Named Groups

Paramedics

Health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional, in a variety of clinical settings such as EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ambulance services, hospitals and clinics as well as non-clinical roles, such as education, leadership, public health and research. Paramedics may practice under medical direction or independently, often in unscheduled, unpredictable or dynamic settings.

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Abstract

Health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional, in a variety of clinical settings such as EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ambulance services, hospitals and clinics as well as non-clinical roles, such as education, leadership, public health and research. Paramedics may practice under medical direction or independently, often in unscheduled, unpredictable or dynamic settings.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Paramedic
  • Paramedical Personnel
  • Personnel, Paramedical
  • Community Paramedics
  • EMT-Paramedic
  • Emergency Paramedic
  • Emergency Paramedics
  • Paramedics, Emergency
  • Community Paramedic
  • EMT Paramedic
  • EMT-Paramedics
  • Paramedic, Community
  • Paramedic, Emergency
  • Paramedics, Community

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2023; use ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL 1984-2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Allied Health Personnel (1971-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paramedics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094783. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094783
  2. Paramedics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic
  3. Paramedics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330204