Paramedic Resistence to Change

Employees from all forms of organizations are reluctant to change. This is particularly the case with many paramedics, who have been trained an original way, and do not wish to change their views or their concepts on the topic of paramedic training.

Everytime there is a major change to Ambulance Practice, there are many “old school” paramedics who thoroughly resist the change.

This is particularly difficult in the profession of paramedics, because, like other forms of medicine, paramedicine is a very dynamic profession, which is currently improving and advancing in medical technologies.

Furthermore, with the adjunct of many new computer systems, such as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and modern diagnostic equipment paramedics require to maintain a dilegent openess towards change.