| Descriptor English: | Paramedics | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Paramédico
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Paramédico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Paramédicaux | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Community Paramedic Community Paramedics EMT Paramedic EMT-Paramedic EMT-Paramedics Emergency Paramedic Emergency Paramedics Paramedic Paramedic, Community Paramedic, Emergency Paramedical Personnel Paramedics, Community Paramedics, Emergency Personnel, Paramedical |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.526.373.575 M01.526.485.067.718 N02.360.067.715 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094783 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional, in a variety of clinical settings such as EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ambulance services, hospitals and clinics as well as non-clinical roles, such as education, leadership, public health and research. Paramedics may practice under medical direction or independently, often in unscheduled, unpredictable or dynamic settings. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration PX psychology SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Allied Health Personnel (1971-2022) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2023; see ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL 1984-2022 |
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| History Note: | 2023; use ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL 1984-2022 |
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| Related: |
Paramedicine
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 60294 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000094783 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2023/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2022/07/13 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2022/07/12 |
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Paramedics
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Community Paramedics
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Paramedics, Emergency
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| Concept UI |
M0000734 |
| Scope note | Health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional, in a variety of clinical settings such as EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ambulance services, hospitals and clinics as well as non-clinical roles, such as education, leadership, public health and research. Paramedics may practice under medical direction or independently, often in unscheduled, unpredictable or dynamic settings. |
| Preferred term | Paramedics |
| Entry term(s) |
Paramedic Paramedical Personnel Personnel, Paramedical |
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M000756466 |
| Preferred term | Community Paramedics |
| Entry term(s) |
Community Paramedic Paramedic, Community Paramedics, Community |
| Concept UI |
M000756408 |
| Preferred term | Paramedics, Emergency |
| Entry term(s) |
EMT Paramedic EMT-Paramedic EMT-Paramedics Emergency Paramedic Emergency Paramedics Paramedic, Emergency |
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