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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

Locality: Umina Beach, New South Wales

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25.01.2022 "Paramedic students in our study reported a strong sense of professional identity which had a tendency to increase from year-to-year." Recently published in our journal is this article on paramedic student professional identity - available at http://dx.doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.759

24.01.2022 "The majority of the participants believed that public education could be a valuable tool to reduce violence and some suggested that public education may create advocates for paramedic safety in the community". New to our journal is this publication on workplace violence interventions in Australian paramedicine - available proudly open-access at https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.817

24.01.2022 The Australasian College of Paramedicine is currently welcoming scientific abstracts AND case study submissions for its international conference (taking place online this October). Submissions are due by July 31st. For more information please visit bit.ly/ACPIC-2020

24.01.2022 Our Journal website is boasting a crisp, new look! Head on over to http://ajp.paramedics.org and while you're there, enjoy some of our recent publications including those exploring traction splints, STEMI interpretation and ketamine for extreme agitation.

23.01.2022 What's new in the AJP? Loads! A number of our recent journal articles were featured in yesterday's issue of RESPONSE, the member magazine of Australasian College of Paramedicine. These are proudly published - open-access - at https://bit.ly/AJParamedicine

22.01.2022 "Among EMTs/paramedics in particular, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts and behaviour are prominent which may be at least partially attributable to the fact that they are often exposed to varying forms of human suffering to which they feel some level of responsibility". 'Building Personal Resilience in Primary Care Paramedic Students, and Subsequent Skill Decay' is now available in our Journal at https://bit.ly/Resilience-AJP (DOI 10.33151)

21.01.2022 "The Australasian Journal of Paramedicine is the official open access, peer-reviewed international journal of the Australasian College of Paramedicine" Today we're pleased to share the team behind the AJP!

19.01.2022 Do you use methoxyflurane in your practice? How about activated carbon filters? This latest publication in our journal has set out to determine whether there is an occupational risk to healthcare personnel from environmental exposure to methoxyflurane. Full publication at https://bit.ly/Methoxyflurane

19.01.2022 "Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest provides a unique challenge, where larger ad-hoc teams of paramedics come together made up of personnel with varying degrees of technical and non-technical skills." Congratulations to Adam Dagnell on this recent AJP publication!

19.01.2022 Ever wondered about the stress response of responding to lights-and-sirens cases? In our latest publication, Swedish researchers examined ambulance personnel changes to heart rate and salivary cortisol concentration during 'priority-1 alarms'. Find out what they discovered at https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.776

18.01.2022 "Student nurses have recently been considered an asset by multiple governments to be utilised during this pandemic however student paramedics are yet to be formally considered for inclusion to the broader healthcare response." New Commentary to our Journal by Steve Whitfield, Alexander MacQuarrie and Malcolm Boyle

18.01.2022 New to our Journal is this cross-sectional study, measuring CPR quality in a simulation (manikin-based) setting across 1320 St John WA staff and clinical volunteers. This article is available - proudly open-access - at https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.842

18.01.2022 This latest publication in our journal presents the case study of a complex ambulance transfer of a suspected COVID-19 patient to a specialist infectious disease hospital in Jakarta, Indonsesia. To read the full article, visit https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.864iew/864/1040

16.01.2022 Are you using IM Ketamine for agitation in your practice? 'Canadian Paramedic Experience With Intramuscular Ketamine for Extreme Agitation' is the latest publication in the AJP, available at https://bit.ly/KetamineAgitation

15.01.2022 "Call-takers reported a range of stress responses to job-related traumas from mild anxiety and depression to severe conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder." This recent publication on the mental health and wellbeing of ambulance call-takers is available at https://bit.ly/AJP-CallTakers (DOI 10.1111)

13.01.2022 "Paramedics have general concern around risk and safety when working during a pandemic ... particularly, paramedic concerns regarding family safety was found in numerous studies" Last week, we published a new article exploring pandemic studies in paramedicine. To download the PDF, visit https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.826

09.01.2022 "Other benefits noted included significant healthcare cost savings, improved consumer access, increased community education and a clinical stopgap between volunteer ambulance officer scopes of practice and GPs in rural settings." In our most recent journal publication, Martin & O'Meara set out to identify key stakeholder perspectives about the value of Community Paramedicine in rural Australia. PDF download available at https://bit.ly/CommunityParamedicineAJP

07.01.2022 "A discussion supporting the usage of student paramedics during increased demands such as a disaster or pandemic needs to be accelerated." We're just shy of one THOUSAND downloads since we published this article. We think that's worth another share!

07.01.2022 New to our journal: 'Characteristics associated with emergency department suitability in low-acuity ambulance cases' by doctors Kathryn Eastwood, Amee Morgans and Karen Smith Full publication can be accessed at https://bit.ly/lowacuityED

06.01.2022 Dr Paul Simpson, Chair of the Australasian College of Paramedicine Research Committee has published a new editorial in our Journal. Paul remarks on the recent ANZSRC review which saw Paramedicine allocated its own Field of Research (FOR) code for the first time - a milestone for the paramedic discipline. To read this editorial, please visit https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.16.836

06.01.2022 "Our response was to develop a reflective practice assessment shaped by the on-road practices of paramedics" There are a number of new publications in our Journal - including this article on reflective practice among paramedic students

03.01.2022 "A reasonable question for an undergraduate paramedic student seeking a graduate paramedic appointment is: How can I stand out from the crowd?" In our latest Journal commentary, authors David Long and Lisa Hobbs remark on a significant increase in final year paramedicine students over recent years. Find out how the authors suggest improving paramedic employability at https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.17.838

02.01.2022 A new research publication has reviewed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic period on incidence, characteristics, and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria. 'Collateral damage: Hidden impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest system-of-care' is available for download at http://bit.ly/Resus-COVID19-Vic