Paramedic's range of activities Policy for expansion into hospitals Nov. 6 19:18
In order to reduce the burden on physicians in the field of emergency medical care, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set a policy to expand the scope of activities so that hospital staff with the qualifications of paramedic can carry out lifesaving treatment even in hospitals.
Persons with qualifications for paramedic are currently limited to accident sites and ambulances, and even if hospital staff or paramedics have qualifications for paramedic, they can provide lifesaving treatment within the hospital. Could not do.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has shown a policy to extend the scope of lifesaving technicians to the hospital at the expert meeting held on the 6th in order to advance the work style reform of doctors, where long working hours are an issue.
Specifically, until a doctor or nurse in charge of a part of the work that a doctor or nurse has taken in a medical institution, or a lifesaving person of a fire engine takes over to a doctor or nurse It was shown that life-saving treatment was performed in the hospital.
The members of the Council of Experts agreed with this proposal one after another, but there was an opinion that it might be necessary to provide life-saving technicians with specialized education such as countermeasures against infectious diseases.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will submit the bill to the ordinary Diet next year at the earliest, taking into account the opinions of the experts' meeting.