Medic
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Amedicis a medical practitioner or student[1]such as amedical doctor[2]or anemergency medical responder[3]such as aparamedic.[4]
Types
[edit]"Medic" titled roles include:[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Emergency physician,a medical doctor (M.D. orD.O.) who has specialized postgraduate training in emergency diagnostics and treatment
- Among physicians in the UK, the term "medic" indicates someone who has followed a "medical" career path inpostgraduateprofessional training accredited by aCollege of Physicians,such ascardiologyorendocrinology,in contrast to asurgicalbranch ofspecializationaccredited by aCollege of Surgeons.
- Combat medic[11](in various nations)
- Combat Medical Technician,a soldier with a specialist military trade within theRoyal Army Medical Corpsof theBritish Army
- Corpsman, a sailor who is trained for providing first aid to members of the US Armed Forces, combat casualty care/trauma care on the battlefield (This name is only used by theNavyandMarine Corpsfor theHospital Corpsmenwho serve in either a Navy or Marine billet; other branches use the term "medic".)
- 4N0X1, an Air Force Emergency Medical Technician
- 68W,theMilitary Occupational Specialtyfor theUnited States Army'shealth care specialist (combat medic)
- 1Z1X1, The United States Air ForcePararescue
- Medic,aTeam Fortress 2class character
See also
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- Advanced life support
- Basic life support
- Emergency medical service
- Medical encyclopedia
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Triage
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References
[edit]- ^Stevenson, Angus; Lindberg, Christine A., eds. (2010-01-01)."New Oxford American Dictionary".doi:10.1093/acref/9780195392883.001.0001.ISBN978-0-19-539288-3.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^Whitbourne, Kathryn."Different Types of Doctors: Find the Specialist You Need".WebMD.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^"EMR vs. EMT".EMT Program(in Samoan).Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^"What is a Paramedic? | pittsburghpa.gov".pittsburghpa.gov.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^Contributors, WebMD Editorial."What Is a Paramedic?".WebMD.Retrieved2021-08-13.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"What is a Paramedic? - PAM | Paramedic Association of Manitoba".paramedicsofmanitoba.ca.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^"Emergency medicine".Health Careers.2015-03-25.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^"ACEM - What is emergency medicine?".acem.org.au.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^"Definition of Emergency Medicine".acep.org.Retrieved2021-08-13.
- ^Marracino, Richelle K; Orr, Robert D (April 1998)."Entitling the Student Doctor".Journal of General Internal Medicine.13(4): 266–270.doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00078.x.ISSN0884-8734.PMC1496940.PMID9565391.
- ^"Combat Medic Specialist Training Program".metc.mil.Retrieved2021-08-13.