The qualifications of paramedics in the emregency medical service

The topic of this bachelor thesis is The Qualifications of Paramedics in the Emergency Medical Service. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the characteristics of the emergency medical services, with the focus on paramedics, the urgency levels of emergency calls and the integrated emergency system as a whole. Furthermore, this part explores the issue concerning the legislation of paramedics; primarily, the acquisition of required professional competences in comparison with the Slovak Republic. Lastly, the thesis summarizes the qualifications of paramedics, as well as of the paramedics who have already reached the level of professional expertise needed for the practice of emergency medicine. In the practical part of the thesis, two goals were selected. The first goal was to map the knowledge of qualifications of paramedics working for the South Bohemian emergency medical services (Zdravotnické záchranné služby Jihočeského kraje). The second goal then was to examine to which extent those qualifications were being followed. The qualitative method of data collection was used for the execution of this research. It was carried out in form of half-structured interviews that comprised of 20 questions. The sampled group consisted of 8 paramedics from the South Bohemian emergency medical services (Zdravotnické záchranné služby Jihočeského kraje). The outcome of this bachelor thesis is the overview of the knowledge of qualifications of paramedics working for the South Bohemian emergency medical services. It points out their minor lacks in education and awareness. The thesis could potentially be used as a source for the teaching of paramedics