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Are Paramedicine Students Experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress as a Result of a Clinical Rotation?

JEMS

The risk of PTSD in paramedicine is significantly higher than it is in the general population.

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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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The General Paramedic Physical Exam

Irish College of Paramedics

I am a paramedic instructor who worked as a Critical Care Paramedic in Toronto EMS (Canada) for 13 years. Currently I work in the Middle East, teaching paramedicine. If youre a paramedic (or EMT), or if you think you want to be one, this site is for you. The general exam listed at the link above. I try to answer every e-mail.

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Telemedicine for Ambulance Crews Has a Future, Despite Fiasco of ET3

Pulsara

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from an article by Larry Beresford, originally published on EMS World on April 3rd, 2024. Every EMT or paramedic who works out in the field knows that a fair percentage, some might say the majority, of our patients, don’t actually need to go to the emergency room.”

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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. One barrier to including children in such programs is a lack of evidence regarding whether paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) can accurately identify children with low-acuity complaints.

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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. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of alternative instructional methods used for EMT education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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 2000, Stiell et al.