Paramedic Science

About this course

Paramedic science is the health profession at the front line of emergency care, responsible for responding to medical emergencies in the community, assessing patients in complex and time-critical situations, and making clinical decisions with limited resources before and during transfer to hospital. Paramedics work within the ambulance service and increasingly in a range of urgent and unscheduled care settings, and the profession has evolved substantially in recent decades from a transport and first aid role into a genuinely clinical and autonomous one. At Sheffield Hallam University the pre-registration BSc in Paramedic Science includes a foundation year, which builds the scientific and clinical foundations you need before the main programme begins. The degree combines university-based learning with practice-based placements that take you into the realities of pre-hospital emergency ca

Where its graduates go

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• 8 / 100Other Health Professionals · 85% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 5% of graduatescards →
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