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For paramedic staffing on the ambulance in LAS, is it double paramedic units, or 1 EMT and 1 Paramedic?
It varies. A standard permanent crew is 1 paramedic with 1 EMT.
There are also double "EMT" crews (actually called A&E support staff) that will do admissions by Drs or non-emergency transport to the ED after a rapid response paramedic has seen them and deemed it safe.
Double paramedic crews are not uncommon if someone (or both) are on overtime or don't have permanent crew mates and they've been paired up for that shift.