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Paramedic IC - Paramedic Instructor Coordinator; EMT-AD - Emergency Medical Technician - Automatic Defibrillator [citation needed] EMT-CC - Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care [citation needed] EMT-CT - Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac Tech [citation needed] EMT-M - Emergency Medical Technician - MAST (Military Anti-Shock Trousers)
As of 2011, 38 states use the NREMT examination for EMT certification and 45 states use the NREMT examination for Paramedic certification. [3] These levels are denoted below using an asterisk (*). At present time, use of the NREMT examination for EMT-Intermediate 85 and 99 have not been included in this list.
Most states use or require NREMT testing for some level of state certification. [2] [7] [8] NREMT recognizes four levels of EMS: EMR, EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic (some states may have additional certifications). [7] NREMT certification at an EMT Intermediate level may or may not be sufficient for some state EMT-I requirements. [9]
EMS delivery in the US can be based on various models. While most services are, to some degree, publicly funded, the factor which often differentiates services is the manner in which they are operated. EMS systems may be directly operated by the community, or they may fall to a third-party provider, such as a private company. [2]
The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection is a statewide law agency of Connecticut for law enforcement, fire services, and scientific services. Its headquarters are in Middletown. [1] [2] [3] The current commissioner is Ronnell A. Higgins. [4]
Paramedic students Autumn Anderson, left, Stephen Henderson, Ally Suida, Travis Sparling and Ryan Rivard talk while assessing a mannequin during scenario training at the Medstar offices in Clinton ...
NREMT also provides certification information for paramedics who relocate to another state. [26] Paramedics in training. Paramedic education programs can be as short as six months or as long as four years. An associate degree program is two years, often administered through a community college. Degree programs are an option, with two-year ...
"Emergency medical responder", or "EMR", [2] is an EMS certification level recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. [ 3 ] The term "emergency medical responder" is used loosely in many states, with "first responder" and "medical first responder" still being common terms.