36 HealtH Matters
AmbulAnce
t
he training of more than 140
advanced paramedics over the past
five years has been a significant
development in the ambulance service.
these advanced paramedics can now
Service
provide a greater range and diversity of
interventions and assistance. they are
formally qualified to adminis ter a range of
medications and use a range of advanced
life support skills including advanced
DriveS
airways and chest de compression. On
successful completion of the advanced
Paramedic course the candidates are
awarded a post-graduate diploma
from UCD.
ForwArD
New clinical practice guide lines published
recently will further enhance the scope of
practice of both paramedics and advanced
paramedics. a system of up-skilling will
be delivered over the coming two years to
ensure that the 1,400 staff have access
the National ambulance service has in vested significantly
to the required clinical development. the
in meeting staff and pa tient expectations of clinical
up-skilling training will be delivered by the
com petence, with its ongoing aim to deliver a first class
National ambulance service College, in
partnership with UCD, and using resources
ambulance service, benchmarked against international norms,
in development by the Pre Hospital
writes Frank McClintoCk, assistant National Director, National
emergency Care Council.
ambulance service.
UCD has recently developed a Master
of science programme for graduates of
the advanced paramedic course. eleven
candidates have completed the first of
these programmes and a second cohort
commenced their studies in september.
health matters is 4.indd 36 28/11/2009 16:05:44
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92