Table of Contents

Foreward Acknowledgements Author Information Introduction Part 1: The Australian Context Chapter 1: The Australian ambulance system: a historical introduction Chapter 2: Contextualising paramedic culture Chapter 3: Paramedic practice in rural and regional Australia Part 2: Challenges in Paramedic Practice Chapter 4: Professionalisation Chapter 5: Evidence based paramedic practice Chapter 6: Clinical judgement Chapter 7: Paramedics and the mentally ill Chapter 8: Legal and ethical issues for paramedics Part 3: Organisational Challenges Chapter 9: Educating paramedics Chapter 10: Working in ambulance service organisations Chapter 11: From academia to clinical practice Chapter 12: Communication and teamwork in paramedic practice Chapter 13: Managing emotion, work and stress