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paramedic

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paramedic, paramedical
1. a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
2. a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care


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Concerns have been raised that Emergency Care Support Workers (ECSWs) - who are trained for up to nine weeks to administer basic emergency treatment - are being called to cases without a paramedic where their skills are not deemed enough to deal with the emergency.
Ambulance staffing 'puts lives at risk' Patients have been saved, ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Concerns have been raised that Emergency Care Support Workers (ECSWs) are being called to cases without a paramedic and their skills are not deemed enough to deal with the emergency.
'Lives being put at risk' by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
One course that you can find is the paramedic to RN bridge program.
Go from Paramedic to RN with An Online Degree by Frank Hendrickson / Reference and Education community
 
 
 
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