paramedicine
Prehospital emergency care
Paramedicine is the field of emergency medical care provided outside hospitals, typically by paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
It encompasses the knowledge, skills, and practices used to assess and treat patients in ambulances, at accident scenes, or during medical emergencies before hospital arrival: She's studying paramedicine at the community college.
The term also covers the broader healthcare discipline including research and education in prehospital care.
Emergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
dispatch · 911 · defibrillator · critical · accident · shock · intubation · cardiac arrest
Emergency medical transport
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- evacuationRemoval from danger
Systematic health status review
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- CPREmergency revival technique
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
splinting · immobilization · bandaging · hemostasis · glucose monitoring · naloxone · epinephrine · oxygen therapy
Prehospital care professional
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- clinical rotationsSupervised medical trainee placements
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
- preceptorPractical training supervisor
simulation · anatomy · pharmacology · pathophysiology · PALS · ride-along · licensure · recertification
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
crisis · dispatch · 911 · defibrillator · critical · accident · shock · intubation · cardiac arrest · overdose
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
evacuation · helicopter · extrication · backboard · airlift
patient assessment
Systematic health status review
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- CPREmergency revival technique
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
oxygenation · splinting · immobilization · bandaging · hemostasis · glucose monitoring · naloxone · epinephrine · oxygen therapy · suturing
EMT
Prehospital care professional
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- clinical rotationsSupervised medical trainee placements
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
preceptor · simulation · anatomy · pharmacology · pathophysiology · PALS · ride-along · licensure · recertification
- Emergency MedicineEMT, EMS, critical care, trauma care, triage nurse
- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, pediatrics, dermatology, oncology
paramedicinepreventive medicine
Healthcare before illness strikes
primary care · routine care · wellness care · health maintenance · annual checkups
paramedicinelong-term care
Ongoing assistance for disabilities
family medicine · general practice · chronic care · palliative care
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