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Originally Posted by tricky
Sorry if this is a dumb question,
Whats the difference between an EMT and a paramedic ?
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I'm sure Nick being current could answer this better, but under the very old system we were all qualified ambulamce people, and some of us had extended skills (intubation & infusion/ cardiac), this all changed to the American system and we all had to re-qualify.
So the EMT is the standard ambulance aid level of treatment, then heor she can go on to do extended cardiac care(excluding drugs) and also some drug therapy.
the PARAMEDIC, has the same standard ambulance aid level but will also have all the cardiac care skills (including drugs) also intubation (tubes down the throat) and infusion (cannulas in the arm(or anywhere you can get one in sometimes
)). also a number of technecs authorised by a local panel of doctors.
now that's howe it stood in 89 in Surrey, however each county although having to stick to the basic requirements to qualify for paramedic status, did have it's own drugs and protocals, so perhaps that would be different.
Of course that could all have changed since.
Cheers Mark.