.authorSnape, Darlene
dc.contributor.authorGoodacre, Steve
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Mike
dc.contributor.authorPearson, Mike
dc.contributor.authorMarson, Anthony G.
dc.contributor.authorNoble, Adam J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-23T10:15:52Z
dc.date.available2019-09-23T10:15:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.identifier.citationSherratt, F.C. et al, 2017. Paramedics' views on their seizure management learning needs: a qualitative study in England. BMJ Open, 7 (1), e014024.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/254
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The UK ambulance service often attends to suspected seizures. Most persons attended to will not require the facilities of a hospital emergency department (ED) and so should be managed at scene or by using alternative care pathways. Most though are transported to ED. One factor that helps explain this is paramedics can have low confidence in managing seizures. Objectives: With a view to ultimately developing additional seizure management training for practicing paramedics, we explored their learning needs, delivery preferences and potential drivers and barriers to uptake and effectiveness. Design and setting: Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of paramedics from the English ambulance service. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. Participants: A diverse sample of 19 professionals was recruited from 5 different ambulance NHS trusts and the College of Paramedics. Results: Participants said seizure management was neglected within basic and postregistration paramedic training. Most welcomed additional learning opportunities and identified gaps in knowledge. This included how to differentiate between seizure types and patients that do and do not need ED. Practical, interactive e-learning was deemed the most preferable delivery format. To allow paramedics to fully implement any increase in skill resulting from training, organisational and structural changes were said to be needed. This includes not penalising paramedics for likely spending longer on scene. Conclusions: This study provides the first evidence on the learning needs and preferences of paramedics regarding seizures. It can be used to inform the development of a bespoke training programme for paramedics. Future research should develop and then assess the benefit such training has on paramedic confidence and on the quality of care they offer to seizure patients. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/7/1/e014024.full.pdf This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014024
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Medical Servicesen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Medical Techniciansen_US
dc.subjectLearningen_US
dc.subjectNeeds Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectSeizuresen_US
dc.titleParamedics' views on their seizure management learning needs: a qualitative study in Englanden_US
dc.typeJournal Article/Review
dc.source.journaltitleBMJ Openen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-08-27
rioxxterms.versionNAen_US
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserveden_US
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-08-27
refterms.panelUnspecifieden_US
refterms.dateFirstOnline2017-01
html.description.abstractIntroduction: The UK ambulance service often attends to suspected seizures. Most persons attended to will not require the facilities of a hospital emergency department (ED) and so should be managed at scene or by using alternative care pathways. Most though are transported to ED. One factor that helps explain this is paramedics can have low confidence in managing seizures. Objectives: With a view to ultimately developing additional seizure management training for practicing paramedics, we explored their learning needs, delivery preferences and potential drivers and barriers to uptake and effectiveness. Design and setting: Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of paramedics from the English ambulance service. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. Participants: A diverse sample of 19 professionals was recruited from 5 different ambulance NHS trusts and the College of Paramedics. Results: Participants said seizure management was neglected within basic and postregistration paramedic training. Most welcomed additional learning opportunities and identified gaps in knowledge. This included how to differentiate between seizure types and patients that do and do not need ED. Practical, interactive e-learning was deemed the most preferable delivery format. To allow paramedics to fully implement any increase in skill resulting from training, organisational and structural changes were said to be needed. This includes not penalising paramedics for likely spending longer on scene. Conclusions: This study provides the first evidence on the learning needs and preferences of paramedics regarding seizures. It can be used to inform the development of a bespoke training programme for paramedics. Future research should develop and then assess the benefit such training has on paramedic confidence and on the quality of care they offer to seizure patients. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/7/1/e014024.full.pdf This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014024en_US


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record