Prehospital Resuscitation Decision Making: A model of ambulance personnel experiences, preparation and support.
Natalie Elizabeth AndersonJulia SlarkMerryn GottPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)
This research project is the first to comprehensively explore and model ambulance personnel perspectives on decisions to start, continue or stop resuscitation. The decision-making process is complex and difficult to simply formularise. Education and supports must assist ambulance personnel in navigating this complexity. Where resuscitation is withheld or terminated, ambulance personnel need to feel confident that they can effectively provide after-death care.