Emergency medical services training levels: Difference between revisions

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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 pts 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 EKG Airway management (including Supraglottic airway but NOT endotracheal tube)
Paramedic	EMT - Paramedic	1000-2000	Begin IVs IV medication administration Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG Manual defibrillation and cardioversion Transcutaneous pacing Advanced Airway including endotracheal tube Needle cricothyrotomy Needle Chest Decompression Chest tube monitoring

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 | Emergency Medical Responder||First Responder||~60||
-*AEDs
+*Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA and BVM)
+*AED  use
+*Epi-pen
 |-
 | Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Basic||~150-200||
-*Basic First Aid
+*Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA/NPA and BVM)
 *Assist pts in taking home meds
+*Limited medication administration (ASA, oral glucose, etc per medical director)
 *Oxygen administration
-*Basic med administration, depends on state, (Nisto, epi)
 *Monitoring vitals
 |-
 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician||EMT - Intermediate||~300-450||
-*Begin IVs
+*Begin IVs/IOs
-*IV meds
+*Limited IV medication administration
-*Cardiac monitoring
+*Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG
-*EKGs
+*Airway management (including [[Supraglottic airway]] but NOT endotracheal tube)
-*Advanced Airway
 |-
 | Paramedic||EMT - Paramedic||1000-2000||
 *Begin IVs
-*IV meds
+*IV medication administration
-*Cardiac monitoring
+*Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG
-*EKGs
+*Manual defibrillation and cardioversion
-*Manual Defib
+*[[Transcutaneous pacing]]
-*External Pacing
+*Advanced Airway including endotracheal tube
-*Advanced Airway
+*[[Needle cricothyrotomy]]
 *Needle Chest Decompression
 *Chest tube monitoring