A paramedic is a person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are seriously ill with the aim of stabilizing them before they are taken to hospital.
Dr Sam Yockopua says expanded paramedic programs will likely be the catalyst for improved patient and population health outcomes in the Pacific Region.
Yockopua is the Chief Emergency Medicine at the Port Moresby General Hospital.
Based at the emergency unit, he is at the receiving end and thus stresses on the “crucial role” of a paramedic.
