Introduction: Events that affect and threaten the health or life of people are called accidents. Accidents are caused by uncontrollable natural and other forces. The number of accidents fluctuates continuously over the years. In the event of natural and traffic accidents, firefighters and paramedics work together to save lives. Professional patient care depends on their good cooperation as well as them increasing their competences. The field work of paramedics includes emergency medical care, triage, recognition of acute conditions and transport to hospital. The field work of firefighters includes securing the accident side and its lighting; anti-aircraft and fire protection; and carrying the casualty to safety. Purpose: This thesis aims to explore the importance of good cooperation between firefighters and paramedics in dealing with accidents, to examine which function is performed by whom, and the advantage of good cooperation between them in the treatment of patients. Methods: The literature for this thesis was searched in Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, Google Scholar and PisRS databases. The literature was searched using the following search terms: paramedics or ems or emergency medical services AND firefighter or fire service AND collaboration or cooperation or communication AND accidents or deaths or injuries. Results: Firefighters and paramedics work together to deal with accidents and save lives. Good cooperation between them has a positive impact on the treatment of the injured. Research shows that in most cases they communicate and cooperate well with each other. However, sometimes there are issues, such as inadequate information sharing, non-respect of hierarchy, gender inequalities and communication challenges. Discussion and conclusion: Adequate communication and interaction between firefighters and paramedics are very crucial when dealing with accidents and in patient care. To improve this cooperation in the future, it would be useful to conduct more joint training sessions to ensure that emergency teams are prepared sufficiently and trained to work in unity to provide the best possible care to the injured person.
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