Ambulance Driver Emergency Medical Services OR 
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic
JULY 1, 2020
As paramedics, whilst we often take great offence at being called ambulance drivers, the question is, when it’s our turn to drive, what exactly is it that we are providing? Do we fully engage in shared patient care with our attending partner, or do we switch off so that we can simply drive the ambulance and take it easy?
NCOAE
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
And they’re certainly not “Ambulance Drivers.” Photo Credit: RODNAE Productions | Sourced from Pexels ) Most states have made the transition to the new title, but many emergency medical service (EMS) providers continue to refer to some EMTs as “Basics.” Let’s leave the term “Basic” to the First Aid folks.
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