dc.contributor.author |
Anderson, Natalie |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gott, Caryl |
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dc.contributor.author |
Slark, Julia |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-24T23:00:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-04 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1472-0205 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43426 |
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dc.description.abstract |
<label>INTRODUCTION</label>The purpose of this study was to explore ambulance personnel's decisions to commence, continue, withhold or terminate resuscitation efforts for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.<label>METHOD</label>Semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 16 demographically diverse ambulance personnel, currently employed in a variety of emergency ambulance response roles, around New Zealand.<label>RESULTS</label>Participants sought and integrated numerous factors, beyond established prognostic indicators, when making resuscitation decisions. Factors appeared to be integrated in four distinct phases, described under four main identified themes: prearrival impressions, immediate on-scene impressions, piecing together the big picture and transition to termination of resuscitation. Commencing or continuing resuscitation was sometimes a default action, particularly where ambulance personnel felt the context was uncertain, unfamiliar or overwhelming. Managing the impact of termination of resuscitation and resulting scene of a death required significant confidence, psychosocial skills and experience.<label>CONCLUSION</label>This unique, exploratory study provides new insights into ambulance personnel's experiences of prehospital resuscitation decision-making. Prognostication in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is known to be challenging, but results from this study suggest that confidence in a poor prognosis for the cardiac arrested patient is only part of the resuscitation decision-making picture. Results suggest ambulance personnel may benefit from greater educational preparation and mentoring in managing the scene of a death to avoid inappropriate or prolonged resuscitation efforts. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Resuscitation |
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dc.subject |
Resuscitation Orders |
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dc.subject |
Withholding Treatment |
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dc.subject |
Life Change Events |
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dc.subject |
Ambulances |
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dc.subject |
Adult |
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dc.subject |
Middle Aged |
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dc.subject |
Health Personnel |
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dc.subject |
New Zealand |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest |
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dc.title |
Beyond prognostication: ambulance personnel's lived experiences of cardiac arrest decision-making. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1136/emermed-2017-206743 |
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pubs.issue |
4 |
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pubs.begin-page |
208 |
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pubs.volume |
35 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
29305380 |
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pubs.end-page |
213 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
720367 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nursing |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1472-0213 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-01-07 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
29305380 |
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