By The Canadian Press

Alberta Paramedics now able to do Diagnostic tests and Ultrasounds in Rural area

Sep 16, 2016 | 6:28 AM

EDMONTON – Paramedics in Alberta now have access to additional treatment tools to help patients in rural and remote areas.

Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says the transfer of the paramedic profession from the Health Disciplines Act to the Health Professions Act will strengthen health care in Alberta.

She says the change will let paramedics administer a wider variety of diagnostic tests, including portable laboratory blood testing and ultrasounds.

Hoffman says this information can help determine medical conditions, including whether a patient has an infection or is suffering from a heart attack.

The change also allows community care paramedics to conduct more medical tests in a patient’s home and provide medication to a patient until they can get to their community pharmacy.

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The new regulation also allows paramedics to collaborate and work directly with nurse practitioners.