Can anyone name all the different types of EMS providers there are in the USA?

[mycrofft]

Read the responses above yours and add any you know which are not there. Suggest you spell them out, not acronyms or initials. Regional oddities welcome, this could get to be fun.
One rule: looking for something with a certificate or degree, not just a descriptor like "little league nurse", "movie medic", and "rodeo clown rescuer".
Unless it has a training school and a sheepskin.
OKAY..........GO!

 

[Shishkabob]

EMT-Basic





I WIN!

 

[JPINFV]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_responder_levels_by_U.S._state

Something I put together about a year ago. Fully referenced to state EMS websites.

 

[Shishkabob]

You...you... cheater!


PS--- You got Texas' Intermediate wrong =P

 

[JPINFV]

It'd only be cheating if I didn't make the list.

 

[mycrofft]

JPINFV, awesome!! Linus, congrats on the "qweeksdraw".

Where are the PHTLS's, Advanced First Aiders, Wilderness something or others, USAF Pararescue, et al?

 

[BLSBoy]

Where are the PHTLS's, Advanced First Aiders, Wilderness something or others, USAF Pararescue, et al?

Those are non govermental certifications or training.

I do reckon that he has searched through each states DOH website to find what they recognize.

USAF Pararescue program is not a cert at all, but a job. Their training includes EMS training, escape and survival, a LOT of swimming, aircraft familiarization, and how to safely extract a downed pilot.

 

[medic417]

Where are the PHTLS's, Advanced First Aiders, Wilderness something or others, USAF Pararescue, et al?

Those are just like Critical Care Paramedic actually just alphabet courses not actual titles. I will never attach the alphabet courses to my name.

 

[VentMedic]

Those are just like Critical Care Paramedic actually just alphabet courses not actual titles. I will never attach the alphabet courses to my name.

There are a few states like Ohio that do have this cert at the state level.
But, usually an employer just hands out the title after a few hours of training.

There are also those that take the UMBC CCEMTP course letters to mean Critical EMT-P by sticking a hyphen in it when it actually means Critical Care Emergency Transport Program and other professionals (RNs, RRTs, PAs) can also use those letters. But, very few of these professionals choose to do so since it is considered another alphabet course by some.

 

[Ridryder911]

Those are just like Critical Care Paramedic actually just alphabet courses not actual titles. I will never attach the alphabet courses to my name.

Actually in some states CCEMT-P is an actual title or license. I agree such courses as PHTLS, ACLS, are not truly certification rather they are continuing education courses. As well, Maryland course does represent Critical Care Transport but also may represent Critical Care Paramedic as they have the trademark and one can have either title if they are a licensed Paramedic.
Ironically I replaced my NREMT-P with CCEMT/P both are just a certification and in my opinion not as important as another. I will be happy when the new national standard title(s) are enforced.. i.e no longer EMT-Paramedic; rather Paramedic.

R/r 911

 

[medic417]

Actually in some states CCEMT-P is an actual title or license. I agree such courses as PHTLS, ACLS, are not truly certification rather they are continuing education courses.
Ironically I replaced my NREMT-P with CCEMT/P both are just a certification and in my opinion not as important as another. I will be happy when the new national standard title(s) are enforced.. i.e no longer EMT-Paramedic; rather Paramedic.

R/r 911

Srry my bad. In states that actually have it as a true cert I guess I would have to use it. But I hate how some put all the alphabet courses like they are real titles.

 

[JPINFV]

Here's an interesting column from Dr. Bledsoe that was published a few years ago.

http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/columns/Bledsoe/Stinkin_Badges.html

 

[mikie]

Wow!

For those who read JPINFV's great Wikipedia article...anyone else find this a little odd?

Montana:

EMT-Basic*

* Airway
* Monitoring
* IV and IO initiation
* IV and IO maintenance
* Endotracheal intubation
* Medication

Let's not start an argument here, but really...IO's?!

 

[JPINFV]

Here's a link to the source for that list:
http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/pdf/med_rules.pdf page 93.

I'm wondering if the IO is more geared towards pediatric IO than adult IO.

 

[BossyCow]

Here's a link to the source for that list:
http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/pdf/med_rules.pdf page 93.

I'm wondering if the IO is more geared towards pediatric IO than adult IO.

Nope, any EMT-B with an IV cert in my state can do both adult IO and Peds.

 

[mikie]

Nope, any EMT-B with an IV cert in my state can do both adult IO and Peds.

I would imagine there is extensive training and a lot of QI...perhaps it is permissible because of long Tx time?

 

[BossyCow]

I would imagine there is extensive training and a lot of QI...perhaps it is permissible because of long Tx time?

Yep, our MPD initiated the program and actually bought the first set of needles for all the agencies in his district out of his own pocket.

 

[mycrofft]

Google my OP for "government"...oops, not there.

How about "Snickerdoodle Rangers" or some such?
How about certificates for mine rescue, swamp EMS, etc.? I keep hearing about "Tactical EMS", anyone got it? Pile on the genuine alphabets (no hallucinations please).
For instance, it did not change my AFSC, but once I passed the rescue school then at Chanute AFB in Illinois, I was able to call myself a rescueman, I had a school certificate, but no AFSC meant no official title change. Best job there, though (although I would have liked to meet "Pedro"...).

 

[mikie]

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How about certificates for mine rescue, swamp EMS, etc.?
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Swamp EMS?

 

[FFMedic1911]

JPINFV,Kentucky info is wrong.We don't have an intermediate.We did just create an emt-advanced.