Confident patient assessment, documentation & handover — in your pocket
The Student Paramedic Pocketbook is a practical, on-shift reference created to support UK student paramedics and ambulance clinicians with the core skills expected on placement, in OSCEs, and on the road.
This updated and expanded edition includes significantly more content than the previous version, with more in-depth patient assessment, up-to-date clinical information, and clear visual aids — all structured for fast, reliable use under pressure.
✔ Updated & expanded edition
✔ Designed for UK ambulance practice
✔ Step-by-step patient assessment guides
✔ Clear documentation & handover structure
✔ Visual aids and checklists
✔ Pocket-sized for placements, OSCEs & shifts
This pocketbook focuses on systematic patient assessment, safe clinical decision-making, and professional documentation — the fundamentals every student paramedic must master.
Documentation (clear, accurate, defensible)
Primary Survey
Secondary Survey / ROS
Pain Assessment
ASHICE & Clinical Handover
NEWS2
Ten Second Triage
METHANE
Common Abbreviations
Cardiovascular Assessment
Respiratory Assessment
Neurological Assessment
Abdominal Assessment
MSK Assessment – Limbs
Structured approaches help you stay systematic, thorough, and confident during patient assessments.
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
Seizure Checklist
Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Arrest & Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Glycaemic Emergencies
Burns
Obstetric Emergencies
Adrenal Crisis
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Verification of Death
Designed to support early recognition, appropriate escalation, and safe handover.
12-Lead ECG Placement
Airway Circuit Set-Up
Cardiac Arrest Checklist
Notes pages for placement learning and reflection
Written by clinicians, for clinicians
Focused on what student paramedics are actually assessed on
Clear, concise, and clinically relevant
Designed for confidence under pressure
Supports safe practice, good documentation, and effective handover
Student Paramedics
Paramedic Science students
Ambulance Clinicians
Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs)
OSCE preparation
Ambulance placements
On-shift clinical reference
Built to support you from your first placement to qualification — and beyond.
Confident patient assessment, documentation & handover — in your pocket
The Student Paramedic Pocketbook is a practical, on-shift reference created to support UK student paramedics and ambulance clinicians with the core skills expected on placement, in OSCEs, and on the road.
This updated and expanded edition includes significantly more content than the previous version, with more in-depth patient assessment, up-to-date clinical information, and clear visual aids — all structured for fast, reliable use under pressure.
✔ Updated & expanded edition
✔ Designed for UK ambulance practice
✔ Step-by-step patient assessment guides
✔ Clear documentation & handover structure
✔ Visual aids and checklists
✔ Pocket-sized for placements, OSCEs & shifts
This pocketbook focuses on systematic patient assessment, safe clinical decision-making, and professional documentation — the fundamentals every student paramedic must master.
Documentation (clear, accurate, defensible)
Primary Survey
Secondary Survey / ROS
Pain Assessment
ASHICE & Clinical Handover
NEWS2
Ten Second Triage
METHANE
Common Abbreviations
Cardiovascular Assessment
Respiratory Assessment
Neurological Assessment
Abdominal Assessment
MSK Assessment – Limbs
Structured approaches help you stay systematic, thorough, and confident during patient assessments.
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
Seizure Checklist
Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Arrest & Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Glycaemic Emergencies
Burns
Obstetric Emergencies
Adrenal Crisis
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Verification of Death
Designed to support early recognition, appropriate escalation, and safe handover.
12-Lead ECG Placement
Airway Circuit Set-Up
Cardiac Arrest Checklist
Notes pages for placement learning and reflection
Written by clinicians, for clinicians
Focused on what student paramedics are actually assessed on
Clear, concise, and clinically relevant
Designed for confidence under pressure
Supports safe practice, good documentation, and effective handover
Student Paramedics
Paramedic Science students
Ambulance Clinicians
Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs)
OSCE preparation
Ambulance placements
On-shift clinical reference
Built to support you from your first placement to qualification — and beyond.
