The PHV is a free educational resource designed to increase knowledge and understanding of pre-hospital emergency care.

The PHV is designed to reinforce theoretical and practical training, not replace courses or training sessions.

Inside each issue you will find features on pre-hospital care skills, medical conditions and emergencies, trauma, paediatrics, extended skills, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, ecgs, case studies and a competition.

Originally developed as pdf magazine e-mailed to individual subscribers, its success has led to a change in the delivery system. Subscribers now simply have to register (for free) to gain access to the site's protected pages, where the current issue and all back issues are available for download.

Registration details, including e-mail addresses, are kept confidential and are never sold or passed on to third parties. When registering you will be asked for an address, this will help subscribers who enter our competitions and give aways, but is not mandatory. If you do not wish to leave your postal address your country of residence will suffice.

Subscribers will only receive e-mails notifying that a new issue is available. Please contact us if you prefer having the issues e-mailed directly to your mailbox.

The PHV is able to accept advertising and sponsorship from relevant companies and organisations. The media pack is currently being redesigned but will be available shortly. The subscription list for The PHV is confidential and can not be purchased. No third party advertising is available on the website.

PHV is produced by Gary and Suzii Wilson, paramedics working for a large UK ambulance service with numerous years experience working within the pre-hospital care sector. Through their training company, Pre-hospital Care Services, they also run a variety of training sessions and practical courses for pre-hospital care providers. PHV also has an editorial review board and welcomes articles for submission.

The PHV editorial team also wishes to thank the following companies for their assistance in supporting the publication:

The Pre-hospital Volume is based on current recommendations of responsible medical sources, but is not intended as a statement of the standards of care required in any particular situation, because circumstances and the patient's physical condition can vary widely from one emergency to another.

The Pre-hospital Volume is fully independent and its views are not necessarily those of any company mentioned herein. All copyrights and trademarks are recognised and all images are used for the purposes of education and review only. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. The Pre-hospital Volume can accept no responsibilities for inaccuracies or complaints arising from advertisements featured within the magazine.