What is meant by a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)?
A PCP is an individual who meets the qualifications for employment set out in section 6(1) of Regulation 257/00 made under the Ambulance Act and who is authorized by the medical director of a base hospital program to perform the controlled acts referred to in Schedule 1 of Regulation 257/00. The controlled acts that may be performed are symptom relief drug administration and semi-automated external defibrillation (SAED).
