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    Essay On Paramedics

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    minutes/ 59 seconds or less, arrive at a scene to potentially save someone’s life. Paramedics are the basis of first responders, and are skilled in several different fields. They have to handle extreme situations ranging in cities, towns, and even way out rural areas. Although often associated with ambulances, they also work in helicopters, hospitals, and the occasional police or firefighting vehicle. Often, the terms paramedics and EMTs are used undifferentiated, but the difference between the two comes

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    My Passion For Medicine

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    Caring for a child in their moment of need is just one of the countless times when I felt for certain medicine is my calling. Through volunteering as an emergency room technician and witnessing my grandfather’s decline in health, I realized that I am both passionate and enamored with medicine. I find myself time and time again, inspired and exhilarated to observe and work with doctors, nurses, and support staff to help people in their time of need. My passion for medicine developed starting in

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    Part A: Primary retrieval involves moving a patient from a site of injury or illness to specialist medical services, whereas secondary, or interfacility transfer relates to transporting patients from one hospital facility to another(1), without compromising the quality of care or stability of the patient(2). This involves a specialized aeromedical retrieval team. Establishing an aeromedical retrieval base is a complex matter; retrieval is inherently dangerous for both staff and patients(3). Staff

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    Ems Fuel Costs

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    Running head: FUEL COSTS EFFECTING EMS How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies Eric Hatcher EMS 280 6 May 08 How Rising Fuel Cost Effect EMS Agencies As the prices of fuel increase nationwide, it isn’t only the local residents that feel the pinch of higher fuel prices. Those responsible for fueling ambulances, fire engines, and police cars are also battling the soaring transportation costs. Granted, this

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    Interview Summary Powers Lake Ambulance Association This is a summary of our interview on Tuesday, July 14. We would like to remind you the findings and recommendations we will be presenting to the state leadership will be an aggregate report of the interviews conducted at all of the North Dakota EMS pilot locations. The information you provide us is critical in motivating continuous quality improvement practices in North Dakota EMS initiatives. Please let us know whether we captured any information

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    Being A Paramedic

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    being a paramedic, my choice being a paramedic is because I would love to save people. Having the feeling of accomplishment that I saved someone from a life or death situation. I hope that in time I could become a paramedic in time with 4 years of college I think even saving one person is worth 4 years. choosing the goal was important to me because I really am inspired by the people who save others and i wanna inspire a kid like me. in 10 years I see me going through college for being a paramedic. Being

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    Becoming A Paramedic

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    finish getting my associates degree but one job that catches my attention at the moment is working in emergency medical services. Becoming a paramedic requires a lot of physical strength and emotional fortitude, you must endure long hours whether it be taking on some serious 911 calls or just filing out documentation of each call received. Being a paramedic sparked my interest as a little girl when my mother had a seizure. I remember hearing the sirens and seeing the bright red lights bounce

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    Paramedic Reflection

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    witness to a particularly traumatic event (PTSD.gov, 2016). Our presentation focused heavily on explaining: what it is, its relevance to paramedic’s, which vulnerable groups are most at risk to suffer from the condition, whilst also highlighting why paramedics are also particularly at risk from suffering from PTSD and where they can find available support. Throughout this assignment I will be

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    Paramedic Themes

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    In this weeks lecture Natasha Jenkins one of the coordinators of the paramedic course at victoria university came in and spoke to us about what it means to actually be a paramedic, what courses we need to complete in order to become a paramedic and after graduation who hires paramedics Paramedics are health care professionals who provide rapid response, emergency medical assessment, treatment and care in out of hospital’s environments.. Victoria University has been running Para medicine since 1995

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    Paramedic Accidents

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    felt dizzy. I could barely look at her. I called her mom again because I knew she would want to talk to the paramedics or one of the cops there so I handed off the phone and we headed off to the hospital. On the way there Tori was complaining that she was losing feeling in her arms and she couldn't stop shaking. “That’s normal, all of the adrenaline is supposed to make you shake” a paramedic exclaimed. I could barely hold back the tears. We arrived and got placed into a room with a few nurses. Tori

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