“Simone’s contribution to the College and the profession cannot be understated.” The College extends its deep appreciation to Simone Haigh as she concludes her current term on the Board as a Board Director at the recent AGM paramedics.org/news/college-acknowledges-simone-haighs-outstanding-service

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05... How often are police required to intervene in a case of a person experiencing a mental health problem attended by paramedics?

New Article emj.bmj.com/content/42/6...

📱 A new study from Singapore shows that activating smartphone first responders via the myResponder app led to: ✅ 6x ↑ in bystander CPR ✅ 2x ↑ in AED use ✅ Better neurologically intact survival Smart tech is saving lives. "CallPushShock #OHCA #CPR #AED #DigitalHealth 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.re...

An interesting study exploring Australian paramedics' perceptions of culturally safe care: "I always just respected everyone the same way. I didn’t really change my approach to anything." 🦘🚑🤦 #EMSky #EMSSky #ParamedicSky #PreHospitalSky #CulturalSafety #CulturalCompetency doi.org/10.1186/s129...

The Northern Territory Commissioner for Public Employment has issued a determination variation which allows NT Health to employ #paramedics directly in a range of health sector positions. #health #urgent #care #community #EMS Commentary: www.facebook.com/ray.bange.9/... @billlord.bsky.social

I'm very proud to share this person-centred framework to guide a more holistic approach to paramedic-led patient consultation. This aims to complement traditional biomedical assessment approaches with a complimentary biopsychosocial approach. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Interesting study. It is important that we acknowledge transport to the hospital is sometimes the best option for patients and caregivers. #EMSky #HAPC #EMSSky emj.bmj.com/content/earl...

We're pleased to announce that abstracts are now being welcomed for ACP International Conference (ACPIC) 2025 in Brisbane! Submissions will be accepted until Thursday 29 May. Learn more at bit.ly/ACPIC25-Abstracts

A reminder that applications are now being welcomed for the first round of 2025 College Research Grants. Members are encouraged to apply for either our Early Career Research Grant ($6,000) or Higher Degree by Research Grant ($3,000). Applications open until May 1st at bit.ly/Research-Grants-2025

Are you involved in paramedic education? This Monday, we're hosting an information session to explore how our Paramedic Preceptor Program can help you develop confidence in mentoring and guiding new paramedics. Join us online on Tuesday 1 April at bit.ly/Preceptor-Info-Session

Applications are now open for Round 43 of the Queensland Research Program through Emergency Medicine Foundation, offering funding opportunities for Queensland clinicians. Paramedics are eligible to apply. Learn more at bit.ly/ACP-ResearchBoard

Breaking bad news is one of the hardest things a paramedic must do. In this episode, we dive into: ✅ How to deliver devastating news with compassion ✅ The SPIKES framework ✅ The emotional toll on paramedics & how to cope @expensivecare.bsky.social 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0sbS...

Paramedics & end-of-life care: A new study reveals challenges for #paramedics in the UK, including lack of patient information, medication barriers & training gaps. With rising demand, improvements are needed, but is our health system responding? #palliative www.facebook.com/ParamedProf/...

The Victorian Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Paramedic Practitioners) Bill 2024 was adopted by the Legislative Council on 6 February 2025 without amendment. @billlord.bsky.social @tracyniks.bsky.social @agwalker01.bsky.social parliament.vic.gov.au/490576/globa...

The impact of extending the road transport limit for #STEMI patients in rural and remote areas doi.org/10.1111/1742... #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #emimcc #ACEM

Congratulations @expensivecare.bsky.social on your award of the Ambulance Service Medal under the Australian Honours scheme. Wonderful recognition of your outstanding contributions to paramedicine and medicine.

Congratulations @expensivecare.bsky.social on your award of the Ambulance Service Medal under the Australian Honours scheme. Wonderful recognition of your outstanding contributions to paramedicine and medicine.

I’ve learned so much from @jamesoz1.bsky.social chatting all things pain with @billlord.bsky.social in this series, and we’ve saved the best for last. An exacerbation of chronic pain is a common reason to call an ambulance. What can we do as paramedics and as an EMS system? Let’s find out!

