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There has been a long, and brutal debate between people who view paramedics and RN's to be duly qualified to perform each other's occupations. I see the concerns from both parties, but I want to provide an insight into the understated elements of an Rn, or paramedic embarking into the other's...

This is part 2 of my thread about Pennsylvania. This thread will detail the available certification levels for PA EMS providers. The following levels exist in Pennsylvania. Attendant: Not a certified level anymore, but defined by the EMS act as a person with CPR/AED certifications. Basically...

I am going to be doing a series of forum posts detailing the most up-to-date levels of EMS agencies in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as the types of EMS providers. This post will be dedicated to Pennsylvania agency types, and thoughts on our system. Pennsylvania requires all EMS agencies...

I am an EMS line officer for a fire-based medical response, first responder service. I have found that many states, as well as the NFPA are requiring health and safety activities to become more commonplace. For example, I am required by my state to maintain a policy that reduces risk for injury...