Community Paramedicine

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Abbreviation
Definition	the concept of having special programs to prevent emergencies and unnecessary emergency calls and more appropriately manage non-emergencies.
Related Terms
Street Terms
Related Topics	Community Paramedicine Document List
Document List

Community Paramedicine is the concept of having special programs to prevent emergencies and unnecessary emergency calls and more appropriately manage non-emergencies.

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Contents 1 EMS Systems with Community Programs 2 Types of Programs 2.1 Risk Assessment 2.2 Information Access Point 2.3 Home Visits 2.4 Identification of Needs 2.5 Direct Community Outreach 3 References 4 See Also

EMS Systems with Community Programs

• Toronto

• Austin-Travis County EMS (Texas)

• MedStar (Texas)

• Wake County EMS (North Carolina)

Link to Video About Wake County Advanced Practice Paramedics

Types of Programs

Risk Assessment

Information Access Point

Home Visits

Identification of Needs

Direct Community Outreach

References

1. ↑ Effectiveness of paramedic practitioners in attending 999 calls from elderly people in the community: cluster randomised controlled trial
2. ↑ Complexity of the decision-making process of ambulance staff for assessment and referral of older people who have fallen: a qualitative study
3. ↑ Boston EMS Bicycle Crash Reporting System

• IRCP – 7 Simple Initiatives to Start Community Paramedicine MedicCast: IRCP Community Paramedicine Presentation
• EMS Educast Episode 12: Community Paramedic
• International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine

See Also

• List of Agencies With a Home-Visit Program