Medicine and Health Posted: April 12th, 2014
You are required to produce a comprehensive and succinct academic essay, of no more than 1500 words, addressing the topic outlined below:
Australian ambulance services adult resuscitation clinical practice guidelines are created according to best practice using credible evidence.
Choose ONE Australian ambulance services adult resuscitation clinical practice guideline and ONE element of resuscitation and discuss the above statement.
ESSAY Structure:
You should start by selecting an Australian ambulance service and examining the adult resuscitation clinical practice guideline. You then need to select one element of the resuscitation guideline, eg. compressions, defibrillation, ventilation, medications etc. After introducing your topic and focus you can then begin to build your essay.
The body of your essay should progress through a discussion of your chosen element of resuscitation and its components as it relates to the guideline, eg. compressions rate, depth, ratios, interruptions, hand placement etc. These should be evidenced by current research, from journal articles and medical literature. Each component should be clearly set out in paragraphs and titled with headings.
Finally, you should conclude your essay with a summary of your findings and make a recommendation in relation to how well the CPG is backed with credible evidence.
