Pre Hospital use of Scenarios in Paramedic Education

Authors: David Halliwell –MSc. Paramedic, FIfL. David was the Head of Education for South Western Ambulance NHS for the last 8 years, having previously been a senior resuscitation officer, and paramedic for the last 20+ years. David has recently moved to the Middle East as Managing Director for Prometheus Medical (MENA), assisting with Paramedic and skills development throughout the Middle East and is currently completing his PhD in paramedic education. Lizzie Ryan, MEd, MBA, MSc, RN, FIfL is the Education Business Manager of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and is a registered nurse. She is an educationalist and her role involves the development of higher education links for paramedic development and clinical leadership and management in her Trust. She is also a lecturer practitioner for the Open University, Bournemouth, Plymouth and Loughborough Universities, and is currently completing an EdD. Paul Jones, BSc (Hons) Cert Ed Paramedic has been the Programme Lead for South Western Ambulance NHS Trust for the past 5 years. Though no longer the Bournemouth University Programme Coordinator for their FdSc Paramedic Science Programme, he remains as a lecturer practitioner and lead for the BSc (Hons) Emergency and Urgent Care Programme. Paul has been in the ambulance service for the past 20+ years and continues to develop vocational and higher educational courses for paramedics.