http://abilitiesfoundation.org/2011/11/info-on-becoming-a-paramedic/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:15:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A paramedic 105115 097 healthcare professional 116104097116 works 105110 emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels 111102 care 102111114 medical emergencies 097110100 trauma. The majority 111102 paramedics 097114101 based 105110 116104101 field 105110 ambulances, emergency response vehicles, 111114 105110 specialist mobile units 115117099104 097115 cycle response. Paramedics provide outofhospital treatment 097110100 115111109101 diagnostic services, although 115111109101 may undertake hospitalbased roles, 115117099104 097115 105110 116104101 treatment 111102 minor injuries. Throughout 116104101 evolution 111102 paramedic care, 116104101114101 104097115 098101101110 097110 ongoing association 119105116104 military conflict. One 111102 116104101 102105114115116 indications 111102 097 formal process 102111114 managing injured people dates 102114111109 116104101 Imperial Legions 111102 Rome, 119104101114101 aging Centurions, 110111 longer able 116111 fight, 119101114101 given 116104101 task 111102 organizing 116104101 removal 111102 116104101 wounded 102114111109 116104101 battlefield 097110100 providing 115111109101 form 111102 care. Such individuals, although 110111116 physicians, 119101114101 112114111098097098108121 among 116104101 worlds earliest surgeons 098121 default, 098101105110103 required 116111 suture wounds 097110100 complete amputations. A similar situation existed 105110 116104101 Crusades, 119105116104 116104101 Knights Hospitallers 111102 116104101 Order 111102 St. John 111102 Jerusalem filling 097 similar function 116104105115 organisation continued, 097110100 evolved 105110116111 119104097116 105115 110111119 known throughout 116104101 Commonwealth 111102 Nations 097115 116104101 St. John Ambulance. The training, knowledgebase, 097110100 skill sets 111102 098111116104 paramedics 097110100 emergency medical technicians EMTs 119101114101 typically determined 098121 local medical directors, 119104097116 105116 119097115 felt 116104101 community needed, 097110100 119104097116 119097115 affordable. There 119101114101 097108115111 large differences between localities 105110 116104101 amount 097110100 type 111102 training required, 097110100 104111119 105116 119111117108100 098101 provided. This ranged 102114111109 inservice training 105110 local systems, 116104114111117103104 community colleges, 097110100 117112 116111 university level education. This emphasis 111110 increasing qualifications 104097115 followed 116104101 progression 111102 111116104101114 health professions 115117099104 097115 nursing, 119104105099104 097108115111 progressed 102114111109 111110 116104101 job training 116111 university level qualifications. The variations 105110 educational approaches 097110100 standards required 102111114 paramedics 104097115 led 116111 large differences 105110 116104101 required qualifications between locations 098111116104 within individual countries 097110100 102114111109 country 116111 country. This 104097115 led 116111 109097110121 countries passing laws 116111 protect 116104101 title 111102 paramedic or its local equivalent 102114111109 117115101 098121 anyone except 116104111115101 qualified 097110100 experienced 116111 097 defined standard. This usually means 116104097116 paramedics must 098101 registered 119105116104 116104101 appropriate body 105110 116104101105114 country, 102111114 101120097109112108101 097108108 paramedics 105110 116104101 United Kingdom must 098121 registered 119105116104 116104101 Health Professions Council 105110 order 116111 call themselves 097 paramedic. In 116104101 United States, 097 similar 115121115116101109 105115 operated 098121 116104101 National Registry 111102 Emergency Medical Technicians NREMT, although 116104105115 105115 111110108121 accepted 098121 forty 111102 116104101 fifty states. As paramedicine 104097115 evolved 097 great deal 111102 098111116104 116104101 curriculum 097110100 skill 115101116 104097115 existed 105110 097 state 111102 flux. Requirements often originated 097110100 evolved 097116 116104101 local level, 097110100 119101114101 based upon 116104101 preferences 111102 physician advisers 097110100 medical directors. Recommended treatments 119111117108100 change regularly, often changing 109111114101 108105107101 097 fashion 116104097110 097 scientific discipline. Associated technologies 097108115111 rapidly evolved 097110100 changed, 119105116104 medical equipment manufacturers having 116111 adapt equipment 116104097116 worked adequately 116104101 hospital environment 116111 098101 able 116111 cope 119105116104 116104101 less controlled prehospital environment. Physicians began 116111 116097107101 109111114101 interest 105110 paramedics 102114111109 097 research perspective 097115 well. By 097098111117116 1990, 116104101 fluctuating trends began 116111 diminish, 098101105110103 replaced 098121 outcomesbased research. This research 116104101110 drove further evolution 111102 116104101 practice 111102 098111116104 paramedics 097110100 116104101 emergency physicians 119104111 oversaw 116104101105114 work, 119105116104 changes 116111 procedures 097110100 protocols occurring 111110108121 097102116101114 significant research demonstrated 116104101105114 110101101100 097110100 effectiveness. Such changes affected everything 102114111109 simple procedures, 115117099104 097115 CPR, 116111 changes 105110 drug protocols. As 116104101 profession grew, 115111109101 paramedics 119101110116 111110 116111 become 110111116 106117115116 research participants, 098117116 researchers 105110 116104101105114 own right, 119105116104 116104101105114 own projects 097110100 journal publications. span idmore69spanFurther Reading ba hrefhttpen.wikipedia.orgwikiParamedicParamedic History, Info, Trainingab ba hrefhttpwww.magicentric.comhowlongdoesittaketobecomeaparamedicWhat does 105116 116097107101 116111 become 097 Paramedicab http://abilitiesfoundation.org/2011/11/info-on-becoming-a-paramedic/