page_title: Paramedics in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Paramedics in Australia
caption_attribution_description: ACTAS Paramedics transport a mock-victim during a mass casualty exercise in Canberra.
context_page_description: A paramedic in Australia is a health care professional who responds to and treats all types of medical and trauma emergencies outside of a hospital setting before and during transportation to an appropriate medical facility. Paramedics also work in the inter-facility transport environment where a paramedic will continue or upgrade medical care to a higher level while transporting a patient from one healthcare facility to another. Paramedics are able to treat patients in the pre-hospital setting, and can transport them to a hospital-based emergency department if deemed necessary. A new paramedic is evolving, the Paramedic Practitioner. The Paramedic Practitioner provides primary health care in a range of health settings and forms part of a multidisciplinary medical team. In Australia, use of the term paramedic is lawfully restricted to the use of those registered with AHPRA.
context_section_description: A paramedic in Australia is a health care professional who responds to and treats all types of medical and trauma emergencies outside of a hospital setting before and during transportation to an appropriate medical facility. Paramedics also work in the inter-facility transport environment where a paramedic will continue or upgrade medical care to a higher level while transporting a patient from one healthcare facility to another. Paramedics are able to treat patients in the pre-hospital setting, and can transport them to a hospital-based emergency department if deemed necessary. A new paramedic is evolving, the Paramedic Practitioner.  The Paramedic Practitioner provides primary health care in a range of health settings and forms part of a multidisciplinary medical team.  In Australia, use of the term paramedic is lawfully restricted to the use of those registered with AHPRA.
caption: Australian paramedics transport a mock-victim during a mass casualty training exercise in Canberra.
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