Paramedics

[barry1010]

When did we start using the word 'paramedic' in the UK? I'm sure it is a fairly recent thing

[Peter Pedant]

// ^^^ ant we arl ett brawn bred 'n lived dawn'pit lol!//

o! o! can we stop the humourless drivel please !
er I am doing an Andie Hughes locum as he seems not to be on hand to cast a spell of certitude and sobriety on us (yet)

[Peter Pedant]

that was um one of my jokes by the way

[Buenchico]

The OED gives the first known UK published reference to 'paramedic' as occurring in The Economic Journal in 1966: "The I.U.D. cost estimate assumes a single insertion and one recheck by a paramedic".

Just like nursing (which, at one time involved little more than giving bed baths and emptying bed pans but is now far more complex), paramedic training has now advanced to full degree level. An outline of what is studied at university (which, of course, is supplemented by practical training) can be found by clicking on 'Course details' here:
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-paramedic-science