With the advent of corporate culture in healthcare and advancement of many healthcare procedures like Minimum Invasive Surgery (MIS), Robotic Surgeries or Non Invasive Surgeries etc., has opened many fronts in healthcare in which Paramedics have taken the lead as these people are the connecting bridge between patients and healthcare professionals. The word Paramedic is a combination of two terms, i.e. “Para” means next to, and “Medic” means Doctor. At a nutshell Paramedic means that a Paramedic work alongside with a Doctor/healthcare professional, though not physically but can provide life saving treatment for someone until an healthcare professional/Doctor comes and attend. A Paramedic is defined as, “who provide clinical service to patient under the supervision of healthcare professional/surgeon/physician. The term paramedics/paramedical personnel encompasses nurses, therapists, technicians, theatre assistants, asha workers, primary healthcare centre workers and such other ancilliary personnel who are involved in healthcare in general but are frequently applied specifically to highly trained qualified persons who share with the healthcare professional/physicians/surgeons, the direct responsibility of patients care in any healthcare facility”. Paramedics comprises an essential component in any healthcare facility and that of healthcare professionals both men and women who are well qualified and trained in their respective fields and have to be alert in their specified activities/duties. In a sense a Paramedic is considered as “dedicated practitioner”. In special cases a Paramedic who is trained and skilled medical professional and also educated, can carry out some of the duties of a physician in certain circumstances and situations where it is needed and, examine, evaluate and treat the patient with equipment and medications that are available in the emergency department of any healthcare facility. Paramedics primarily work in Emergency Rooms (ER) and ambulances where they attend the patient with urgent problems. It is a misnomer to call paramedics as Emergency Medical Technicians but are not; on the other hand an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) can become a paramedic. Paramedics have the skills to stabilize and transport patients who are in need of emergency medical care. These Paramedics can use basic equipment in an ambulance but are not allowed to give treatments that break the scheme, with few exceptions. Paramedics normally works on teams that respond to medical emergencies under the supervision of a Doctor/healthcare professional. In the absence of the Doctor/healthcare professional, but with a communication via phone, internet or pre written orders. Normally Paramedics will attend, DO CPR, use a DEFIBRILLATOR, give IV medication, clear Airways, give someone a TRACEOTOMY, use mechanical breathing devices, do basic medical tests, interpret the results of the tests, provide antidodes to drug overdose or poisoning, monitor the person who is sick during the trip to the healthcare facility or to the healthcare professional, interpret patient data on monitoring equipment, communicate with supervising healthcare professional and finally provide a detailed account of the person’s (patients) condition to the healthcare professional on arrival. The other important functions of Paramedic is to prepare Healthcare Report of many human body elements, such as bone, blood, muscles, cells, urine, faces etc., so that the healthcare professional can understand them and treat the patient and this duty of preparing reports is an essential part of Paramedic. In this article, an attempt is made to give a comprehensive picture about the paramedics and their importance and role in healthcare facility.

Keywords : Paramedics, Dedicated Practitioner, Emergency Medical Technicians, Minimum Invasive Surgery (MIS), Robotic Surgeries or Non Invasive Surgeries, Emergency Rooms (ER)