Community paramedicine is a new and upcoming alternative to the healthcare field with a vast amount of availability for the paramedic or ems provider to branch out into a more controlled option of care. However, I do not think this is a place for all providers or all ambulance companies to venture into.
The paramedics of today are not of the same caliper than when I first started my ems career in the late 70s and early 80’s. The education and skills that are now required makes the current paramedics well versed in emergency care, but lacks in the knowledge of psychological care. For instance, more than once I held the family members hand when informing them that the patient, or their loved one, had died. Simple acts such as making sure
The paramedics of today are not of the same caliper than when I first started my ems career in the late 70s and early 80’s. The education and skills that are now required makes the current paramedics well versed in emergency care, but lacks in the knowledge of psychological care. For instance, more than once I held the family members hand when informing them that the patient, or their loved one, had died. Simple acts such as making sure