Four dimensions of paramedic practice in Canada: defining and describing the profession

EMS? Paramedicine? What’s in a name?

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Content type	Content type Digital Document
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Four dimensions of paramedic practice in Canada: defining and describing the profession
Resource Type	Resource Type Text
Genre	Genre posters

Origin Information

Place	New Westminster, BC
Date Created/Date Issued	2014
Publisher	Justice Institute of British Columbia

Persons and Affiliations

Persons	Author (aut): Bowles, Ron Author (aut): van Beek, Catherina Author (aut): Anderson, Greg

Abstract/Description

Abstract	Abstract The question of what to call EMS or paramedicine was explored in a recent project undertaken by the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC). The project had the overall goal of developing priorities for engaging in research involving EMS Education. Part of the project involved exploring current conceptions and future directions for the field.
Language	Language English

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Keywords	Keywords paramedics; paramedic practice; paramedicine; EMS; profession; discipline boundaries

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Content type	Content type Compound Object
Collection(s)	Collection(s) School of Health, Community & Social Justice
Resource Type	Resource Type Text
Genre	Genre article

Origin Information

Place	New Westminster, BC
Date Created/Date Issued	2017
Publisher	Justice Institute of British Columbia

Abstract/Description

Description / Synopsis	Description / Synopsis A framework for describing four dimensions of paramedic practice: Practitioners, Practice Setting, Care and Patient Disposition. The framework emerged from a qualitative study conducted to identify potential research directions and opportunities to advance paramedicine and paramedic education at Justice Institute of British Columbia in Canada.

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Geographic Subject	Geographic Subject Canada

Language	English
Name	EMS? Paramedicine? What’s in a name?
Authored on	2025-03-21
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File size	673983
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