What is it about?
This article discusses the considerations needed when looking at research conducted in different settings. Paramedic practice differs in skill set and health care context across the world, with the largest differences seen between developing and developed healthcare systems. Without context, research conducted in one setting lacks meaning if applied to another. This article begins to assist in developing that context.
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Why is it important?
This article takes an often overlooked aspect of research and considers it in the context of a growing international body of evidence of paramedic contributions to healthcare. The article focuses on providing the basis for comparison of systems and therefore contextualisation of research outcomes.
Perspectives
When context is established it becomes possible to apply the outcomes of research to a setting in which the research was not undertaken. As paramedic practice differs wildly between healthcare settings the lack of context means that there is limited applicability of outcomes beyond the centre where the research was conducted. Moreover this article begins the discussion about the need for a global identity for paramedic practice.
Matt Perry
University of Gloucestershire
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This page is a summary of: Contributions to public health around the world, Journal of Paramedic Practice, April 2018, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/ippr.2018.8.1.3.
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