Is a Paramedic a Physician Assistant or Nurse?
No. Paramedics are a unique medical entity. Paramedics receive education in many of the same areas as a Nurse or PA such as medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and so on. Unlike these health care professionals, Paramedics concentrate on emergency issues and become intensivists in OUT OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE. Paramedics at times will be called upon to fill any role in a crisis. In essence a Paramedic is part physician, nurse, social worker, clergy, police officer, firefighter, mediator, counselor and teacher just to name a few.
