What factors influence clinical decision making for paramedics when attending to paediatric emergencies in the community within one ambulance service trust?

Background: Children's healthcare needs are complex and diverse. Paramedics are expected to respond to a range of emergency calls across the patient demographic spectrum and to make complex clinical decisions, whilst facing growing pressures to seek provisions of care for their patients within the community.

Aim: This study looked to understand the lived experiences of paramedics when attending to paediatric patients, and what factors influenced decision making.