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Defining Appropriate Responses in a Tiered System

High Performance EMS

Dispatching the right unit to an EMS call was much simpler when all resources had the same capabilities and a response time was the primary measure of success. The very low risk calls can typically be satisfied with basic life support (BLS) capabilities. It was a matter of determining which crew was available closest to the scene.

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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

EMT Training Station

In the realm of emergency healthcare, the terms EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) are often used interchangeably, yet they represent distinct aspects of medical response and care. Though they are closely related and often work together, EMS and EMT have distinct roles, training, and responsibilities.

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How it all Started

Chicago EMT Training

We got in touch with someone on campus that shared a passion for EMS, and he was the key to legitimizing the program through the Environmental Health and Safety Office. The EMS program even had an ambulance at one point. For a variety of reasons, the department got rid of the ambulance.

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Passing ‘Fast’ for ‘Appropriate’ Responses

High Performance EMS

One of the more challenging issues that has become as endemic as the disease itself is the recruitment and retention of EMS professionals. With expected delays beyond that time limit, it may be acceptable to dispatch a BLS unit to begin care while still allowing the ALS resource to join the response from a longer distance.

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Rock Bottom

Peter Canning

I am in the fly car and a BLS crew is in the ambulance. I don’t see anyone on two passes, but then I hear the BLS unit radio they’ve found him. They overdose behind the dumpster where I give them naloxone and put them in the ambulance. We’re dispatched to an overdose on Ashley Street. Good job,” I say to the young EMT.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades.

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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

Each state has their own challenges, as well as guidelines and laws, to practicing as an EMT, although with the National Registry becoming the norm, EMS will soon have similar protocols throughout the nation. In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation.

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