JOB SUMMARY FOR BASIC EMT, ADVANCED EMT, PARAMEDIC:

A EMT Basic is a highly specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility by ambulance.

An Emergency Medical Technician -Basic is the initial level of training for EMTs. EMT-B skills include CPR, first aid, airway management, oxygen administration, spinal immobilization, bleeding control and traction splinting. EMT-Basics are also trained in use of the pharyngeo-tracheal lumen ("PTL") or CombiTube advanced airway adjuncts, and the activation of aeromedical assets.

A EMT Advanced is a highly specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility by ambulance.

An Emergency Medical Technician -Advanced is the level of training between Basic (EMT-B) and Paramedic. Intermediate is a level of training that allows several more invasive procedures than are allowed at the basic level, including IV therapy, endotrachael intubation, use of cardiac monitors/ECGs, and provides for enhanced assessment skills.

A Paramedic is a highly specialized health care professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital (out-of-hospital) environment for the purpose of stabilizing and transporting the patient to an appropriate medical facility by ambulance.

Paramedics function under the authority and indirect supervision of a physician, both through standing protocols (off-line medical control) or through direct physician consultation.