ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚĆ ZAWODOWA RATOWNIKÓW MEDYCZNYCH
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARAMEDICS

Summary/Abstract: The Act of 1 December 2022 on the profession of a paramedic and the self-government of paramedics will mostly come into force after 6 months from the date of its announcement, i.e. on 22 June 2023. The issues analyzed in this work, and regulated in Chapter 7 of the Act on the professional liability of paramedics, are not new in Polish legislation. The new regulations are based on the assumptions already adopted in the acts on the professional liability of doctors, physiotherapists, nurses and midwives, and serve as comparative material in examining professional responsibility of paramedics. Are regulations in the new Act enough to address paramedics who meet their patients “on the front line” when patients’ life and health are in danger? Professional liability regulations should be viewed together with criminal, civil and employee regulations to motivate medical professionals to fulfill their tasks in a way that protects the professional and is safe for the patient. Do the new regulations fulfill these assumptions in the right way?

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