Gabriel Ruiz 4/26/12 Paramedic Paramedic’s takes hard work and patience‚ people say it’s not easy becoming a paramedic you need the right education and you must acquire a specific skill. A paramedic makes a good amount of money enough to pay the bills and still have some money left over. Being a paramedic requires people’s lives to be in your hands at times and to be able to handle yourself under pressure. This essay will consist of the requirements
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about how the paramedics. After reading this article Paramedics are taught not to risk their lives after the mass shootings‚ they are talking about that paramedics staying back out of the hot zones because it is to dangers for them after a mass shooting. In Columbine school shooting in Littleton‚ Colo in 1999‚ and the paramedics would not go in to save lives unless the swat team has cleared the place before they went in only because they don’t want more people hurt. As being a paramedic they should
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EMS system that answers around 130‚000 calls a year‚ with 70% being Emergency Medical Services (EMS) related making EMTs and Paramedics the backbone of the department. There is around 1‚100 employees with 20% of those employees being paramedics. The function of a paramedic is to provide advance medical care to critically injured and ill patients who utilize 911. Paramedics possess complex knowledge and skills in order to conduct proper patient assessment‚ use diagnostic tools‚ then devise a proper
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This case study will discuss Amphetamine use and misuse in the community setting‚ the impact of the substance use and misuse on contemporary paramedic practice and provide a guideline for the patients using this substance and the community in dealing with this issue. | Contents Introduction 3 Body 3 Amphetamines 3 Case Analysis 4 Case Remedies 5 Conclusion 6 References 8 Introduction There is lot of expanded scope roles in the field of medical‚ nursing and paramedical which is
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procedure becomes more criticized every time it is used. When initiating the rapid sequence intubation protocol‚ the paramedic takes total control over the patient’s airway by sedating the patient with paralytic drugs and placing a breathing tube into the patient’s trachea. When evaluating the risks versus the benefits of an endotracheal tube insertion in the pre-hospital environment‚ paramedics must make split second decisions since the patient’s life depends on the paramedic’s knowledge and skills. If
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understand the elements of law in order to provide the highest standard of care and assistance. This essay will discuss the concept of consent in paramedicine and the legal and ethical implications that are involved in treating a patient. As a paramedic‚ before treating or transporting a patient‚ informed consent needs to be obtained. The term consent means to give assent‚ permission‚ agreement or to approve (Steer‚ 2007). When deciding on the validity of consent‚ some key points have to be examined
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entering the field. For anyone thinking of entering the EMS field‚ one thing is for certain‚ and that is the individual is probably not doing so to become wealthy. According to the website PayScale.com‚ the salary range nationally for an EMT/Paramedic ranges from $20‚895 to $50‚240‚ with a median of $32‚547 (PayScale‚ 2013). (PayScale‚ 2013) (PayScale‚ 2013) In Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ the average salary for EMS personnel is slightly higher‚ ranging from $51‚730 to $72‚901‚ with the average annual
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as a moral duty that paramedics must follow according to Blaber et al. (2012). Due to the demands of the job and having to make quick clinical decision‚ ethical consideration are sometimes put aside. This is why Beauchamp and Childress (2001) have created a list of four principles to approach ethics to help paramedics be better clinicians. These principles are for a sense of justice‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficience and respect of autonomy. The control of medicines by Paramedics in the United Kingdom
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2010). The case study clearly explained how current and past evaluations had suggested that Mr. V had experienced epileptoid automatism or postictal combativeness during the time that the assault took place. Despite the fact that Mr. V assaulted a paramedic‚ there was absolutely no motive or purpose that could be linked to Mr. V’s act of violence. Furthermore‚ many would consider Mr. V’s actions to symbolize a remarkably senseless crime. Conversely‚ the only plausible explanation that surfaced was supported
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Learner Analysis Jodi Halligan Western Governors University JNT2 Task 2 Background Summary Flight nurse’s and Flight Paramedics perform as members of an aeromedical crew on helicopters (rotor wing)‚ and airplanes (fixed wing) aircraft‚ providing for in-flight management and care for all types and ages of patients. Responsibilities of this job include the planning and preparation of each flight‚ to include such things as; safety‚ evaluation
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