entering the field. For anyone thinking of entering the EMS field‚ one thing is for certain‚ and that is the individual is probably not doing so to become wealthy. According to the website PayScale.com‚ the salary range nationally for an EMT/Paramedic ranges from $20‚895 to $50‚240‚ with a median of $32‚547 (PayScale‚ 2013). (PayScale‚ 2013) (PayScale‚ 2013) In Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ the average salary for EMS personnel is slightly higher‚ ranging from $51‚730 to $72‚901‚ with the average annual
Premium Emergency medical services
as a moral duty that paramedics must follow according to Blaber et al. (2012). Due to the demands of the job and having to make quick clinical decision‚ ethical consideration are sometimes put aside. This is why Beauchamp and Childress (2001) have created a list of four principles to approach ethics to help paramedics be better clinicians. These principles are for a sense of justice‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficience and respect of autonomy. The control of medicines by Paramedics in the United Kingdom
Premium Ethics Morality Philosophy
Learner Analysis Jodi Halligan Western Governors University JNT2 Task 2 Background Summary Flight nurse’s and Flight Paramedics perform as members of an aeromedical crew on helicopters (rotor wing)‚ and airplanes (fixed wing) aircraft‚ providing for in-flight management and care for all types and ages of patients. Responsibilities of this job include the planning and preparation of each flight‚ to include such things as; safety‚ evaluation
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
Edward F. Croker once said‚ “When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.” A firefighter is a bold occupation that requires daily courage. Firefighters help local communities and they have an enormous responsibility to protect and save civilians from fires and other dangerous accidents. Being a firefighter is physically and mentally demanding. A firefighter is the first person on a scene and has to deal with
Premium Firefighter Fire extinguisher Fire
but this has not stopped me from going back in to higher education now my children are older‚ I feel more determined than ever as a mature student to gain the qualifications that I need to pursue my goals and to have the career that I want as a paramedic. I currently work for the NHS as a nursing assistant which has given me the opportunity to learn and develop new skills‚ it has also given me the opportunity to work in various departments within the trust which has helped me gain insight and experience
Premium Nursing Health care Medicine
Intubation Competency Assessing and assuring an open airway and ventilation are two of the most important and sometimes challenging tasks that a paramedic will have. Without a way for air to enter and exit the lungs‚ human life is immediately compromised. It is for this reason that airway and ventilation skills are a vital part of paramedic education and training (Sanders‚ 2007). Endotracheal (ET) intubation is a procedure by which a tube is inserted through the mouth down into the trachea
Premium Endotracheal tube Intubation
Ethical considerations in Public Services provision. This assignment will examine in depth into the moral and also ethical issues which are within the Public Services it will also show the need in which we need to be able to appreciate the ethical standards and also the professional codes of conduct within the Public Services. It will also show different elements of their own integrity‚ accountability and the ethical conduct within the public sector organisations. The term ethics is defined as a
Premium Ethics
bleeding‚ the motorcycle lying next to him‚ and the shattered patio door. The wife ran to the phone and summoned the ambulance. Because they lived on a fairly large hill‚ the wife went down the several flights of stairs to the street to escort the paramedics to her husband. After the ambulance arrived and transported the man to the hospital‚ the wife up righted the motorcycle and pushed it outside. Seeing that gas was spilled on the floor‚ the wife got some paper towels‚ blotted up the gasoline‚
Premium Ambulance
touch a solid lump‚ the size of an egg. Squeak‚ rattle‚ squeak‚ announces two white paramedics in cornflower blue uniforms‚ before they run into the store wheeling a stretcher. “You’re going to be okay‚” the husky-voiced officer says to Father. Blood soaks the top half of Father’s shirt. One of the paramedics with a red chinstrap-curtain
Premium Police The Police English-language films
1. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or "burn-out" has always been and issue for paramedics and other emergency responders‚ but it wasn’t recognized or even considered to be a significant problem. The causes of PTSD range from a major life-threatening incident (e.g. war‚ act of violence‚ accident and disaster) to a prolonged series of events (e.g. bullying‚ harassment‚ abuse‚ living with a violent partner). PTSD was introduced in the 1980s‚ before then it has been known by many names including
Premium Combat stress reaction Psychological trauma Posttraumatic stress disorder