Sanguine, Volume 1, Issue 3

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1 | Editorial

2 | News

3 | ECSSA Conference

7 | Opinion

10| Abstracts

19 | Endpoint

ECSSA AGM and New Board of Directors


The 2011 ECSSA Conference was the second South African conference devoted to pre足hospital emergency care, but the first to be held under the auspices of ECSSA. It represented an important opportunity for local emergency care workers to update, discuss and reflect upon the current state of the profession, and the way forward.





"What is arguably needed today is a new guiding principle or doctrine coupled with a new concept of operation that takes into account demographic change, a professionalised more capable paramedic workforce and the hard realities of economics"




An Analysis Of Paramedic Out足Of足Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Success In Johannesburg, South Africa

Intubation Using The Miller And Airtraq Laryngoscopes: A Paediatric Manikin Study


The Relationship Between Head Injury And The Haemodynamic Response To Tracheal Intubation

Extubation Force: A Comparison Of Adhesive Tape, Non足Adhesive Tape And A Commercial Endotracheal Tube Holder

Spinal Cord Clearance: Current Paramedic Practices And Perceptions In South Africa


The Effect of Three Basic Fluid Insulation Techniques on the Delivery Temperature of a Warmed Intravenous Crystalloid Solution Rapidly Infused in a Cold Environment

The Accuracy Of A Commonly Used Age足 Based Weight Formula On Children In Johannesburg


Determination Of A Preferential Midazolam Dosing Regime For Drug Assisted Intubation Using The Delphi Method

The Prevalence Of Burnout Among Advanced Life Support Paramedics In Johannesburg, Gauteng


What Is The Emergency Care Provider Role In Domestic Violence Intervention? Abstain Or Advocate?

An Evaluation Of The Calibration And Physical Condition Of Aneroid Sphygmomanometers In The Prehospital Setting


The Accuracy Of Aneroid Sphygmomanometers Used By An Emergency Medical Service In Johannesburg

Knowledge And Application Of The Glasgow Coma Scale By Emergency Care Personnel


Impact Of Emergency Care Technicians On Advanced Life Support Provision In Sedibeng District, Gauteng

Articulation Between The Emergency Care Technician And Emergency Care Degree Programmes


Emergency Medical Practitioners Perceptions Of Advanced Life Supp足 ddeort Paramedic Professionalism In Johannesburg, Gauteng

Exposure Of University Pre足 Hospital Emergency Care Students To Paediatric Emergency Cases And Clinical Skills


Paramedic Student’s Compliance With Taught Indications Relating To The Need For Establishing Intravenous Access




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