TY - JOUR AU - Gage, Caleb Hanson AU - Geduld, Heike AU - Stassen, Willem PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/08 TI - South African paramedic perspectives on prehospital palliative care JO - BMC Palliative Care SP - 153 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Palliative care is typically performed in-hospital. However, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers are uniquely positioned to deliver early palliative care as they are often the first point of medical contact. The aim of this study was to gather the perspectives of advanced life support (ALS) providers within the South African private EMS sector regarding pre-hospital palliative care in terms of its importance, feasibility and barriers to its practice. SN - 1472-684X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00663-5 DO - 10.1186/s12904-020-00663-5 ID - Gage2020 ER -