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! scope="col" | '''Current Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Current Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Former Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Former Name'''
! scope="col" | '''Training Requirements'''
! 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'''
! scope="col" | '''Authorized Skills'''
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| Emergency Medical Responder||First Responder||<100||
| Emergency Medical Responder||First Responder||~60||
*AEDs
*AEDs
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| Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Basic||100||
| Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Basic||~150-200||
*Basic First Aid  
*Basic First Aid  
*Assist pts in taking home meds
*Assist pts in taking home meds
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| Advanced Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Intermediate||130||
| Advanced Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Intermediate||~300-450||
*Begin IVs
*Begin IVs
*IV meds
*IV meds
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*Advanced Airway
*Advanced Airway
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| Paramedic||EMT - Advanced||700-1000||
| Paramedic||EMT - Paramedic||1000-2000||
*Begin IVs
*Begin IVs
*IV meds
*IV meds
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*Advanced Airway
*Advanced Airway
*Needle Chest Decompression
*Needle Chest Decompression
*Chest tube monitoring
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== References ==
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[[Category:EMS]]
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Revision as of 06:03, 17 June 2015

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
  • AEDs
Emergency Medical Technician EMT - Basic ~150-200
  • Basic First Aid
  • Assist pts in taking home meds
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician EMT - Intermediate ~300-450
  • Begin IVs
  • IV meds
  • Cardiac monitoring
  • EKGs
  • Advanced Airway
Paramedic EMT - Paramedic 1000-2000
  • Begin IVs
  • IV meds
  • Cardiac monitoring
  • EKGs
  • Manual Defib
  • External Pacing
  • Advanced Airway
  • Needle Chest Decompression
  • Chest tube monitoring

References

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