MedicA medic is a medical practitioner or student such as a medical doctor or an emergency medical responder such as a paramedic. "Medic" titled roles include: Emergency physician, a medical doctor (M.D. or D.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 in postgraduate professional training accredited by a College of Physicians, such as cardiology or endocrinology, in contrast to a surgical branch of specialisation accredited by a College of Surgeons.
Ballon autoremplisseur à valve unidirectionnellethumb|BAVU avec sac réservoir et tubulure d'oxygène Un ballon autoremplisseur à valve unidirectionnelle (ou insufflateur manuel, également connu sous le sigle BAVU), est un instrument médical ou paramédical conçu pour suppléer à la respiration d'un patient en arrêt respiratoire. La conception du ballon d'une manière à ce qu'il tende à reprendre sa forme (à se regonfler) et le système de valves unidirectionnelles permettent de fournir une ventilation sans apport de gaz comprimé.
Emergency medical services in GermanyEmergency Medical Service (German: "Rettungsdienst", lit. "Rescue Service") in Germany is a service of public pre-hospital emergency healthcare, including ambulance service, provided by individual German cities and counties. It is primarily financed by the German public health insurance system. TOC The development of ambulance services in Germany started in the late 19th century. Typically volunteer aid organizations, some private companies in larger cities and so called rescue corps provided ambulance services mostly with very little training or medical background.
Liste des services d'ambulance au Royaume-UniEmergency medical services in the United Kingdom provide emergency care to people with acute illness or injury and are predominantly provided free at the point of use by the four National Health Services (NHS) of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Emergency care including ambulance and emergency department treatment is only free to UK residents and a charge may be made to those not entitled to free NHS care.
