Introduction: This study was conducted to determine ageism-related attitudes ofparamedics working at the 112 emergency ambulance services and students attending theparamedic programmes.Materials and Method: The sample universe of this cross-sectional study consisted of theparamedics working at İzmir Provincial Medical Emergency Service Department as well as thestudents attending the paramedic programmes of three universities in the province of İzmir. Nospecific sampling was done because the intention was to cover the entire sampling universe.The total number of the participants were 501 (305 students and 196 professional paramedics).The Ageism Attitude Scale, the validity and reliability of which was tested by Yılmaz, was usedas the data collection tool. Collection time area of this work was between March-April 2019.Results: Of the professional paramedics and paramedic students who participated in thestudy, 61.3% were female. The paramedics had a mean scale score of 84.36±9.57 and they hadpositive ageism-related attitudes. The ‘Positive Ageism’, ‘Negative Ageism’ and ‘Total Ageism’scores of the professional paramedics were found to be higher. The female participants werefound to have significantly higher ‘Restricting the Life of the Elderly’ scores whereas maleparticipants had significantly higher ‘Positive Ageism’ scores. Of the female professionalparamedics and paramedic students, the female professional paramedics had significantlyhigher ‘Positive Ageism’, ‘Negative Ageism’ and ‘Total Ageism’ scores. Transition from beingstudent to professional working life and seniority in employment led to an increase in positiveattitudes towards ageism.Conclusion: It was concluded that the professional paramedics and paramedic studentshad generally positive ageism attitudes.