AMPDS categories: are they an appropriate method to select cases for extended role ambulance practitioners?
Clinically directed dispatch for ECPs allows utilisation of alternative pathways across all AMPDS categories, suggesting that AMPDS alone is not a good predictor of potential for avoiding emergency department attendance and possible hospital admission.
CD14 expression peaks within the first week post-burn before declining, reaching normal levels after 14 days. This loss of supranormal CD14 expression locally within the wound may contribute to a weakened host defense response 5-6 days after injury, when patients become especially vulnerable to infection.