What’s in a name? The confusion in nomenclature of low-acuity specialist roles in paramedicine
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Article Title | What’s in a name? The confusion in nomenclature of low-acuity specialist roles in paramedicine |
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ERA Journal ID | 13631 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Long, David N. (Author), Clark, M. (Author), Lim, D. (Author) and Devenish, S. (Author) |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Paramedicine |
Journal Citation | 13 (3), pp. 1-3 |
Article Number | 3 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1447-4999 |
2202-7270 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.13.3.518 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ajp.paramedics.org/index.php/ajp/article/view/518 |
Abstract | A significant paradigm shift in the care of non-urgent, low-acuity patients by paramedics has been gathering momentum over the last two decades. However the current nomenclature to define paramedics who specialise in the low-acuity setting is confusing, inconsistent and arguably misrepresentative. This commentary contends that two discernible paradigms lie along the spectra of low-acuity service delivery in paramedicine and argues that the nomenclature should also reflect this difference. Consistency in nomenclature has implications for the evolving professionalism in paramedicine and the movement towards national registration. |
Keywords | paramedicine; nomenclatureambulance; Australia and New Zealand; Editorial; emergency ward; follow up; health care delivery; health care need; health education; health promotion; human; North America; paramedical personnel; practice guideline; professionalism; United Kingdom; United States |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320219. Paramedicine |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5wyx/what-s-in-a-name-the-confusion-in-nomenclature-of-low-acuity-specialist-roles-in-paramedicine
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