Paramedic patient advocacy: a review and discussion

Introduction: Patient advocacy is an often encountered term, but one for which no consistent definition exists. Advocacy is a new and developing role of the paramedic that is closely linked to the developing professionalism of paramedicine, along with the expanding role of the paramedic as a healthcare professional in the community. This role however requires exploration and clarification. Methods: A literature search was performed of multiple databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and prominent paramedic journals. Results: No published literature investigating the theory or practice of paramedic patient advocacy, the potential conflicts and benefits of this role, or the perceived and actual barriers to advocacy paramedics face was discovered. Conclusion: The following literature review and discussion investigate the concept of paramedic patient advocacy, the contexts in which advocacy may take place, potential barriers, benefits and conflicts. Proposals are also included for areas requiring further research

The Certificate of Clinical Practice: Improving education for the emergency medical technician: Basic

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are trained basic life support emergency care providers. A standard curriculum for EMT education includes patient assessment skills in addition to a variety of patient care and management skills. National Ambulance LLC provide EMT trained personnel for care and transportation of patients in various service areas.A variety of EMT curricula exist around the world, including the Irish Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council EMT Standard and the US National Highway Safety Transportation Authority EMT Standard. National Ambulance LLC sought to answer the question what is the “leading practice” design for an EMT education syllabus, and how can the standard syllabus be improved