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An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [1] [2] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to at least be EMT certified.
EMPACT - Emergency Medical Patient: Assessment Care and Treatment [citation needed] EMR - Emergency Medical Responder; EMSI - Emergency Medical Services Instructor [citation needed] EMT - Emergency Medical Technician; EMT IC - Emergency Medical Technician - Instructor Coordinator; AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; Paramedic - Paramedic
The United States EMS Compact, officially known as the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate CompAct (REPLICA), is an interstate compact designed to facilitate the day-to-day practice of emergency medical services personnel across state lines. The compact provides a framework for states to extend a "privilege to practice" for ...
Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Services in the United States are generally identified with Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B). EMT-B is the highest level of healthcare provider that is limited to the BLS protocol; higher medical functions use some or all of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) protocols, in addition to BLS ...
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate (EMT-I) **(Alabama is no longer certifying new EMT-Is (as of 2003). However, existing providers continue to be allowed to practice under this level of certification.) Paramedic
The head-tilt/chin-lift is a procedure used to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airways.The maneuver is performed by tilting the head backwards in unconscious patients, often by applying pressure to the forehead and the chin.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians; Abbreviation: NAEMT: Formation: 1975; 50 years ago () [1]
This approach allows for medical and nursing care to be well-coordinated with one another as both the medical and nursing care providers have been trained in essentially the same model of care. Similarly, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians has developed the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course for basic ...