Paramedicine is the area of medicine that is responsible for the pre-hospital care of people with different ailments or conditions; and those in charge of this pre-hospital care are called paramedics. The antecedents of paramedicine have remote origin and it is not known with certainty when this phenomenon of transporting a sick person in a vehicle began; But in the 1970s and 1980s, the paramedical field underwent a great evolution, with a shift in the emphasis on transporting patients to treatment both on the scene and on the way to hospitals, leading to pre-service services. from being called “ambulance services” to being called “emergency services”.
The main objective of paramedicine is to provide adequate assistance, help and attention to people in medical emergencies and unexpected crises at the site of the event in order to reduce the rates of mortality, morbidity, acute illnesses and exacerbated chronic illnesses etc.
The professional of this branch is called a paramedic, he is in charge of attending and providing first aid to patients with different diseases and ailments. Currently, this paramedic is a graduate of medical emergency care, usually part of an out-of-hospital emergency care service, responds and attends to emergencies, medical emergencies and trauma in the environment or pre-hospital level.
The term “paramedic” varies according to each country. In certain countries, a paramedic is understood as a person who attends pre-hospital emergencies; In other countries such as Mexico, Venezuela, England, Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, to qualify as a paramedic, it is necessary to have a type of license or official certificate in addition to university studies.
