This post code analysis will describe, discuss and analyse health resources and structures within a location and its population as well as it’s specific demands on paramedic skills and disposition. The postcode selected was based upon a recent paramedic clinical placement, this location is the Port Macquarie – Hastings area (2444) and will also reflect how unique problems associated with geography, demographics, spatial, equities and the links between these factors and the quality of pre-hospital and emergency care and includes SES profile for patient groups with their common reasons for calling triple zero.

Geography can impact healthcare in numerous ways that can have positive and or negative effects, depending on where one lives will …show more content…
In this case, Cryptosporidium will be analysed under spatial epidemiology in which it was also detected in Port Macquarie. This is the most common and frequent cause of waterborne diseases globally and stems from cryptosporidium parasites causing Cryptosporidiosis this may also be commonly known as crypto. Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal causing disease, Waldron, Dimeski, Beggs, Ferrari, & Power Investigated the sporadic nature of cryptosporidiosis between 2008-2010. Under the analysis of NSW cryptosporidiosis disease clusters were detected and noted to occur in Sydney, Newcastle, Dubbo, Bathurst, Port Macquarie and North-eastern areas in the state. Port Macquarie along with Wagga Wagga had subtype clusters of C. hominis and C. parvum (Waldron, Dimeski, Beggs, Ferrari, & Power (2011). The control and management of this disease stems from having knowledge of the disease-causing parasites as well as other sources such as that are zoonotic. For instance, cattle were introduced into this study as well in which it was found that all identified subtypes in cattle were indeed a common cause of sporadic human cryptosporidiosis within NSW. The subtypes C. hominis and C. parvum Were the most common subtype discovered in people in NSW. Subtypes of this disease were also dependent on different seasonal …show more content…
These include Patient Transport, Air Ambulance and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). The patient transport service (PTS) is provided by NSW ambulance however, this type of transportation is for patients that do not need to receive emergency transport. Patients will typically be transported to and or from NSW health services due to health demands in-enabling self-directed, private and or public transport (Ambulance Service of NSW, 2018). Whereas, Air Ambulance flights often involve having a flight nurse, midwife and sometimes may be accompanied by a specialised ambulance doctor. Air ambulance personnel often work as part of a multidisciplinary team with on-road paramedics. The service operates out of NSW ambulance Mascot Airbase located in Sydney and helps those in regional and remote locations receive much needed health care anywhere in the state (Ambulance Service of NSW, 2018). Port Macquarie has that also services the area, the airport is approximately…. from the central business district. Clinical placement involved working as part a multidisciplinary team as discussed above to assist Air Ambulance in which they flew to Port Macquarie for a patient retrieval. Another impetrative mode of pre-hospital care is Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), this service can cover large geographical regions and constitutes a major part of pre-hospital care. This