Specific regulatory frameworks and questions related to Paramedic practice can only definitively be answered by consulting relevant provincial legislation, although provincial Paramedic Associations may often offer a simpler overview of this topic when it is restricted to a province-by-province basis. For this reason, any discussion of Paramedic Practice in Canada is necessarily broad, and general. Although a national consensus (by way of the National Occupational Competency Profile) identifies certain knowledge, skills, and abilities as being most synonymous with a given level of Paramedic practice, each province retains ultimate authority in legislating the actual administration and delivery of emergency medical services within its own borders. There is considerable degree of inter-provincial variation in the Canadian paramedic practice. Unidirectional airflow design can better protect workers. Research on ambulance ventilation systems found that aerosols often recirculate throughout the compartment, creating a health hazard for EMTs when transporting sick patients capable of airborne transmission.
Some specific recommendations include modified call queries, symptom screening, universal PPE use, hand hygiene, physical distancing, and stringent disinfection protocols. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies and organizations have issued guidance regarding workplace hazard controls for COVID-19. Infectious disease has become a major concern, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers can prevent occupational illness or injury by providing safe patient handling equipment, implementing a training program to educate EMTs on job hazards, and supplying PPE such as respirators, gloves, and isolation gowns when dealing with biological hazards. The Alliance regularly collaborates with Lansing hospitals on various projects.EMTs are exposed to a variety of hazards such as lifting patients and equipment, treating those with infectious disease, handling hazardous substances, and transportation via ground or air vehicles. Since 2003, the Alliance has informed the community and policymakers of health discrepancies and health needs of Latinos, advocated for change and improvement, and testified before legislative committees on these issues. The Lansing Latino Health Alliance was founded as an advocacy organization in 2003 with the mission of improving the health status of Latinos in the greater Lansing area. McLaren is proud to recognize Angelica Mendoza and her incredible contributions to caring for our community.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team member was not able to accompany her grandma for care, but Mendoza made it a priority to calm the patient’s fears, make sure she got her questions answered, and update her family. In her nomination letter, a fellow Emergency Department team member told the story of her own grandmother’s visit to the McLaren Emergency Room. Especially in health care, and especially after this year, it takes a team of people working together and doing everything possible for our patients.” “I don’t focus on what’s in my job description I always try to go above and beyond and learn and help in every way possible. “I have always had the mentality that you should give everything your all,” said Mendoza. Mendoza was nominated by a co-worker for exemplifying excellence in those areas.ĭescribed by her co-workers as gentle, strong, and reassuring, Mendoza treats all her patients as if they were members of her own family. This award is given annually to a caregiver who has made a significant difference in the life of a patient, exceeded expectations in carrying out his or her responsibilities, and demonstrated professionalism in the workplace. “I am so thankful for my co-workers and appreciate that they recognized and nominated me for this award,” said Mendoza.Īngelica Mendoza, Emergency Department technician at McLaren Greater Lansing, has been recognized as one of the Lansing Latino Health Alliance’s 2020 Outstanding Hispanic/Latino Caregivers.