Pennington, ElspethPrice, JonBell, SteveHill, James2022-11-142022-11-142022-07-02Pennington, E. et al, 2022. Prevalence, severity and preventability of prehospital patient safety incidents. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 14 (7), 298-300.1759-13762041-945710.12968/jpar.2022.14.7.298http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1319The provision of safe and effective healthcare is a mainstay for all services and clinicians associated with the delivery of prehospital care; however, little is empirically known about the prevalence and impact of harm caused in the prehospital phase. This commentary critically appraises a recent systematic review which sought to identify the frequency of patient safety incidents and the harm associated with them in prehospital care. Abstract published with permission.enEmergency Medical ServicesPre-hospitalPatient SafetySystematic ReviewPatient Harm