What do paramedic EMT-B do?

Answer 1

EMTs are divided into 4 groups: EMT-1, EMT-2, EMT-3, and EMT-4 or EMT-paramedic. EMT-1 is the basic level of prehospital medical care. These workers are trained in CPR and Basic First-Aid. EMT-1 need only a couple of weeks in college before they can get their license and start working. EMT-2 and EMT-3 is the intermediate level and need more training. EMT-2 and EMT-3 specialize in CPR/AED/Basic First-Aid/ and administering intravenous fluids. They must have about 6 months in college before they may start working. EMT-4 or EMT-Paramedic is the highest level of prehospital medical care. They specialize in everything starting from CPR, AED, and basic first-aid to administering drugs orally and intravenously, interpreting electrocardiograms (EKGs), performing endotracheal intubations, and using monitors and other complex equipment. EMT-Paramedics respond to incidents such as automobile accidents, heart attacks, drowning, childbirth, and gunshot wounds. Once they arrive at an emergency, they determine the nature and extent of the patient's condition while trying to ascertain whether the patient has preexisting medical problems. Paramedics may use special equipment, such as backboards, to immobilize patients before placing them on stretchers and securing them in the ambulance for transport to a medical facility. Usually, one paramedic drives while the other monitors the patient's vital signs and gives additional care as needed. Some EMTs work as part of the flight crew of helicopters that transport critically ill or injured patients to hospital trauma centers. all above is correct except paramedics manualy shock patient's instead of using AED'S

Answer 2

As a UK paramedic, you will be the senior healthcare professional at an accident or medical emergency. Working either on your own or with an ambulance technician / emergency care assistant, youll assess the patients condition and then give essential treatment. You will use high-tech equipment, such as defibrillators, spinal and traction splints and intravenous drips, as well as administering oxygen and drugs to deliver pre hospital emergency care.

Answer 3

They have to keep their cool and pay attention to every move they make so they don't mess up...paramedics and EMTs are very important people and they can save lives...or end them based on their performance, plus they have to be aware of everything around them so they don't get hurt and can continue taking care of the patient as before

Answer 4

EMT-B is the entry level for Emergency Medical Technicians, providing basic life support only. They assess the situation and provide basic medical intervention to keep a patient alive until medical attention can be reached. They immobilize patients, administer CPR, control bleeding control, prevent shock, and can restart a heart. They cannot administer medications or provide treatment you would receive in an emergency room, like an EMT-P (Paramedic)can.

EMTs are the back bone of many rural First Responder units, while most towns and major cities require an advanced certificate (EMT-I or EMT-P) to provide ambulatory care.

They are all heroes.

Answer 5

Paramedics practice what is known as advanced life support (ALS). As impressive as it sounds, in first aid the more basic the training, the more important the skill. For example, CPR is the most basic of all medical courses, but it is used when the heart stops - arguably the worst medical emergency possible.