The emergency medicine resident as paramedic: a prehospital in-field rotation.
Prehospital care has undergone a significant evolution during the past two decades and has been transformed from a transportation service into an advanced life support (ALS) delivery system. Crucial to the quality of such a program is physician knowledge and medical control. We describe a formal, one-month prehospital rotation for emergency medicine residents. The resident physician is exposed to a number of varying emergency medical services (EMS) systems, administrative experiences, and most uniquely, functions as a paramedic within our own ALS EMS system. In this manner, we believe the resident best obtains an understanding of the environment, attitudes, and behavior of prehospital personnel.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Colorado 80204-4507.
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