Table 1 This table provides the search terms use as part of the discourse analysis
From: Informing a Canadian paramedic profile: framing concepts, roles and crosscutting themes
Category | Terms |
Key Terms for Paramedicine | • EMS* • Emergency medical services* • Paramedic* • Ambulance • Prehospital • Pre-hospital |
Secondary Terms | • Attributes • Capabilities • Competence* • Roles • Performance • Standards • Guidelines • Practice • Scope of practice • Themes • Trends • Change |
Activity | # Articles |
Initial Search (primary inclusion criteria) | 817 |
Initial Full Article Review | 25 |
Expanded Search (secondary inclusion criteria) | 3,174 |
Title/Abstract Review | 132 |
Final Articles for In-depth Analysis and Coding | 94 |