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==Definition==<br />
* A '''paramedic''' is a [[health care]] professional who works for the [[emergency medical services]], usually on an [[ambulance]]. <br />
* They help people who have been injured or become ill very suddenly.<br />
==Function==<br />
* Paramedics can do many different things to decide what the problem is and to treat the [[patient]] at the scene. <br />
* If it is needed, they then take the person to a [[hospital]] in the [[ambulance]]. <br />
* They try to prevent the person's illness from getting worse before they reach the hospital, where doctors and nurses will take over care. <br />
[[File:ACTAS Paramedics-photo.jpg|thumb]]<br />
* Paramedics have to work in many different types of emergency, and cannot predict what the next one will be.<br />
* People often use the term "paramedic" for anyone who works on an ambulance. <br />
* However, not all ambulance crew have paramedic as their job title. <br />
* "Emergency Medical Technicians" or "Emergency Care Assistants" do similar work but have less training. <br />
* Some ambulances also have doctors and nurses. In many countries, the title of "paramedic" is for those who have taken a specific training course.<br />
==Work Environment==<br />
* Most EMTs and paramedics work full time. <br />
* Their work can be physically strenuous and stressful, sometimes involving life-or-death situations.<br />
==Training==<br />
* [[Emergency medical technicians]] (EMTs) and paramedics typically complete a postsecondary educational program.<br />
==Compensation==<br />
* The median annual wage for EMTs and paramedics was $36,930 in May 2021 in the [[United States]].<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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Paramedics in Training.jpg<br />
DiabeticDriverCrash3.jpg<br />
Paramedics in an ambulance.jpg<br />
Paramedics extract a patient in a car accident.jpg<br />
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Bicycle Paramedics.JPG<br />
Bruce Woodbury Beltway Medical Incident 4.jpg<br />
ACTAS Paramedics-photo.jpg<br />
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Paramedic.jpg<br />
Punkt medyczny na dworcu kolejowym w Krakowie.jpg<br />
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==Videos==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXtFq1aOrY Ambulance (Urgences-Santé) 911 call]<br />
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== Other websites ==<br />
* [http://www.urgences-sante.qc.ca Emergency Health Services of Quebec] (in French)<br />
* [https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/emts-and-paramedics.htm EMT's and paramedics BLS]<br />
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