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Case Study
A case study is a form of reflective practice where a significant event or idea is explored in depth and presented in a structured format.
Remember to not include any patient or person identifiable details.
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Case Study
Case Study
Reference
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Title of Case Study
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Type of case
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Neurological
- Gastrointestinal
- Psychiatric
- Obstetrics / Gynaecology
- Poisioning
- Other Medical
- Burns
- Deliberate Self Harm
- Trauma
- Environmental
- Social
- Other
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Note
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CPD Log Reference
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Date of Case
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Location
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Clinician capacity
- Ambulance
- Response Vehicle
- Staff Responder
- Telephone Triage
- Responding Officer
- Off Duty
- Other
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Specific capacity
Case Study
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Select applicable sections
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Presenting History
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Presenting History
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On Arrival
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On Arrival
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Actions taken on scene
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Actions taken on scene
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On scene outcome
- Hand-over
- Discharge
- Transfer
- ROLE
- Referral
- Other
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Hand-over
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Transfer to ambulance
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Transport to hosptal
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Arrival at hosptial
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Follow up
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Follow up
Reflection
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Communications
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Communications
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Do you feel that the case was communicated to you sufficiently?
Did you make any specific requests?
Do you feel there are any requests you should have made?
Was on scene communications adequate?
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Response
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Response
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What were you professional feelings upon receiving the call?
If you drove to this case, can you identify any difficulties encountered en-route?
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Actions
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Actions
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What did you discover on initial patient contact?
Did the environment impact on you in a positive or negative way?
What patient treatment decisions were made and how did you reach them?
Did your theoretical knowledge fall short, meet or exceed your practical skills?
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Subsequent Actions
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Subsequent Actions
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What manual handling techniques did you employ?
What transportation decisions were made? How did you reach them?
What effect did your interventions have on the patients condition?
Did you have to re-evaluate or change your treatment at any stage?
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Hospital / Handover
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Hospital / Handover
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Was the receiving hospital/HCP adequately prepared for your handover?
Did you provide a suitable handover to a suitably qualified person? Were your findings considered?
Did you integrate as a team player?
Has your knowledge improved as a result of anything seen or heard at hospital/on referral? -
Evaluation / Ethics
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Evaluation / Ethics
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What went well?
What could have gone better?
What have you learnt?
Did your actions meet your ethics? -
Discussion
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Discussion
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Could this reflection lead to a change in your own practice?
Would the case benefit from peer review, debriefing or TRIM assessment?
Does the reflection highlight any wider implications for pre-hospital care?
KSF Competencies Met
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Communication
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Level 1: Communicate with a limited range of people on day-to-day matters
Level 2: Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters
Level 3: Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
Level 4: Develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations -
Evidence meets KSF
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Personal and People Development
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Level 1: Contribute to own personal development
Level 2: Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
Level 3: Develop oneself and contribute to the development of others
Level 4: Develop oneself and others in areas of practice -
Evidence meets KSF
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Health, Safety & Security
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Level 1 Assist in maintaining own and others’ health, safety and security.
Level 2 Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others
Level 3 Promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security
Level 4 Maintain and develop an environment and culture that improves health, safety and security -
Evidence meets KSF
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Service Improvement
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Level 1: Make changes in own practice and offer suggestions for improving services
Level 2: Contribute to the improvement of services
Level 3: Appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services
Level 4: Work in partnership with others to develop, take forward and evaluate direction, policies and strategies -
Evidence meets KSF
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Quality
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Level 1: Maintain the quality of own work.
Level 2: Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so
Level 3: Contribute to improving quality
Level 4: Develop a culture that improves quality -
Evidence meets KSF
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Equality & Diversity
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Level 1: Act in ways that support equality and value diversity
Level 2: Support equality and value diversity
Level 3: Promote equality and value diversity
Level 4: Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity -
Evidence meets KSF
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Management & Leadership
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Level 1: Focus on goals for self
Level 2: Manage a small team and lead by example
Level 3: Lead across teams and contribute to the culture of leadership
Level 4: Set the direction and tone of the organisation -
Evidence meets KSF
Other
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Notes
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Media
References
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References
Reference
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