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Teams and Teamwork in Emergency Medical Services
Published in Joseph R. Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Paul Misasi, Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care, 2017
P. Daniel Patterson, Matthew D. Weaver, David Hostler
In addition to the common forms of EMS training, there are various voluntary, specialty certifications offered by independent organizations and advisory committees. A paramedic may obtain additional training and education in the management of critically ill patients in the form of a critical care or flight paramedic certification. Additional training may lead to certification as a tactical paramedic, dive medic, or special operations paramedic. In the United States, physicians often serve in a medical oversight role, developing and approving standing (off-line) protocols and providing consultation in real time (online oversight) when needed. In some locations, physicians may complete a dyad/crew or complement an existing crew. In addition, many EMS systems deploy nurses with prehospital training. EMS teams with nurses are common in the air-medical setting.
Comparison of swimming versus running maximal aerobic capacity in helicopter rescue paramedics
Published in Ergonomics, 2021
Ben Meadley, Ella Horton, David B. Pyne, Luke Perraton, Karen Smith, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Joanne Caldwell
We employed a repeated measures, cross-over study, of intensive care flight paramedics working for a state ambulance service. The state of Victoria, Australia covers an area of approximately 237,629 km2 including remote and difficult-to-access terrain, and more than 2,000 km of coastline. Ambulance Victoria is the single provider of HEMS in Victoria and helicopters are staffed by an intensive care flight paramedic (ICFP), an air crew officer, and a pilot. ICFPs are deployed from the aircraft to perform land and water-based winch rescue. Ambulance Victoria HEMS operations have been described in detail in previous work (Andrew et al. 2015; Meadley et al. 2016).