Comparison Between Paramedics And Emts

The model of emergency medical services in the prehospital setting can be divided up into two broad groups. The Franco-German model is the predominant delivery model in Europe where the doctor goes to the patient via ambulance. When necessary, the physician will transport the patient and admit them to a hospital ward, bypassing the emergency room. In contrast, the Anglo-American model has a scoop and run philosophy. This model means paramedics and EMTs arrive on the scene, make a quick assessment and take the patient to the emergency room for definitive care. Both systems have the same principle mission, deliver emergency care.
The Anglo-American model of EMS is becoming widely popular because the system is an easier system to develop. A paramedic
Another benefit to the Anglo-American model is the paramedics typically function under the medical direction of a physician. Paramedics are credentialed and authorized by the medical director to use their clinical judgment and administer treatments to patients using appropriate clinical protocols. Essentially, paramedics function as an extension of the medical director and his or her license (Tintinalli, Cameron, & Holliman, 2010). This function allows paramedics to assess and treat patients as if a physician was performing the
The Tokyo police assume the role of transporting trauma patients before the Second World War. The Fire Defense Agency was established immediately following the war to provide ambulance transportation. In 1977, the Emergency Medical Care Consultation Committee organized a three-tier emergency care system (Tintinalli et al., 2010, p. 29). Then in 1991, the Emergency Life-Saving Technician Law is passed creating the role of paramedics with advanced training (Tintinalli et al., 2010). Also in 1991, the Japanese Lower House Social and Labor Commission Conference Minutes introduced the Franco-German model and encouraged the evaluation of a similar type of a system (Suzuki, Nishida, Suzuki, Kobayashi, & Mahadevan, 2008). Currently, there are three regions in Japan that have incorporated a physician response to medical emergencies but overall Japan utilizes the Anglo-American