Welcome to the library guide for students on paramedic courses
Here you will find key databases, along with links to other useful information, such as government websites and statistics.
Use the "help with searching" tab above to view guides on how to use the library's databases.
Please contact us on library@hud.ac.uk, or come and see us at the Subject Enquiry Desk on Floor 4 of the Library, if you need any help with finding information.
The following documents are recommended by your course leader for referring to throughout your course and beyond.
The main way to search for books, journal articles and more is by using Library Search. However as part of your academic practice you will primarily need to use more specialist resources for your studies, particularly for final year projects, research and dissertations.
This list is not exhaustive, but includes the most important resources for your studies. Other named resources can be found in the full A-Z list at Electronic Resources.
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers with indexing for 2,928 journals and more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1981.
Contains over 21 million references to journal articles in the life sciences, with a concentration on biomedicine.
Primarily a collection of systematic reviews, but also containing research papers, Cochrane provides an extensive collection of materials for evidence based practice.
An abstract database that provides systematic coverage of the psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. The database also includes records from the 1600s and 1700s.
One of the most up-to-date biomedical databases available. Includes details of articles which have not yet been included in the full version of Medline. Includes some links from references to full-text journals.
Please note: the Institutional login option via University of Huddersfield isn’t supported and if you wish to create an account you should choose one of the alternative options i.e. Google or Microsoft.
A large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature from more than 18,500 journals.
These podcasts/resources can act as a resource for sharing knowledge, and for providing support for understanding the more emotional parts of the paramedic role.
Road to Resus podcast: podcasts on a variety of Emergency Medicine topics that you’ll use every day in and around the resus room, centered around evidenced based medicine and with reference to national and international guidelines.
Medics Academy Pre-Hospital Care podcast
Mind Blue Light Support: Mind, the mental health charity, have created a resource specifically for emergency services staff, to help provide support and develop resilience.
University of Huddersfield Wellbeing self-help resources: while you are a student at the University, you can take advantage of the resources provided by Student Services and the Library, including Big White Wall and a number of self-help books selected by Reading Well for Mental Health
Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee & Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. (2023). JRCALC Plus (Version 2.4) [Mobile app]. https://www.classprofessional.co.uk/digital-products/apps/jrcalc-plus-app/
Note that this is based on the latest version of the app; if you are using an older version you may need to change the title and or version number.
Your in text citation will be the full name of the organisation in the first case, with the acronym being used subsequently.
Example;
First instance; (Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee & Association of Ambulance Chief Executives [JRCALC], 2023) OR Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee & Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (JRCALC, 2023)
Subsequent; (JRCALC, 2023).
