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  2. Paramedics in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The training, knowledge base, and skill sets of both paramedics and emergency medical technicians (both competed for the job title, and 'EMT-Paramedic' was a common compromise) were typically determined by what local medical directors were comfortable with, what it was felt that the community needed, and what could actually be afforded.

  3. Paramedic - Wikipedia

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    A paramedic is a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), most often in ambulances .

  4. Emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    Emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic (P) and advanced paramedic (AP) are legally defined and protected titles in the Republic of Ireland based on the standard set down by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). Emergency medical technician is the entry-level standard of practitioner for employment within the ambulance service.

  5. Emergency medical responder - Wikipedia

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    This training can be completed in twenty-four to sixty hours. This training can be conducted by an EMT-basic with some field experience, which is a resource available in-house for many volunteer fire departments which do not have the resources or funds to conduct full EMT training. EMR training is intended to fill the gap between first aid and EMT.

  6. Advanced emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    EMT-Intermediates can establish IVs in addition to the EMT-basic skills. An Iowa paramedic is a NREMT-intermediate/99 and is not the highest level of care in Iowa. This allows them to insert ET tubes and perform needle decompressions, manual defibrillations and medication administrations. The Iowa paramedic specialist is the NREMT-paramedic.

  7. Paramedics in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Occupational paramedic responsibilities may include providing pre-employment screening, medical surveillance services and clinical testing for companies and research institutions. Occupational paramedics may work in a variety of environments including in a clinical setting or in the field including mining sites, oil rigs or other high risk areas.

  8. Emergency medical dispatcher - Wikipedia

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    9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. An emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS), and the dispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call.

  9. Wilderness emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    An wilderness emergency medical technician is an emergency medical technician that is better equipped than other licensed healthcare providers, who typically function almost exclusively in wilderness environments, to better stabilize, assess, treat, and protect patients in remote and austere environments until definitive medical care is reached.

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