Prehospital Provider Scope of Practice and Implications for Pediatric Prehospital Care

This article will focus on describing the different levels of EMS providers, their scope of practice, and training requirements. We will also describe the issues and challenges with regard to maintaining competency in the care of children, given the infrequent contact many prehospital providers may have with this patient population. Finally, we will describe new advances and controversies in prehospital provider scope of practice including paramedic specialization and community paramedicine.

Source: Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine - March 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Katherine Remick, Sean Caffrey, Kathleen Adelgais Source Type: research