Guernsey’s ambulance service is marking International Paramedics Day today.
Together the organisation wanted to highlight the work that paramedics do and their importance to the wider success of St John.
In total, Guernsey has 22 full-time paramedics, employed by Ambulance and Rescue.
They work across frontline operations and in the senior leadership team.
They work alongside Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants in double crewed ambulances.
The island’s paramedics also work alongside the volunteer Community First Responders, the volunteer crew of the Flying Christine III, the other emergency services, colleagues in health services at the PEH and across the community.
Guernsey’s paramedics also support Community First Responders in Herm, Sark, and the ambulance crews in Alderney.
International Paramedics Day has been organised by the College of Paramedics to highlight the “power of teamwork and collaboration among paramedics and first responders worldwide”.
This year the theme is ‘Unity and Community’ – because “no paramedic works alone”.
The day itself was launched in 2022, and takes place on 8 July each year marking the anniversary of the birth of Dominique-Jean Larry, often referred to as the father of modern-day ambulance services.
Paramedicine itself is considered to be relatively new – and it is still a rapidly growing profession.
The College of Paramedics said today celebrates those working in the sector and offers support to them and their communities.