Essays on Paramedic

“On average a paramedic is assaulted in Victoria every 50 hours. Last year 147 paramedics were assaulted.” These haunting statistics from Ambulance Victoria highlight the need for tougher consequences for those who assault on duty paramedics. With tougher sentencing, paramedics will feel safer at work,...

As Avraham, Goldblatt & Yafe (2014) explain, a paramedic is often exposed to life threatening and traumatic incidents. Being present at these incidents frequently can cause serious damage to their wellbeing, which in turn can lead to disastrous changes in mental and physical health. Therefore,...

Working as a paramedic, I am trained to save lives. Unfortunately, to do this sometimes I have to risk my own by sharing the road with some of the homicidal maniacs we all share the road with each day. Every time I respond to a...