Emergency Medical Technicians
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The relationship between paramedics' level of education and degree of commitment.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel attrition is a serious concern. Two fundamental psychological constructs linked to attrition are organizational and occupational commitment. OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a relationship ... Read more...

Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia--a pilot study.

30 Aug 2009 We conducted a pilot study of the effects of simulation as a tool for teaching doctor-paramedic teams to deliver pre-hospital anaesthesia safely. Participants undertook a course including 43 full immersion, high-fidelity simulations. Twenty videos ... Read more...

[Physician-based prehospital units in Denmark]

29 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: With the reduction of administrative Regions in Denmark to a total of five, more focus has been given to prehospital services. Since access to and quality of prehospital treatment is not standardized, it may very well vary between ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Emergency Medical Technicians'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Obesity and treadmill exercise duration in Hazmat candidates. 30 Aug 2009
• The relationship between paramedics' level of education and degree of commitment. 30 Aug 2009
• Army nurses. 30 Aug 2009
• Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia--a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• [Physician-based prehospital units in Denmark] 29 Aug 2009
• [Prehospital trauma triage before and after deployment of a physician-manned mobile emergency care unit in Nordsjaelland] 29 Aug 2009
• The efficacy of pediatric advanced life support training in emergency medical service providers. 30 Jul 2009
• Nurse blows whistle on EMT's dereliction of duty. Baybridge v. City of Ortonville, 2009-MN-0408.128 (4/7/2009)-MN. 30 Jul 2009
• [Powerless new ambulance directive] 30 Jul 2009
• Overview of hazard assessment and emergency planning software of use to RN first responders. 30 Jul 2009
• Rescuer fatigue during actual in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation with audiovisual feedback: a prospective multicenter study. 3 Jul 2009
• Interruptions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from paramedic endotracheal intubation. 30 Jun 2009
• Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear preparedness training for emergency medical services provider. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessing continued cognitive competence among rural emergency medical technicians. 29 Jun 2009
• Simulation-based assessment of paramedic pediatric resuscitation skills. 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of paramedic experience on survival from cardiac arrest. 29 Jun 2009
• The King LT versus the Combitube: flight crew performance and preference. 29 Jun 2009
• Review of endotracheal intubations by Ottawa advanced care paramedics in Canada. 29 Jun 2009
• Agriculture emergencies: a primer for first responders. 30 May 2009
• [Paramedical evaluation of the quality of electrocardiograms in emergency services] 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Emergency Medical Technicians'

Definition: Paramedical personnel trained to provide basic emergency care and life support under the supervision of physicians and/or nurses. These services may be carried out at the site of the emergency, in the ambulance, or in a health care institution.

Descriptor UI: D004634

Alternative terms: Emergency Medical Technicians; Medical Technician, Emergency; Medical Technicians, Emergency; Emergency Medicine Technicians; Emergency Medicine Technician; Technician, Emergency Medicine; Technicians, Emergency Medicine; Technicians, Emergency Medical; Paramedics, Emergency; Emergency Paramedic; Emergency Paramedics; Paramedic, Emergency; Emergency Medical Technician; Technician, Emergency Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.067.150; N02.360.067.150;

History Note: 91(79); was see under ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL 1979-90

Technical Notes: DF: EMERGENCY MED TECHNICIANS