Paramedic/Definition

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Paramedic [r]: Personnel trained to provide advanced emergency care (e.g., advanced cardiac life support and advanced trauma life support) under the supervision of physicians and/or nurses. These services may be carried out at the site of the emergency, in the ambulance, or in a health care institution; the ability to function under field conditions is essential.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Paramedic (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.