The Paramedic Career

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the history of the paramedic career, pay scales and job duties involved and the requirements for registration or certification in the United States. The paper relates that being a fairly new profession in the United States, the paramedic profession is one that is inclusive of much stress, has needs of physical stamina and requires ongoing education in the field in order to stay sharp on skills and knowledge. The paper concludes that the EMT field is one that appears to be opening up and becoming recognized in the medical field for its importance in the provision of healthcare.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
History of the Paramedic
Licensing Authorities and Certification Regulations
Pay Scales - Job Duties
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Almost forty years ago the United States President, Lyndon Johnson, and his Committee on Highway Traffic Safety made a recommendation that a national certification agency be created in order that uniform standards could be established for the purpose of training and examination of active personnel in the ambulance service sector of healthcare services. Thus the establishment of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) in 1970. The pre-hospital care of those requiring emergency medical services has "continually evolved and improved.""

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• Schnepp, Rob (2003) Hazmedic: An Emerging Frontier in Prehospital Care - fireEMS July 2003. Online available at: http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ukBnrs2xsO8J:ircp.ncemsi.org/LinkClick.aspx%3Ffileticket%3D69lClcOLvs0%253D%26tabid%3D91%26mid%3D437+EMT:+job+descriptions,+journal+articles,+pay+scales&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=14&ie=UTF-8
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