Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: a qualitative study
Paramedics generally feel a lack of confidence in assessing and managing children with head injury. A decision tool, coupled with training and useful feedback from EDs following conveyance, would be useful to help improve decision-making.
Authors
- Sarah Voss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5044-5145)
- Mark D Lyttle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-7210)
- Alyesha Proctor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-5419)
- Jonathan Benger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-0916)
- Jedd Billing
Institutions
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Perth Children's Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214467
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.76
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research