In the US, paramedicine is the physician-directed practice of medicine, often viewed as the intersection of health care, public health, and public safety. While discussed for many years, the concept of paramedicine was first formally described in the EMS Agenda for the Future.[1] Paramedicine represents an expansion of the traditional notion of emergency medical services as simply an emergency response system. Paramedicine is the totality of the roles and responsibilities of individuals trained and credentialed as EMS practitioners. These practitioners have been referred to as various levels of Emergency Medical Technician (EMTs).[2] In the United States paramedics represent the highest practitioner level in this domain. Additional practitioner levels in this domain within the U.S. include Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMTs).[3]
A health profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in the wake of acute or sudden onset of medical emergencies or traumatic events,[citation needed] paramedicine is practiced predominantly in the prehospital setting and is based on the sciences of human anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology.[citation needed] The goal of paramedicine is to promote optimal quality of life from birth to end of life.[citation needed]
In the United States, such regulated tasks as starting an IV, administering medication, and invasive procedures are performed under the direction of a licensed physician.[citation needed] In the United Kingdom, paramedics practice as independent clinicians under their own licence, as regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council, with complete autonomy to pronounce death, administer controlled drugs, and generally treat patients as they see fit.[4]
Theoryedit
Paramedicine is based on the emerging concept of paramedic theory, which is the study and analysis of how the three pillars of paramedicine (health care and medicine, public health, and public safety) interact and intersect. As stated in the IoM Report EMS at the Crossroads (2006), EMS is currently highly fragmented and largely separated from the overall health care system.[5] A major emphasis of paramedic theory is the integration of emergency medical services, both intraprofessionally and extraprofessionally. Intraprofessional integration is the study of resource allocation, distribution, deployment and efficiency. Extraprofessional study involves the integration of EMS with the nation's existing (and future) emergency care and health care system.[citation needed]
Other areas of inquiry in paramedic theory include emergency response, response planning, community education, transport medicine, disaster preparedness and response, emergency management, pandemic and epidemic, emergency response planning, special operations, and medical aspects of rescue.[citation needed]
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Paramedics/EMTs in the Emergency Department (ED)". U.S. Texas Board of Nursing. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^IoM Report EMS at the Crossroads (2006) 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration EMS Office
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
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paramedicine, paramedicine, physician, directed, practice, medicine, often, viewed, intersection, health, care, public, health, public, safety, while, discussed, many, years, concept, paramedicine, first, formally, described, agenda, future, represents, expans. In the US paramedicine is the physician directed practice of medicine often viewed as the intersection of health care public health and public safety While discussed for many years the concept of paramedicine was first formally described in the EMS Agenda for the Future 1 Paramedicine represents an expansion of the traditional notion of emergency medical services as simply an emergency response system Paramedicine is the totality of the roles and responsibilities of individuals trained and credentialed as EMS practitioners These practitioners have been referred to as various levels of Emergency Medical Technician EMTs 2 In the United States paramedics represent the highest practitioner level in this domain Additional practitioner levels in this domain within the U S include Emergency Medical Responders EMRs Emergency Medical Technicians EMTs and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians AEMTs 3 Contents 1 Profession 2 Theory 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProfession editA health profession focused on assisting individuals families and communities in the wake of acute or sudden onset of medical emergencies or traumatic events citation needed paramedicine is practiced predominantly in the prehospital setting and is based on the sciences of human anatomy physiology and pathophysiology citation needed The goal of paramedicine is to promote optimal quality of life from birth to end of life citation needed In the United States such regulated tasks as starting an IV administering medication and invasive procedures are performed under the direction of a licensed physician citation needed In the United Kingdom paramedics practice as independent clinicians under their own licence as regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council with complete autonomy to pronounce death administer controlled drugs and generally treat patients as they see fit 4 Theory editParamedicine is based on the emerging concept of paramedic theory which is the study and analysis of how the three pillars of paramedicine health care and medicine public health and public safety interact and intersect As stated in the IoM Report EMS at the Crossroads 2006 EMS is currently highly fragmented and largely separated from the overall health care system 5 A major emphasis of paramedic theory is the integration of emergency medical services both intraprofessionally and extraprofessionally Intraprofessional integration is the study of resource allocation distribution deployment and efficiency Extraprofessional study involves the integration of EMS with the nation s existing and future emergency care and health care system citation needed Other areas of inquiry in paramedic theory include emergency response response planning community education transport medicine disaster preparedness and response emergency management pandemic and epidemic emergency response planning special operations and medical aspects of rescue citation needed See also editEmergency Medical Services in the United States Emergency medical personnel in the United Kingdom Paramedics in the United States Paramedics in Canada Paramedics in Australia Health science Allied health professions Alternative medicineReferences edit EMS Agenda for the Future 1996 Education NHTSA EMS Archived from the original on 2013 11 13 Retrieved 2014 01 18 http www ems gov education EMSScope pdf bare URL PDF nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Paramedics EMTs in the Emergency Department ED U S Texas Board of Nursing Retrieved 22 January 2015 IoM Report EMS at the Crossroads 2006 Archived 2006 07 02 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration EMS Office National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians https web archive org web 20131113190248 http www ems gov EducationStandards htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paramedicine amp oldid 1134158473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
