#ThrowbackThursday this week looks at the evolution of ambulance education in Qu…

#ThrowbackThursday this week looks at the evolution of ambulance education in Queensland.

Today, qualifying as a paramedic takes an initial three year degree in paramedicine and additional studies for extensions to the paramedic scope of practice, now an Australian standard in accordance with the requirements of professional registration as a clinical practitioner. However, from 1892 to 1970, officer training in Queensland ambulance was mostly “officer initiated” with the generous…