Devon Air Ambulance is proud to have taken part in lifesaving research alongside The University of Warwick in partnership with NHS Ambulance Services. The research found that administering lifesaving drugs for cardiac arrest directly into the bone does not improve survival rates compared to the standard intravenous (IV) method.
The University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities with over twenty-eight thousand students from 147 countries. Ranked 9th in the UK by The Guardian University Guide, it has an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching, for innovation, and for links with business and industry. The recent Research Excellence Framework classed 92% or it’s research as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. The University of Warwick was awarded University of the Year for Teaching Quality by The Times and Sunday Times.
About the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR):
The mission of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. We do this by:
- Funding high quality, timely research that benefits the NHS, public health and social care;
- Investing in world-class expertise, facilities and a skilled delivery workforce to translate discoveries into improved treatments and services;
- Partnering with patients, service users, carers and communities, improving the relevance, quality and impact of our research;
- Attracting, training and supporting the best researchers to tackle complex health and social care challenges;
- Collaborating with other public funders, charities and industry to help shape a cohesive and globally competitive research system;
- Funding applied global health research and training to meet the needs of the poorest people in low and middle income countries.
NIHR is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. Its work in low and middle income countries is principally funded through UK international development funding from the UK government.