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| Paul M SimpsonSummaryAffiliation: New South Wales Country: Australia Publications
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Beliefs and expectations of paramedics towards evidence-based practice and researchPaul M Simpson
Ambulance Service of New South Wales Biostatistical Training Program, New South Wales Department of Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Evid Based Healthc 10:197-203. 2012..The objective of this cross-sectional online survey was to better understand the beliefs of paramedics towards research and evidence-based practice and their expectations regarding its impact on their ability to provide patient care...
Paramedic-performed digital nerve block to facilitate field reduction of a dislocated fingerPaul M Simpson
Ambulance Service of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
Prehosp Emerg Care 16:415-7. 2012..With appropriate training, prehospital digital nerve blocks may be a feasible option to supplement existing paramedic analgesic options...
Delayed versus immediate defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsPaul M Simpson
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New South Wales, Locked Bag 105, Rozelle, Sydney, NSW 2039, Australia
Resuscitation 81:925-31. 2010..The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing the effect of delayed defibrillation preceded by CPR with immediate defibrillation on survival to hospital discharge...
Prehospital non-invasive ventilation for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: an evidence-based reviewPaul M Simpson
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of NSW, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med J 28:609-12. 2011..This paper sought to identify and review the current level of evidence supporting NIV in the prehospital setting...
Review article: Prophylactic metoclopramide for patients receiving intravenous morphine in the emergency setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsPaul M Simpson
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New South Wales, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 23:452-7. 2011..v. morphine for acute pain management in the emergency setting is clinically beneficial. Routine metoclopramide administration might expose patients to a risk of harm which is not justifiable given a lack of evidence of benefit...
Prehospital analgesia in New South Wales, AustraliaJason C Bendall
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New South Wales, Rozelle NSW, Australia
Prehosp Disaster Med 26:422-6. 2011..The objective of this study was to describe the use of intravenous morphine, inhaled methoxyflurane, and intranasal fentanyl when administered in the out-of-hospital setting by paramedics within a large Australian ambulance service...
Effectiveness of prehospital morphine, fentanyl, and methoxyflurane in pediatric patientsJason C Bendall
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of NSW, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:158-65. 2011..To compare the effectiveness of intravenous morphine, intranasal (IN) fentanyl, and inhaled methoxyflurane for managing moderate to severe pain in pediatric patients in the out-of-hospital setting...
Prehospital vital signs can predict pain severity: analysis using ordinal logistic regressionJason C Bendall
Ambulance Research Institute, Ambulance Service of New South Wales, Rozelle, Australia
Eur J Emerg Med 18:334-9. 2011..To determine whether vital signs in patients suffering from acute pain in the out-of-hospital setting have any association with pain severity measured using an ordinal pain scale...
Effectiveness of morphine, fentanyl, and methoxyflurane in the prehospital settingPaul M Middleton
The Ambulance Research Institute PMM, PMS, gs, JCB, Ambulance Service of NSW, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:439-47. 2010..To compare the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) morphine, intranasal (IN) fentanyl, and inhaled methoxyflurane when administered by paramedics to patients with moderate to severe pain...
