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How to Become a Community Paramedic

Unitek EMT

Explore the educational pathway, skills, and opportunities in community paramedicine. Community Paramedicine represents a transformative approach to healthcare delivery, particularly in underserved or rural areas where access to healthcare services is often limited.

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Differences in Accuracy Between Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) When Identifying Low-Acuity Pediatric Patients

International Journal of Paramedicine

Background Alternative emergency medical services (EMS) disposition programs have been developed for adults with low-acuity complaints. Our primary objective was to compare the accuracy of EMTs to that of paramedics in identifying low-acuity pediatric encounters. by EMTs, 22.6% of 996 participants (76.4%

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The Association Between Pandemic-Related Instructional Delivery Modifications and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) First Attempt Pass Rates

International Journal of Paramedicine

To ensure continuity of educational opportunities, many emergency medical services (EMS) educational institutions were forced to modify existing learning method to digital learning formats. Results: The outcomes of 237 EMT students were evaluated. odds ratio), or the Distance Learning model (2.98 odds ratio).

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Turnover Intention Among EMS Providers

International Journal of Paramedicine

The Emergency Medical Services are strained in the face of high workforce turnover and substantial cost pressures. While a robust body of literature is dedicated to exploring precursors of turnover, few studies have explored affective factors leading to turnover emergency medical service clinicians.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. Reproduced from Knox, S. link] under a CC-BY-NC 4.0

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Paramedic vs Combat Medic: What’s the Difference?

Paramedic Training Spot

There were likely police officers, firefighters , bystanders, and a host of other personnel working to resolve the emergency. Undoubtably, an emergency medical technician, or EMT, was working to provide the best standard of medical care on what may have been the worst day in the patient’s life.