View source for Emergency medical services training levels

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|+ US levels of EMS personnel training<ref name=National EMS Scope of Practice Model>[http://www.ems.gov/education/EMSScope.pdf National EMS Scope of Practice Model]</ref>
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! scope="col" | '''Current Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Former Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Training Requirements'''<ref name=National EMS Education Standards>[http://www.ems.gov/pdf/811077a.pdf National EMS Education Standards]</ref>
! scope="col" | '''Authorized Skills'''
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| Emergency Medical Responder||First Responder||~60||
*Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA and BVM)
*AED  use
*Epi-pen
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| Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Basic||~150-200||
*Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA/NPA and BVM)
*Assist patients in taking home meds
*Limited medication administration (ASA, oral glucose, etc per medical director)
*Oxygen administration
*Monitoring vitals
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| Advanced Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Intermediate||~300-450||
*Begin IVs/IOs
*Limited IV medication administration
*Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead ECG
*Airway management (including [[Supraglottic airway]] but NOT endotracheal tube)
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| Paramedic||EMT - Paramedic||1000-2000||
*Begin IVs
*IV medication administration
*Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead ECG
*Manual defibrillation and cardioversion
*[[Transcutaneous pacing]]
*Advanced Airway including endotracheal tube
*[[Needle cricothyrotomy]]
*Needle Chest Decompression
*Chest tube monitoring
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==See Also==
*[[Military emergency medicine]]

==References ==
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[[Category:EMS]]