Authors :
C.L. Avadhani; Dr. G. Udayasuriyan; K. Viyyanna Rao
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7278652
Abstract :
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)
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)
