Creative adapting in a fluid environment: an explanatory model of paramedic decision making in the pre-hospital setting.
Gudrun ReayJames A RankinLorraine Smith-MacDonaldGerald C LazarenkoPublished in: BMC emergency medicine (2018)
Paramedic decision-making is highly contextual and requires accurate interpretation and flexible cognitive constructs that are rapidly adaptable. Evaluation of paramedic decision-making needs to account for the complex and dynamic interaction between the environment, patient characteristics, available resources, and provider experience and knowledge.