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Primary care paramedic programs are 1-year post-secondary programs in the province of British Columbia. [28] Unlike EMA FR or EMR education, PCP programs consist of multiple terms and pre-hospital/health sciences courses in each program, which includes clinical hours and land ambulance placements (preceptorship).
E-Comm 9-1-1 is a multi-municipality agency that provides emergency communications for British Columbia.The company coordinates 9-1-1 PSAP answering service for police, fire, and ambulance services in all of the province of BC, excluding the City of Nelson.
The following is a list of organizations with a primary role in emergency management in British Columbia, Canada. These organizations, often working together and with others, e.g. law enforcement and other first responders, to ensure the health and safety of people during an emergency or a disaster.
There is a considerable degree to inter-provincial variations on paramedic and emergency medical responder practice across Canada. To address this there is a national consensus of paramedic and emergency medical responder practice (by way of the National Occupational Competency Profile) identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities as being most synonymous with a given level of paramedic or ...
CADS - Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist [6] CCP - Critical Care Paramedic (Canada) CCP-C Certified Critical Care Paramedic [7] CCP-F - Critical Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada) CEMSO - Chief Emergency Medical Service Officer; CFR - Certified First Responder; CIC - Certified Instructor Coordinator; CLI - Certified Lab Instructor
The Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR), formerly Emergency Management BC (EMBC), is a provincial government department in the Canadian province of British Columbia. EMCR works with local governments and other provincial and federal agencies year round, providing coordination and support before, during and after ...
The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has established a minimum standard of care for the province, [17] but base hospitals can add medications at their discretion. The number and type of medications beyond the minimum standard also varies with the paramedic scope of practice (primary, advanced or critical care).
Examples include: VCHA Newborn Hotline – after-hours, callers to the Hotline are automatically transferred to 8-1-1; [9] BC Ambulance Service – when a call to 9-1-1 does not warrant the dispatch of an ambulance, callers are automatically transferred to 8-1-1; and, FHA Primary Health Care Office – after-hours, callers are automatically ...