Airways Scope or Practice & Needle cricothyroidotomy vs Surgical cricothyroidotomy data

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Dear East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

I am a 2nd year Student Paramedic at Stafforshire university currently undertaking a review of the effectiveness of needle cricothyroidotomy when compared to surgical cricothyroidotomy.

As part if this report I would like to request information about,
1. What clinical grade of staff are allowed to use different types of airway?
2. And cases that your trust has had over the past 6 years when either of the two above mentioned skills have been used, 2012/13 - 2017/18.

I have included a link below to an excel spreadsheet that you should be able to view and download using the Downwards arrow incon in the top right corner. The document has three sheets, two of which are to be completed. The first to be completed with information about scope of practice, the second with information about the cases of the above mentioned skills usage. I have included example data sets in red to assist. If you are unable to provide the level of detail requested on the second sheet I have provided a third sheet which somewhat simplifies the information further to simply the usage of the skill by grade and the outcome.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTS6huK...

If you are unable to view the document please contact me and I will endeavour to sort the issue. I have also included a list of column headings below should there be any issues.

Your prompt reply would be greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing back from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jake Ledger

Sheet 1
Grade of Clinician
OPA
NPA
I-Gel
Tracheal Intubation
Needle Cricothyroidotomy
Surgical Cricothyroidotomy

Sheet 2
Case No (Not actual case no.)
Financial Year
Presenting complaint e.g. FBAO, Anaphylaxis
Adult/Child
Intervention Needle or Surgical Cricothyroidotomy
Intervention performed by e.g. Paramedic, Advanced Paramedic, CCP, Dr
Airway Achieved Yes/No
Patient Outcome Deceased (ROLE) or Transported
Any additonal notes as to the need for the intervention

Sheet 3
Number of each skill perfomed/financial year and divided up by grade or clinician.
Number of ROLE vs Transported for each skill.

FOI, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Our Ref: FOI 18/580

 

 

Dear Mr Ledger

 

Thank you for your email dated 26 July 2018 requesting information.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

 

If you have any queries about this process, do not hesitate to contact
me. 

 

Kind regards

 

Lynn

 

 

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Dear Mr Ledger

 

Please find the response to your FOI attached.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynn

 

  [1]EMAS stacked logo right aligned
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 Emergency care | Urgent care | We
  care          

Lynn Daly  
Information
Governance Telephone: 0115 919 3446
Compliance
Manager [mobile number]

  Email: [2][email address]

East [3]www.emas.nhs.uk
Midlands
Ambulance @EMASNHSTRUST[4]Description:
Service NHS Description: Description:
Trust Description: Description:
Nottingham Description: Description:
Divisional Description: Description:
HQ Description:
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Road
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