The Search and Development of Professionalism in “Ambulance” Page 1 Journal of Emergency
Primary Health Care (JEPHC), Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2009 – Article 990390 Author(s): Angus C …

Paramedic practice is complex and involves decision-making in situations that are often
complex and pressured. A high level of professionalism is required to respond appropriately …

Paramedic practice, like many areas of health care, has moved forward dramatically since
the early 1970s when the first training scheme for paramedics was established in Brighton …

Across university campuses nationally, the final semester of the final year of study for
hundreds of aspiring paramedics is coming to a close. With lectures completed and exams …

For paramedical practitioners to realise their full potential, national registration is an
essential component in gaining recognition by the broader healthcare industry. This paper's …

An ambulance service is a method of transporting a person to hospital or other medical care
facility (Health Care Act (SA) 2008). This chapter addresses the evolving professional …

The 'Paramedic Practitioner'role has developed against a background of change in primary
care service provision, apparently resulting in an increasing utilisation of emergency …

Described as a leader in its class, the degree program was developed by QUT, in close
cooperation with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to ensure students would …

There has been a transition of paramedic care from a simple response, deliver first aid and
transport model to a more integrated role within the health system including stronger links to …

Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Practice, Coventry University, UK. Demands for ambulance
services rose by nearly 50% in the ten years from 1989, 1 which catalyzed a rethink in the …