samedi 17 août 2013

The Job And History Of An Advanced Practice Paramedic

By Bernice Terry





Today, a modern advanced practice paramedic would be a highly trained professional who is able to deal with a variety of situations to help the sick and critically ill. These professionals are able to deliver quick and effective treatment which often saves lives in the ambulance. The work of these people is essential to many people all over the world, and enable many people to survive accidents.



The first paramedics can be dated back as far as military conflict began. Chronicles documenting the battles of the Roman civilizations have been found which have early accounts of these health care workers. The more elderly soldiers were often asked to go into the battlefield to pick up the wounded and deliver emergency health care. These were usually trained to stitch up wounds and amputate limbs.



The paramedic throughout history goes hand in hand with an ambulance service. This could be defined as the transportation of the sick by any means, in order to get them to better medical care. These services have been recorded as dating back as early as the bubonic plague in sixteenth century London. After the plague subsided, these services became a little more permanent, and began to transport patients who needed all varieties of medical care.



World war one saw the birth of vans and cars becoming the new ambulances. These paramedics were asked to drive ambulances to the nearest available medical services with the patients inside. As the world war grew in intensity and involved more and more people, word of these ambulances began to spread, and many people asked for them to be used in the towns and cities after reports were released which showed they increased the survival rates of many of the injured on the battlefield.



At this point, the powers of the paramedics were not very limited. In these early days, many of these professionals would be allowed to inject powerful narcotics into patients in order to dull their pain. These included morphine and opium. Many of the warship health care staff would have even more freedom with treatments, as they went without guidance from many doctors.



In the 1960s, when the powers of a paramedic had been decreased dramatically to the point where they were often just the drivers of an ambulance, the evolution of the service started to begin. In Ireland, there were studies in the 1960s which involved one ambulance delivering prehospital care to the sufferers of heart attacks and cardiac trouble. This proved effective in saving lives, and therefore many ambulance drivers were trained to give more advanced health treatment.



An emergency health care professional has become increasingly centered around giving a patient medical attention before they reach hospital to ensure they have the best chance of survival and minimizing pain. Eventually, the description of the service began to evolve, from the 'ambulance service' to the 'emergency medical services'. The standardization of the ambulance service was called for, and professionals began to receive the same training.



Now, the job of the advanced practice paramedic is a rich, diverse one. Offering many opportunities, the job is vital for saving lives and ensuring man emergency department can run as quickly and smoothly as possible.









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