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Community paramedics for paediatric concussion follow-up
Feasibility and Acceptability of Mobilizing Community Paramedics to Provide the Standard of Care for Pediatric Concussion: Mobile Integrated Health Programming for Pediatric Patients
Prehospital Emergency Care · Added 29 August 2026
Experimental mixed-methods study demonstrated that a Mobile Integrated Health program using community paramedics for paediatric concussion follow-up was feasible and acceptable, with 19% patient enrolment and improvement in Post-Concussion Symptoms Scale scores.
- Study type
- Other
- Design
- Experimental mixed-methods feasibility study
- Participants
- 15 community paramedics; 30 of 156 eligible patients enrolled
- Main finding
- 19% (30/156) enrolment; 28 home visits completed; PCSS improved from mean 15.2 pre-visit to 8.8 post-visit (p<0.05); high satisfaction (patients/parents mean 4.4/5, CPs 4.0/5)
- Caveat
- Small, uncontrolled feasibility study with no clinical outcome comparison
- Bottom line
- Hypothesis-generating
Why it matters in Australia (Medium relevance). MIH and community paramedic models are conceptually relevant to Australian services, though ACTAS doesn't have a formal CP tier—the feasibility and satisfaction data inform potential program development.
Learning goal
Understand how community paramedicine models can support paediatric concussion follow-up in Australian practice.
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- Topic: Paediatrics
- Daily scan: 29 August 2026
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