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PARAMEDIC SOINS CRITIQUES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Paramedical Staff
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical care paramedic
1, record 1, English, critical%20care%20paramedic
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CCP 1, record 1, English, CCP
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specialized paramedic who is qualified to provide a more complex level of emergency care than an advanced care paramedic and who is trained to accompany acute or seriously ill patients to another medical facility by ground or air ambulance when doctors or nurses at the hospital are not available to do so. 2, record 1, English, - critical%20care%20paramedic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generally, critical care paramedics do not respond to 911 emergency calls except when a helicopter is required at the site of an emergency. In addition to providing primary and advanced care, critical care paramedics are qualified to use medication infusion pumps, perform mechanical ventilation and use hemodynamic monitoring equipment. 2, record 1, English, - critical%20care%20paramedic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
critical care paramedic; CCP: designation and abbreviation used in the National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP) for the paramedic profession in Canada. The critical care paramedic level only exists in a few provinces. 3, record 1, English, - critical%20care%20paramedic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
critical care paramedic; CCP: designation, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - critical%20care%20paramedic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Personnel para-médical
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paramédical - soins critiques
1, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PSC 1, record 1, French, PSC
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paramédicale - soins critiques 1, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dicale%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- PSC 1, record 1, French, PSC
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- PSC 1, record 1, French, PSC
- paramédical en soins critiques 2, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dical%20en%20soins%20critiques
correct, masculine noun
- PSC 2, record 1, French, PSC
correct, masculine noun
- PSC 2, record 1, French, PSC
- paramédicale en soins critiques 2, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dicale%20en%20soins%20critiques
correct, feminine noun
- PSC 2, record 1, French, PSC
correct, feminine noun
- PSC 2, record 1, French, PSC
- paramédic - soins critiques 3, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dic%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- CCP 1, record 1, French, CCP
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- CCP 1, record 1, French, CCP
- paramédique - soins critiques 1, record 1, French, param%C3%A9dique%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
- CCP 1, record 1, French, CCP
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
- CCP 1, record 1, French, CCP
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ambulancier paramédical spécialisé qui a les compétences pour fournir des soins d’urgence plus poussés que ceux du paramédical en soins avancés et qui est formé pour accompagner en ambulance terrestre ou aérienne les patients présentant une affection aiguë ou étant gravement malades vers un autre établissement médical, lorsque le personnel médical ou infirmier de l’hôpital ne peut pas le faire. 1, record 1, French, - param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En général, les paramédicaux en soins critiques ne répondent pas aux appels d’urgence 911, sauf quand il faut un hélicoptère sur un lieu d’urgence. En plus de fournir les soins primaires et avancés, les paramédicaux en soins critiques sont habilités à se servir des pompes à perfusion pour l’administration de médicaments, à effectuer la ventilation mécanique et à utiliser les moniteurs pour la surveillance hémodynamique des patients. 1, record 1, French, - param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le niveau de paramédical - soins critiques n’existe que dans quelques provinces. 1, record 1, French, - param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
paramédic-soins critiques; paramédique-soins critiques : Bien que la désignation «paramédic-soins critiques» soit utilisée dans le Profil national des compétences professionnelles(PNCP) de la profession paramédicale au Canada, elle est déconseillée. Les formes masculine et féminine «paramédic» et «paramédique» sont un mauvais usage répandu sous l'influence de l'anglais «paramedic». Il s’agit d’une faute de nature morphologique : le radical «médic» n’ existe pas en français. 2, record 1, French, - param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
paramédical - soins critiques; paramédicale - soins critiques; PSC : désignations, abréviation et définition normalisées par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 1, French, - param%C3%A9dical%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2022-09-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical care paramedic
1, record 2, English, critical%20care%20paramedic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paramédic - soins critiques
1, record 2, French, param%C3%A9dic%20%2D%20soins%20critiques
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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