Why are Firefighters law enforcement officers and park rangers are an integral part of the EMS system?

Answer 1

A. (park ranger) Park rangers have to be trained in basic EMS procedures because people at parks can sustain injuries such as fractures,animal bites,bleeding,poison Ivy, and other things. Most park rangers are certified first responders(advanced first aid,CPR,AED,oxygen, and basic emergency childbirth).

B. (law enforcement) Police officers, as most people know, are pretty much always at the scene of traffic accidents,fires,search and rescue, and medical emergencies.Most always, police officers are trained as certified first responders or EMT's (advanced first aid,CPR,AED,oxygen, and basic emergency childbirth). They usually have to help take over CPR and oxygen while the paramedics or firefighters get medication ready or defibrillate. They also can help get the patient onto a backboard or stretcher.Some police cars have defibrillators and LARGE first aid kits(some as big and well stocked as an EMT's) in the trunk if the officer arrives on scene first. (Almost always).

C. (Firefighters) Firefighters are ALWAYS trained as certified first responders. Most firefighters are EMT's or paramedics. Fire engines are stocked with all the equipment you would find on an ambulance( usually AED,Oxygen,suction,airway adjuncts,backboard,splints,OB kit, and First aid bag (eyewash,bandages,SAM splint,BP cuff,Aspirin,glucose,stethoscope,tweezers,scissors,penlight,ice pack). Fire engines are employed in medical calls because ambulances can be all the way across town while a fire station can be blocks away. Most fire departments have their own ambulances. Medical calls make up 80% of firefighters calls.They are usually first on scene (usually with police).