Paramedics in Switzerland

A Mature Profession

Bibliographic Data

ID15510280
AuthorsThomas Schmutz (0000-0003-2484-3531, Réseau Fribourgeois de Santé Mentale), Youcef Guéchi (0009-0002-0565-1438, Réseau Fribourgeois de Santé Mentale), Sandrine Dénéréaz (0000-0002-1991-430X, Ecole Supérieure d'Ambulancier et Soins d'Urgence Romande), Florian Ozainne (0000-0001-6635-0271, Service de Santé de la Jeunesse), Marc Nuoffer (Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences), Aris Exadaktylos (University Hospital of Bern), Vincent Ribordy (0000-0002-7704-6758, Réseau Fribourgeois de Santé Mentale, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue14
Pages8429-8429
Publication date2022-07-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19148429
PMID35886281
OpenAlexW4285013726
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

This paper describes how the profession of paramedics has evolved in Switzerland and takes the perspective of public health. Ambulance drivers play an important role in the health system, not only as a response to emergencies, but also by working in an interprofessional and interdisciplinary manner in response to other public health needs, such as home care, triage, telemedicine and interhospital transfers. This pre-hospital system is rapidly evolving and relies on the work of paramedics

Health care · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public health · Telemedicine · Triage · Work (physics · Computer Science · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing Roles and Practices · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies