MICA paramedics

Mobile intensive care ambulance (MICA) paramedics have had advanced training that emphasises clinical decision-making.

The training goes beyond practical skill precision to include more detail in anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology to greater increase capacity to make complex clinical decisions without medical consultation.

MICA paramedics are trained to:

• perform advanced airway management, including endotracheal intubation
• complex management of patients with head injuries, including rapid sequence intubation
• insert intra osseous (into bone) cannula for advanced drug and fluid administration in paediatric patients
• treat life threatening chest injuries including pneumothoraxes (collapsed lung) by inserting a chest tube
• advanced management of cardiac conditions
• perform all other procedures contained in the clinical practice guidelines

MICA paramedics operate either as part of a two person crew on a MICA response emergency ambulance or as a single responder in the CBD area.

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