CARE CODE OF ETHICS FOR PARAMEDICAL STUDENTS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

As a paramedic I solemnly pledge myself to the following code of professional ethics:
1. To conserve life. alleviate suffering promote health, do no harm, and encourage the quality and equal availability of medical care.
2. To provide services based on human need, with compassion and respect for human dignity, unrestricted by consideration of nationality, race, creed, or status; to not judge the merits of the patient's request for service, nor allow the patient's socioeconomic status to influence our demeanour of the care that we provide.
3. To not use professional knowledge and skills in any enterprise detrimental to the public well being.
4. To respect and hold in confidence all information of a confidential nature obtained in the course of professional service unless required by law to divulge such information.
5. To use social media in a responsible and professional manner that does not discredit, dishonour or embarrass an health care practitioners, patients, individuals or the community at large.
6. As a citizen, to understand and uphold the law and perform the duties of citizenship , as a professional to work with concerned citizens and other health care professional in promoting high standard of medical care to all people.
7. To maintain professional competence, striving always for excellence in the delivery of patient care.
8. To assume responsibility in upholding standards of professional practice and education.
9. To work cooperatively with other allied healthcare professionals in the best interest of our patients.
10. To refuse participation in unethical procedures, and assume the responsibility to expose incompetence or unethical conduct of others to the appropriate authority in a proper professional manner.