Emergency medical services training levels: Difference between revisions

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US levels of EMS personnel trainingCite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Current Name	Former Name	Training RequirementsCite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; invalid names, e.g. too many	Authorized Skills
Emergency Medical Responder	First Responder	~60	Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA and BVM) AED use Epi-pen
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
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)
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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-*Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA and BVM)
+*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)
+*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)