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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

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. Our primary objective was to compare the accuracy of EMTs to that of paramedics in identifying low-acuity pediatric encounters.

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

Pulsara

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.” Is it safe for this patient to go to urgent care? Can they get a prescription written for a new medicine or refill an existing prescription?

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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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Demonstration of Doppler Ultrasound Pulse Detection by Trained Prehospital Personnel

International Journal of Paramedicine

This research aims to assess whether EMT-Basics and Paramedics can be quickly and inexpensively trained to use DUSG as a tool for pulse detection. Results: Credentialed EMT-Basics and Paramedics, with minimal training, consistently demonstrated the ability to accurately and rapidly assess a carotid pulse using a doppler ultrasound device.

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How to Become a Paramedic in the Army

Paramedic Training Spot

A paramedic is an emergency medical technician, or EMT, who holds a treasure of complex medical knowledge and possesses advanced training on complex medical equipment and procedures. Paramedics are the most highly-trained medical professionals of all EMTs. Let’s start with defining the subject of our discussion today—the paramedic.

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Turnover Intention Among EMS Providers

International Journal of Paramedicine

Among the important implications of this study is trait EI should be included in discussions of job turnover of EMTs and paramedics, especially in human resource planning. While EI is found to predict turnover intention, other factors such as physical health, perceived stress, and income may be better predictors of turnover intent.