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Paramedic
Gives first and emergency aid where there is no doctor
A mid-level medical role between a nurse and a doctor: makes an initial diagnosis independently, gives emergency care, and works where the nearest hospital is far away.
What they do
- ▹Gives first and emergency aid for injuries, poisoning and sudden flare-ups of illness
- ▹Works on ambulance call-outs, sometimes without a doctor on the crew
- ▹Runs the only clinic in a rural feldsher-midwife post (FAP), where no other medic is present
- ▹Decides what can be treated on the spot and who needs an urgent hospital transfer
Skills you need
- ▹Fast, accurate decision-making
- ▹Broad basic knowledge across several fields of medicine at once
- ▹Composure under pressure in emergencies
- ▹Independence — there is often no doctor nearby to ask
- ▹Physical stamina
Focus on these subjects at school
BiologyChemistry
Where they work
- ▹Ambulance stations and crews
- ▹Feldsher-midwife posts (FAP) in villages
- ▹Hospital admissions departments
- ▹First-aid stations at workplaces and schools
Pros
- + A shorter path into medicine than a university degree — taught at college
- + Especially in demand in remote areas, where they are often the only medic around
- + Varied practice — from trauma to emergency childbirth
Challenges
- − Takes on decisions a doctor would normally make, without a doctor's backup
- − Irregular hours and call-outs at any time
- − Remote FAPs often lack equipment and medicine
Where else it's taught — colleges
This profession isn't only a university path — it's also taught at secondary vocational colleges.
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