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2. Paramedics in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Tactical paramedics work on law enforcement teams . These medics, usually from the EMS agency in the area, are commissioned and trained to be tactical operators in law enforcement, in addition to paramedic duties. Advanced medical personnel perform dual roles as operator and medic on the teams.

3. 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.

4. 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. They also have roles in emergency medicine, primary care, transfer medicine ...

5. First responder - Wikipedia

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   First responders typically include law enforcement officers (commonly known as police officers), emergency medical services members (such as EMTs or paramedics), fire service members (such as firefighters, search and rescue members, technical/heavy rescue members, etc) and Public Works employees such as Heavy Equipment Operators as well as ...

6. Certified first responder - Wikipedia

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   The intermediate scale, the firefighter nurse (infirmier sapeur-pompier, ISP), is only a recent evolution and is performed by nurses who have been specially trained acting with emergency protocols; these nurses are the French equivalent of paramedics. The arrival of first responders is thus the most common result of an emergency call.

7. Rescue squad - Wikipedia

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   Depending on the requirements and scope of the rescue squad, the staff of such agencies may possess certification as emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, firefighter, search and rescue certifications and training, or other specific technical rescue certifications and specialties.

8. First responders scramble to combat paramedic shortage - AOL

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   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 ...

9. Index of firefighting articles - Wikipedia

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   To help prevent fires from starting, a firefighter's duties include public education and conducting fire inspections. Because firefighters are often the first responders to victims in critical conditions, firefighters often also provide basic life support as emergency medical technicians or advanced life support as licensed paramedics .