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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

[link] In the spring of 2012, Marty and I were approached by another EMT with the goal to provide emergency medicine to the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. We were losing some of our EMTs. Marty was asked to become a lead instructor of an EMT course in the summer of 2012. His first cohort had 17 students.

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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

Learning how to become an EMT in New Jersey, or an Emergency Medical Technician to be specific, is not an overnight accomplishment. Not only are you training to be a Garden State EMT, you are studying to become Nationally Registered, which is a relatively new requirement for the state.

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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. An EMT is already wheeling the stretcher down a short alley where his partner is kneeling by the dumpster. Good job,” I say to the young EMT. You found him.”

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Rookieworld: Death, Learning, (and life) in EMS

The Overrun

We moved them onto the stretcher and brought them out to the ambulance so we could start CPR and using a BVM. This was what happened on my first call as an EMT. I remember as we were bringing the patient out to the ambulance to do CPR, the family was standing in the doorway. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.

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NREMT Practice Test

BoostPrep

Our EMT test questions will give you a better idea of what will be on your exam. EMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation Practice Test Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. For more help and full-length practice tests, check out our EMT prep course.

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The Harms of Stigma

Peter Canning

I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. I didn’t see anyone on two passes, but then I heard the BLS unit radio that they’d found the patient. An EMT was already wheeling the stretcher down a short alley where his partner knelt by the dumpster. You found him.”