ashleyv93
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I was reading about community paramedicine earlier and I think I understand the concept of it. Please correct me if I'm wrong; Paramedics and EMT's would be used to answer some the calls that come through 911 that are not "worthy" of a trip to the hospital. I was reading about one paramedic who goes out to make sure certain patients are taking their daily meds, or he's giving vaccines to people, etc. Would the more widespread use of community paramedicine have any sort of negative impact on EMS? I can see the positives of not having to send firefighters and paramedics out on a call at 0300 for someone who needs their meds better explained, it would take a burden off of the 911 system. But is there any kind of downside to this system with impacting EMS?