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If a Paramedic is working for a service licensed at the Basic or Intermediate level is the medic at all responsible for the care of the patient or actions of the other technician?

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If a Paramedic is working for a service licensed at the Basic or Intermediate level is the medic at all responsible for the care of the patient or actions of the other technician?

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The care of a patient is the responsibility of BOTH EMTs since they are considered working together as a team. An EMT (no matter what level; paramedic, intermediate, or basic), may only perform duties to the LICENSURE LEVEL OF THE SERVICE. An EMT (no matter what level) working for a First Responder service (e.g., police department, on-call fire department that is NOT licensed as an ambulance service) may only perform duties to the First Responder level.