Paramedic
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A paramedic is a specialist healthcare professional who studied emergency medicine and responds to calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics mainly work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), most often in ambulances. The scope of practice of a paramedic varies among countries, but generally includes autonomous decision making around the emergency care of patients.
Not all ambulance personnel are paramedics, although the term is sometimes used informally to refer to any ambulance personnel. In English-speaking countries, there is an official distinction between paramedics and emergency medical technicians (or emergency care assistants), in which paramedics have additional qualifications and are accountable to a professional regulatory body.
See also
- Paramedics by country
- Paramedics in Australia
- Paramedics in Canada
- Paramedics in France
- Paramedics in Germany
- Paramedics in Ireland
- Paramedics in South Africa
- Paramedics in the United Kingdom
- Paramedics in the United States
- Related fields
- Biophone
- Flight Paramedic
- Health care providers
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Other