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Advanced First Aid Ambulance (no new licenses) EMT (analogous to EMT-Basic; only used for providers under the age of 18 and providers requesting reciprocity from another state) EMT-Basic; AEMT-Advanced EMT; EMT-Paramedic [45]
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 ...
An EMS provider's post-nominal (listed after the name) credentials usually follow his or her name in this order: Highest earned academic degree in or related to medicine, (e.g. "MD") Highest licensure or certification (e.g. "NRP") Further certifications (e.g. "CCEMT-P") Generally, credentials are listed from most to least prestigious.
Gila River EMS employs approximately 80 full and part-time staff certified at the Basic EMT and Paramedic levels. All administrative staff are certified by the State of Arizona at the paramedic level. In addition to providing 9-1-1 emergency services, the department is heavily involved in community services.
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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]
The second-largest US EMS provider is Rural/Metro Corporation, [48] based in Scottsdale, Arizona; Rural/Metro Corporation also provides EMS services to parts of Latin America. Like AMR, Rural/Metro provided other transportation services, such as non-emergency transport and "coach", or wheelchair, transportation.
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, often referred to as AFMA, is a fire authority in Maricopa County, Arizona.Comprising three fire districts that came together to form a Fire and Medical Authority, AFMA provides fire protection and emergency medical services to approximately 75,000 people in the communities of Sun City West, Buckeye, Tonopah, Sun Lakes, and Wittmann. [3]