Portal:Paramedicine

Welcome to the Wikiversity School of Paramedicine

Educating in Prehospital Care of Patients


School Description

The Wikiversity School of Paramedicine is a content development project started in early 2014. It aims to help support the education of students currently studying or interested in the field of prehospital care and paramedicine. This school currently has no sister schools, but hopes to collaborate extensively with the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and elswhere. Users should feel free to browse and contribute to all pages here at the school.

Please note that this educational resource is for reference use only, and in no way certifies or qualifies you to practice any of the procedures or information within this resource. The creators of this page are not liable for any damages, injury or death caused by the actions of individuals using, replicating or otherwise citing any of the information within this resource.

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School Structure and Where to Begin

The School of Paramedicine is structured to deliver a complete educational pathway for individuals at any level of knowledge to achieve the goal of a comprehensive understanding and practice of optimal, holistic care for patients in the pre-hospital setting by allowing them to customise what they wish to study, and guiding them through the process.

The School is divided into Programs which are listed bellow. Each program has a descriptive name, an objective statement, a Program Assessment Piece and a number of supporting Classes. As a rule of thumb Programs should be dense enough that if you were to study them full-time, they would take around a week to complete, but not so long that it would take any longer at full-time study pace. Users should feel free to create their own programs, following the Program Structure Guide.

If you are unsure where to begin, start from Introduction to Paramedic Practice. If you have previous education in the field, or are feeling the content is too easy, a good gauge of program difficulty and content can be gained by completing the Program Assessment Piece.

Program Guide

Introduction to Paramedic Practice
This program shows paramedics role in the health care continuum and introduces the learners to primary patient assessment
Vital Signs and Diagnostic Tools
This program introduces secondary assessment of patients and teaches about attaining and interpreting a patient's vital signs.

Homogeneous Wikiveristy Projects

This section contains Wikiversity Pages and Projects that follow the theme of Pre-Hospital Patient Care and Paramedicine.


Emergency Medical Responder
This resource delivers a comprehensive insight into the systems, skills, tools and knowledge of EMS Responders
Fire and emergency management/Emergency Medical Services
This page contains a few resources relating to EMS
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program
This page is currently very short, but may grow in future!

Emergency Medicine
This resource is still under construction
Emergency Operation Centre GIS
This Project aims to create a textbook style resource on Geographic Information Systems (or GPS tracking) for Emergency Services
Emergency opiate overdose kits in maine
This page is more of a "Wikipedia style" resource, but highlights some good points about Narcan and Opioids

Acute coronary syndrome
This page is currently a stub, but if it grows will be a valuable resource to new paramedic students
Basic EMT Made Easy
This resource appears to be abandoned, but could easily be picked up by another User
First Aid
This page appears to be more of a Wikipedia style entry, but could be developed by a keen User

Levels of pre-hospital care workers in different countries
As it stands this is a list of pre-hospital roles in various countries
University of Canberra/Critical Care Nursing
This is a page managed by the University of Canberra in Australia on the topic of Critical Care Nursing
Trauma
This page is a stump, but could be of value to paramedic students in future
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Medical disclaimer: This page is for educational and informational purposes only and may not be construed as medical advice. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by physicians. Please refer to the full text of the Wikiversity medical disclaimer.