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Retrieval Medicine Essay Questions
You are required to write an Essay on one of the topics below.Make use of research and referenced material to identify the key issues of
the chosen topic, and critically assess and debate the relevant evidence
and any arguments that may arise.Additionally, demonstrate how your findings could benefit the Paramedic
profession.Additional information:
Referencing style of your choice
3500 words (+/_ 20%)
Third person context
No less than 10 references
Must include, index, reference list and marking
key
Topics:
1. The beginnings of Crew Resource Management (CRM) can be
traced back to the late 1970s after a series of commercial
aviation accidents. The lessons learned have been adopted by
many industries, including nuclear power stations and surgical
teams.
Analyze how CRM could benefit the aeromedical community
with the emphasis being on, (but not limited to):
Crew fatigue management
Patient safety
Communication
Error Management
Medical crew selection.
Briefing and debriefing2. The fiscal environment of today has the unfortunate side effect of
shrinking budgets, yet operational performance expectations
remain unchanged.
How can aeromedical services maintain operational standards
in a hostile fiscal environment?3. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Aeromedical retrievals.
Critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this
therapy within the aeromedical retrieval context.4. Blood versus Tranexamic Acid use in prehospital management of
Trauma
!
Your medical director has asked for a formal evidence summary
(systematic review) of the evidence for either of these treatments in
HEMS trauma management.