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This quality standard covers the organisation and delivery of emergency and acute medical care in the community and in hospital. It covers adults (16 and over) who seek, or are referred for, emergency NHS care for a suspected or confirmed acute medical emergency. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS174
Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation (NG94)
This guideline covers organising and delivering emergency and acute medical care for people aged over 16 in the community and in hospital. It aims to reduce the need for hospital admissions by giving advanced training to paramedics and providing community alternatives to hospital care. It also promotes good-quality care in hospital and joint working between health and social services.
Evidence-based recommendations on using thrombolytic drugs (alteplase [Actilyse], reteplase [Rapilysin], streptokinase [Streptase] and tenecteplase [Metalyse]) for treating acute myocardial infarction in adults.
Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (QS71)
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and referring people (aged 16 and over) who have had a transient loss of consciousness (often called a blackout). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS71
- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Initial assessment – recording the event, clinical history and physical examination
- Quality statement 2: Initial assessment – 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Quality statement 3: Urgent specialist cardiovascular assessment within 24 hours of the initial assessment
- Quality statement 4: Initial assessment – unnecessary use of electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Quality statement 5: Driving advice
- Quality statement 6: Specialist cardiovascular investigation – ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG)
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technologies:- Are paramedic remote decision-support technologies clinically and cost effective? [See the evidence review on...
Pre-hospital initiation of fluid replacement therapy in trauma (TA74)
Evidence-based recommendations on giving intravenous (IV) fluid replacement therapy for people with serious injuries before reaching hospital.
Managing COVID symptoms (including at the end of life) in a prison setting
to triage and manage people's care in this way, our secondary care and paramedic colleagues would understand the decision making and...
Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (CG109)
This guideline covers assessment, diagnosis and referral for people over 16 who have had a transient loss of consciousness (TLoC; also called a blackout). It aims to improve care for people with TLoC by specifying the most effective assessments and recommending when to refer to a specialist.
needed transport. Calls coming into 999 have to be prioritised to ensure paramedics can attend to the sickest people with potentially...
deliver local stroke master classes locally as needed, also supporting the paramedic project. We are currently working with the Stroke...
Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee members
Arctic Sun 5000 for therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest (MIB112)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Arctic Sun 5000 for therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest .
The RhinoChill intranasal cooling system for reducing temperature after cardiac arrest (MIB4)
NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the RhinoChill intranasal cooling system
Video laryngoscopes to help intubation in people with difficult airways (MIB167)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on video laryngoscopy to help intubation in people with difficult airways .
for example healthcare assistants or allied health professionals such as paramedics? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) For a short...