🎙️ New Podcast Alert The final episode in our pain management series with @expensivecare.bsky.social and @billlord.bsky.social is now live. 🔥 Topics: Pain care performance measures 📊 Chronic pain challenges Opioid myths & realities 💊 👉 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/5MMs...

Disappointing but quite predictable outcome. “Relatively few interventions for improving equity in care were identified” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WXI6QM...

Cool “new” word of the day courtesy of @susie_dent “A reminder of the useful ‘ipsedixitist’ (19th century): one who firmly asserts that something is true because another person said so, with no other evidence to back it up.”

Given the very long patient transfer times at ED (and likely to get worse) it may be time to redesign ambulances to enable long term care. A kitchen would be great for patients and crew as would an ensuite. Not so sure about the toilet in the kitchen.

Great research Belinda and colleagues. Although education is a recommended remedy the best education available won’t help paramedics when the case exposure is low and there are infrequent opportunities for recertification in the care of birthing mothers and their babies. tinyurl.com/mr25bzsb

Pain relief is important, so what can we actually do to help? In Part 2 of my conversation with @billlord.bsky.social and @expensivecare.bsky.social, we look at best practice in the care of people with pain.

Ambulance drivers and taxi drivers had the lowest proportion of deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease. The data also shows that they don’t live long enough to develop this disease. Not sure where paramedics fit www.bmj.com/content/387/...

“maternity care has been found to be insufficient for First Nations women due to a lack of culturally safe care.” doi.org/10.1016/j.au...

Patient care on the ramp: Who is legally responsible? “The law does not draw fine lines to answer the question of who might be legally responsible for the care of ramped patients. The answer is everyone is required to take reasonable care in the performance of their tasks.” doi.org/10.1111/1742...

Patient care on the ramp: Who is legally responsible? “The law does not draw fine lines to answer the question of who might be legally responsible for the care of ramped patients. The answer is everyone is required to take reasonable care in the performance of their tasks.” doi.org/10.1111/1742...

Meanwhile, another leaked report from the NT. www.msn.com/en-au/health...

Very. Suspect it’s the causal secret sauce. Less compassion, less pain relief. Suspect also that compassion fatigue is significant in the workforce. Addressing that may have significant flow on affect on quality care more broadly. But how to address it?

Would be useful to explore the association between compassion and analgesic administration for patients reporting pain

I often wonder where paramedics find time for quality training in systems where there is no "down time", either because of case load, or spending most of their shifts ramped at the ED

You cannot run an A&E like an outpatient clinic, but you can run it like a fire service... 🏥🔥 🚒💨 A thread .../1 #Medsky #EMedsky

We are training drs for the Australian and New Zealand health systems mainly, it seems

Who would have thought that we would be worried about too much solar power? www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Outcomes of adult patients discharged at scene by EMS: EMS recontact increased in cases mental health (AOR 1.4), low income (AOR 1.61), socioeconomic (AOR 1.19); admission increased in infection (AOR 3.14) & pain (AOR 1.93); SAR linked to abnormal vital sign (AOR 4.81) emj.bmj.com/content/41/8...

Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna: "After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."

Difficult decisions in austere settings. This is retrieval medicine. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

At Ambulance Victoria, around 40% of our patients have pain as part of their presentation and we stand to make a real difference in the patient's experience of their illness. I was extremely fortunate to discuss the topic with paramedicine legend @billlord.bsky.social & @expensivecare.bsky.social

Thanks David. It was great chatting with James about this important topic

Are you up-to-date with the latest evidence on airway management in patients with suspected or confirmed cervical spine injury? @sthjournalclub.bsky.social @iliff-helen.bsky.social @elboghdadly.bsky.social #AnSky #MedSky 🧪 https://buff.ly/3UXJweg

It takes a system to save a life in cardiac arrest. I’m proud to have played a small part in this paper in The MJA which shows how survival has incrementally improved in Victoria over 25 years and highlights the value of a registry. If you don’t measure, you can’t improve 🤓 🚑

This is what happens when you take a whole of organisation approach to improving cardiac arrest outcomes. Kudos to the team at Ambulance Victoria, in particular all the responders and researchers out there every day making this a reality onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...

Limited prescribing, possibly similar to the current status in the UK. Extended roles are also on the agenda, but must occur in consultation with other health professionals who provide primary health care.