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,...

James Campbell’s column, ‘Paramedics Pay not an emergency’ published in the Sunday Herald Sun on July 14, 2013 argues what the title suggests, that Victorian Paramedics don’t deserve the 30% pay rise they are campaigning for. Campbell adopts a very sarcastic tone to present the...

“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 desperate need for tougher consequences for those who assault paramedics. With tougher sentencing, respect for paramedics should improve and their...

Fahrenheit 451 Technology Research Fahrenheit 451 was written by Ray Bradbury in 1953. The book is about the banning of books sometime in the future. In order for the Government to better control society. In the 50’s, their technologies were limited compared to the technologies...

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...