Attitudes and perceptions of paramedics about end-of-life care: a literature review
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Pentaris, Panagiotis and Mehmet, Nevin. 2019. Attitudes and perceptions of paramedics about end-of-life care: a literature review. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 11(5), pp. 206-215. ISSN 1759-1376 [Article]
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Background: Paramedics must be prepared to respond to crises in which a threat to a patient's health may result in death. They are therefore highly involved with end-of-life care.
Aims: Involvement with end-of-life care is the context in which this paper examines how paramedics perceive and respond to this part of their role.
Methods: This is a systematic literature review that examines current evidence.
Findings: Five themes emerged, which suggest that paramedics are not prepared to work with crisis situations involving the end of patients' lives: emotional resilience; decision making; communicating death; recognising dying patients; and death education.
Conclusion: The current review concludes that the dearth of data is not preventing improvements in services, nor education and training, in this field.
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https://doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2019.11.5.206 Sections View article |
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| Keywords: |
end of life; paramedics; emergency care; dying; emergency staff; perceptions; death |
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Social, Therapeutic & Community Engagement (STaCS) |
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32282 |
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10 Oct 2022 12:43 |
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10 Jul 2024 10:14 |
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Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed. |
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