prehospital care in ireland
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Prehospital care in Ireland
Alan Batt DipEMT GradCertICP MSc(c) CCP
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REPUBLIC OF
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EMT• 160 hours education• 40 hours placement• NQEMT exam – MCQs & OSCEs• Basic Life Support• AED, supraglottic airway• Buccal/IM/IN medications
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Paramedic• Two year university Diploma• Year one – didactic, skills labs,
clinical placements• Year two – didactic, supervised
internship, learning portfolio• NQEMT exam – MCQs, SAQs &
OSCEs (primary & secondary)• Intermediate Life Support• Manual defib, advanced airways• Buccal/IM/IN medication access
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Advanced Paramedic• Two year university Grad Diploma• Year 1 – distance learning, clinical
placements, didactic, skills labs• Year 2 – distance learning,
supervised internship• Advanced Life Support• Intubation, IV/IO access• Expanded formulary• Cardioversion
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Unified Control Centre
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Direct to cath lab
• Paramedics in Ireland can activate cath lab direct based on ECG findings
• 2011 - 50% of STEMIs went direct to PPCI
• 2014 - 92%
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Improve OHCA• Recognition• Measurement• Treatment• Outcomes
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2016… ePCR
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