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EMS encompasses various professionals such as EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and even emergency physicians, depending on the severity of the situation. This could range from basic lifesupport, typically managed by EMTs, to more advancedlifesupport provided by paramedics and other medical specialists.
In AdvancedLifesupport (ALS) emergencies, a “single” paramedic or ER doctor can not deliver necessary care. EMTs provide comfort care, including treating minor wounds, scrapes, blisters, and burns; and they assist paramedics by providing basic lifesupport, to enable paramedics to focus on more advanced treatments.
On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heartattack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. Advanced EMT: Advanced EMTs have higher level assessment skills and are permitted to administer about 20 different medications depending on their state license.
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