Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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The role of paramedics with extended skills is evolving, enabling them to assess and treat patients in the community. A United Kingdom service led by extended-role paramedic practitioners (PPs) is aimed at managing minor acute illness and injury among older people in the home when appropriate, avoiding unnecessary transfer to the emergency department (ED). ⋯ This study suggests that appropriately trained paramedics with extended skills treating older people with minor acute conditions in the community are as safe as standard EMS transfer and treatment within the ED.