Search history (completed 22 January 2013, years 1990–2013)
| Central | |
| Paramedic* | 221 results |
| Web of Knowledge (1990–2012) | |
| Topic=(prehospital OR pre-hospital) | |
| AND Topic=(critical care) | 583 results |
| Topic=(critical care paramedic*) | 208 results |
| Topic=(mobile intensive care ambulance paramedic*) | 14 results |
| Topic=(mobile intensive care ambulance service) | 71 results |
| Topic=(‘advanced paramedic*’) | 9 results |
| Topic=(flight OR HEMS OR helicopter OR air ambulance) | |
| AND Topic=(paramedic*) | 201 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(‘rapid sequence induction ‘OR’ rapid sequence intubation’ OR RSI) | 94 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) AND | |
| Topic=(cricothyroidotomy OR cricoidotomy OR cricothyrotomy OR ‘surgical airway’) | 35 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(‘non invasive ventilation’ OR niv OR ‘non-invasive ventilation’) | 12 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(‘chest drain’ OR thoracostomy) | 16 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(thoracotomy) | 17 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(inotrop* OR vasopressor) | 8 results |
| Topic=(paramedic*) | |
| AND Topic=(‘procedural sedation’ OR ‘sedation’) | 28 results |
| EMBASE (1990 to 2012) | |
| critical AND care AND paramedics | 288 results |
| advanced AND paramedics | 371 results |
| mobile AND intensive AND care AND ('ambulance'/exp OR ambulance) | 163 results |
| skills OR 'knowledge'/exp OR knowledge OR competencies | |
| AND ‘critical care'/exp OR 'critical care’ AND ‘pre hospital’ OR prehospital | 269 results |
| ’‘rapid sequence intubation ‘OR’ rapid sequence induction’’ | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 85 results |
| ’‘cricothyroidotomy ‘OR’ cricoidotomy’’ | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 80 results |
| “‘non invasive ventilation'/exp OR 'non invasive ventilation’” | |
| AND 'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’ | 93 results |
| ’’‘chest drain'/exp OR 'chest drain’ OR ‘’'thoracostomy'/exp OR 'thoracostomy'" | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 77 results |
| 'thoracotomy'/exp OR thoracotomy | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 75 results |
| "inotrope OR ‘inotropic support’ OR 'vasopressor'/exp OR vasopressor" | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 93 results |
| ’’‘procedural sedation’ OR ‘conscious sedation'/exp OR 'conscious sedation’’’ | |
| AND ‘'paramedic OR paramedical AND ('personnel'/exp OR personnel)’’ | 300 results |
HEMS, Helicopter emergency medical services; RSI, rapid sequence induction.