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Paramedics Aren't Just for Emergencies

Paramedics, who race to emergencies and transport victims to the nearest ER, are taking on a new role: keeping patients out of the hospital.

An initiative, called community paramedicine, is training the fast responders in chronic disease management, medication compliance and home safety. Paramedics are then sent on scheduled house calls to frail and elderly patients or those who have trouble managing chronic conditions like heart failure and diabetes.

Community paramedics take vital signs, administer IV medications, and perform lab tests as well as help patients understand follow-up instructions after being discharged from a hospital. They check for risks such as where…

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 Paramedics Aren't Just for Emergencies

Paramedics, who race to emergencies and transport victims to the nearest ER, are taking on a new role: keeping patients out of the hospital.

Global Emergency Medical Registry

The Global Registry originally formed in January 2004 in an effort to standardize professional industry medical technicians across several continents. The Global Emergency Medical Registry is a general member of the Association of Accredited Certification Bodies. Membership in the AACB demonstrates a commitment to abiding by the legal and ethical requirements of membership and also denotes a commitment to being relevant in the industry. (Doing what we say we’re going to do)

Paramedics For Children

Founded in 1997 by Rodger Harrison Paramedics For Children is an international humanitarian organization serving the world's poor by providing programs that help save lives, bring hope, and restore dignity. This assistance is always provided without regard to religious beliefs, gender, or ethnic background, and without any personal agendas on the part of our organization.

Committee of Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professional

Accreditation is an effort to assess the quality of institutions, programs and services, measuring them against agreed-upon standards and thereby assuring that they meet those standards.

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

The International Association of EMTs and Paramedics is a 7,000-member-strong EMS union working for EMS professionals.

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress through the provision of: Education, training and support services for all Emergency Services professions...

National Association for Search and Rescue

The National Association for Search and Rescue, Inc., (NASAR) is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to advancing professional, literary, and scientific knowledge in fields related to search and rescue.

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

The mission of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians is to represent and serve Emergency Medical Services personnel through advocacy, educational programs and research.

National Association of EMS Educators

The National Association of EMS Educators is to inspire excellence in EMS education and life long learning.

National Association of EMS Physicians

The National Association of EMS Physicians'' is an organization of physicians and other professionals partnering to provide leadership and foster excellence in out of hospital emergency medical services.

National Collegiate EMS Foundation

The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation's (NCEMSF) purpose is to support, promote, and advocate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on college and university campuses.

ACERT Canada

The Association of Campus Emergency Response Teams of Canada (ACERT) is a federally incorporated, charitable organization in place to support, promote and advocate emergency care on Canadian post-secondary campuses.

American Ambulance Association

Founded in 1979, the AAA's Mission is: "To promote health care policies that ensure excellence in the ambulance services industry and provide research, education and communications programs to enable its members to effectively address the needs of the communities they serve."

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