Paramedic

A paramedic also known as “EMS” (emergency medical services) is a health care professional. They work out of the hospital environment, they perform a life-saving procedures. The typical job duties that a paramedics do are; helping a person with illness like heart attacks, severe allergic reactions and labor. The paramedics give a wide choice of medications to the patient that is in a life threating situation. If the patient responds from the CPR and medication, they’ll rush them to the hospital.

History of Paramedics Prior to the 1970’s, ambulances were staffed as basic life support (BLS) type units. They would transfer people on a basic level of transport performing “non invasive” interventions. The people who staffed this units were not called EMT’s at this time however were called Ambulance Attendants. They were severed with little medical training and only performed routine interventions. In 1966 there was an article called “The Accidental Death and Disability Report” also called “White

I believe that the job role paramedics undertake on a daily basis is astonishing and admirable. Being a paramedic is a fast-paced and very highly demanding job to commit to and become involved with, they are put under astronomical amounts of pressure to care for the patients they are sent to at the most critical moments of time. The role requires you to have the ability to deal with a lot of stress and pressure being placed upon you but also having a high level of medical expertise to assess the

Paramedic clinical skill demonstration As part of assessment for CSB330, students worked in small groups to demonstrate and record the correct application of ambulance equipment and perform five clinical skills. These skills were: Neann Immobilisation Extrication Jacket (NIEJ), Carbon Traction Emergency Medical Services (CT-EMS) traction splint, Pelvic Circumferential Compression Device (SAM pelvic sling), Oropharyngeal airway (OPA) and Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) and Stiffneck cervical collar/soft

Path of Paramedics Caring for patients in the EMS environment is like riding a motorcycle: The moment you get comfortable and think you’ve seen everything, you become dangerous(David Persse)! Just one day in the life of a paramedic and you will second think anything you thought you knew. They must be prepared or any and everything that could possibly happen. They can hold your life in their hands and they have to have the skills to sustain in until the hospital is reached. Becoming a paramedic is the

The Economic Benefit of Community Paramedics Paramedics and EMTs alike work twenty four hours a day, every day of the year. These highly trained individuals respond to 9-1-1 calls all over the country keeping citizens safe from harm. Unfortunately this same service is abused by many individuals who tax the system and slow down response times. Recently, many state government officials began to propose community paramedic programs where patients can be evaluated and even treated at home depending

The paramedic profession is an extremely wide-scoped integration of biological and clinical understanding within the pre-hospital care environment. Clinical skills in particular such as effective communication, management, practical procedure and physical examination, are vital to the operation of a paramedic (University of Otago Faculty of Medicine, 2013, pp. 2-4). A study based in the UK with statements from over 700 medical experts determined that ‘Clinical Skills’ was the most desirable ability

Also, EMT-paramedics should make way more money because they do a dangerous job that saves lives and they do not even make a decent living. 31,000 dollars per year may not seem like that little of an amount of money, but if it is a family of six and an EMT-paramedic is the only one working in the family, they are actually below the poverty level. Money is not the most important thing about a career, but when I learned that the people who saved my life do not even make, on average, fifteen dollars

A profession that is jam packed with adrenaline is that of a paramedic. Medical emergencies, accidents, fires, and others are normal cases for these every day heroes. Paramedics are categorized as a part of the health care team. They are well-trained when it comes to tasks like administering oxygen, drugs, responding to life threatening situations and even advanced medical procedure to save the lives of millions of people. They are also among those who respond to health and wellness monitoring systems

The job of a paramedic is very gruesome but rewarding career. 7000,000 EMTs in the U.S. treat 25 to 30 million patients annually(“How to become Paramedic/EMT”). Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic was founded in the 1970s by two doctors. The EMS program was taught by nurses and physicians(Edgerly). Paramedics have the most advanced level of training(OccupationalOutlookHandbook). In the 1970s two doctors , Walt Stoy, PhD and Nancy Caroline, MD; and others in Pittsburg founded Emergency Medical