Paramedics in Switzerland: A Mature Profession

This paper describes how the profession of paramedics has evolved in Switzerland and takes the perspective of public health. Ambulance drivers play an important role in the health system, not only as a response to emergencies, but also by working in an interprofessional and interdisciplinary manner...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schmutz, Thomas, Guechi, Youcef, Denereaz, Sandrine, Ozainne, Florian, Nuoffer, Marc, Exadaktylos, Aris, Ribordy, Vincent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886281
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148429
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Sumario:This paper describes how the profession of paramedics has evolved in Switzerland and takes the perspective of public health. Ambulance drivers play an important role in the health system, not only as a response to emergencies, but also by working in an interprofessional and interdisciplinary manner in response to other public health needs, such as home care, triage, telemedicine and interhospital transfers. This pre-hospital system is rapidly evolving and relies on the work of paramedics.

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