RAHPC - Professions
Emergency Care
Published: Jan 06, 2025 12:39 PM
Emergency Care Practitioners are often the first health care professionals entrusted with the care of the critically ill or injured patient. A career in emergency care is both exciting and demanding, requiring mental alertness and rigorous physical fitness to make life and death decisions in an environment that can be difficult and dangerous.
Professionals in emergency medical care are equipped with advanced life support and medical rescue skills and knowledge, and must be eligible to register with the Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council as Emergency Care Officers.
The following professions are under the auspices of the Professional Advisory Board for Emergency Care, namely:
· Emergency Care Practitioners
· Paramedics
· Emergency Care Technicians
· Ambulance Emergency Assistants
· Basic Ambulance Assistants