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Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine, especially emergency or first-response medicine, such as an emergency medical technician
Emergency medical technician

Emergency medical technician is a term used in various countries to denote a healthcare provider trained to provide pre-hospital emergency medical services....
, paramedic
Paramedic

A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical services, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced Medical emergency and Physical trauma care....
, or a military member trained in battlefield medicine. Also the term is used toward a Nurse in pre-hospital care and/or emergency departments. It may also refer to a medical student or, in limited settings, a physician.








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Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine, especially emergency or first-response medicine, such as an emergency medical technician
Emergency medical technician

Emergency medical technician is a term used in various countries to denote a healthcare provider trained to provide pre-hospital emergency medical services....
, paramedic
Paramedic

A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical services, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced Medical emergency and Physical trauma care....
, or a military member trained in battlefield medicine. Also the term is used toward a Nurse in pre-hospital care and/or emergency departments. It may also refer to a medical student or, in limited settings, a physician.

Types of medics

Medic may be specifically used to refer to people in the following roles:
  • Emergency medical technician
    Emergency medical technician

    Emergency medical technician is a term used in various countries to denote a healthcare provider trained to provide pre-hospital emergency medical services....
    : The procedures and skills allowed at this level are generally non-invasive such as bleeding control, positive pressure ventilation with a bag valve mask, supplemental oxygen administration, and splinting (including full spinal immobilization). In some locations, the EMT-B is trained to reduce joint dislocations - they are allowed one attempt - to reduce the risk of compartmentalization. Splinting a femur fracture may involve use of a traction splint, which will reduce the fracture. Some medications (for example, epinephrine for anaphylactic shock (severe allergic reaction) administered through an auto injection device such as an EpiPen) can only be administered or "assisted" to a patient with a prior prescription. Training requirements and treatment protocols vary from area to area.[7][8]


  • Emergency medical technician - basic, the entry certification level.
  • Emergency medical technician - intermediate, the middle certification level, between EMT-Basic and Paramedic.
  • Paramedic
    Paramedic

    A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical services, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced Medical emergency and Physical trauma care....
    , a pre-hospital responder to medical
    Medical emergency

    A medical emergency is an injury or illness that is Acute and poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health. These emergencies may require assistance from another person, who should ideally be suitably qualified to do so, although some of these emergencies can be dealt with by the victim themselves....
     and trauma
    Physical trauma

    Physical trauma refers to a body injury. A trauma patient is someone who has suffered serious and life-threatening physical injury with the potential for secondary complications such as Shock , respiratory failure and death....
     emergencies that provides advanced emergency treatment.


  • Emergency physician
    Emergency physician

    An emergency physician is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients. The emergency physician is a specialist in advanced cardiac life support , physical trauma care such as fractures and soft tissue injury, and management of other life-threatening situations....
    , a medical doctor (M.D.) who has specialized post graduate training in emergency diagnostics and treatment.
  • Corpsman, a trained sailor who is responsible for providing care to members of the US Armed Forces, first aid
    First aid

    First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a layman to a sick or injured Casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed....
     and trauma care on the battlefield
    Battlefield

    A battlefield refers to the location of a battle.Battlefield may also refer to:...
    .
  • Combat medic
    Combat medic

    Combat medics are trained military personnel who are responsible for providing first aid and frontline medicine on the battlefield. They are also responsible for providing continuing medical care in the absence of a readily available physician, including care for disease and non battle injury....
    , a trained soldier
    Soldier

    A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
     who is responsible for providing first aid
    First aid

    First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a layman to a sick or injured Casualty until definitive medical treatment can be accessed....
     and front-line trauma care on the battlefield
    Battlefield

    A battlefield refers to the location of a battle.Battlefield may also refer to:...
    .
  • Combat Medical Technician
    Combat Medical Technician

    The Combat Medical Technician is a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Army and the Royal Air Force....
    , a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps
    Royal Army Medical Corps

    The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace....
     of the British Army
    British Army

    The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
    .
  • "68W
    68W

    68W is the Military Occupational Specialty for the United States Army's healthcare specialist, also known as the combat medic....
    ", formally 91W, the Military Occupational Specialty
    Military Occupational Specialty

    A Military Occupational Specialty code is used in the United States Army and United States Marines. In the United States Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes is used....
     for the United States Army's
    United States Army

    The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
     health care specialist (combat medic).


See also

  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
    National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

    The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is a United States of America certification agency covering prehospital medical providers....
  • National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
    National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

    'National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians' is a national EMS professional association representing all Emergency medical technicians and Paramedics....
  • Emergency medical service
  • Basic Life Support
    Basic life support

    Basic Life Support is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illness or injury until the patient can be given full medical care....
  • Advanced Life Support
    Advanced Life Support

    Advanced Life Support - Implies that an EMT is capable of performing advanced life support skills as either an EMT-I or an EMT-P , commonly referred to simply as a paramedic or medic....
  • Street medic
    Street medic

    Street medics, or action medics, are volunteers with varying degrees of medical training who attend protests and Demonstration to provide medical care such as first aid....