| PROJECT TITLE |
AMBULANCE (EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE) INTERVENTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PANDEMICS: A SCOPING REVIEW |
| Funding body |
None |
| Total funding |
Unfunded |
| Team |
- Dr Ffion Curtis, International Institute for Rural Health Care
- Dr Withanage Iresha Udayangani Jayawickrama, CaHRU, University of Lincoln
- Despina Laparidou, CaHRU, University of Lincoln
- Dr Dedunu Weligamage Dias, CaHRU, University of Lincoln
- Rob Spaight, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Dr Emma Horncastle, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Marishona Ortega, University of Lincoln
- Prof Niro Siriwardena, CaHRU, University of Lincoln
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| Team/consortium |
- University of Lincoln
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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| Overarching aim |
The aim of this scoping review is to identify and present the available quantitative and qualitative evidence of EMS pandemic preparedness, and how this translates into practice.This will include studies of EMS pandemic preparedness plans, intervention implementation, evaluations, and importantly perceptions of EMS staff and patients. |
| Objectives |
To determine:
- What interventions (e.g. infection control, PPE) are implemented within the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in response to/during pandemics?
- What outcomes are reported relating to EMS interventions in response to pandemics?
- What qualitative evidence is there describing the experiences of EMS staff and patients during pandemics?
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| Methods |
Systematic scoping review. |
| Outcomes |
We wish to better understand how ambulance (emergency medical) services respond to pandemics, what the outcomes of such a response are and how these services are experienced by patients and staff during pandemics. |
| Outputs |
Peer reviewed publications and conference presentations and recommendations for EMS service delivery. |
| Impact |
The findings of this scoping review will be used to inform future research to strengthen EMS pandemic preparedness planning. |
