What capabilities does a Paramedic ambulance have in the case of a medical emergency?
To become a Paramedic, you must start as an EMT and after atleast a year of experience working in the field you can apply and enroll in a year-long training program under the close supervision of a Medical Doctor and veteran Paramedics. Paramedic trainees must successfully complete this intensive 1,300 hours worth of instruction and hands-on training. After completion of their training, Paramedics are required to complete 50 additional hours of medical education annually. They are also required to document performance of required skills in order to maintain certification as an Advanced Life Support Paramedic. These hours are divided into a formal lecture series relating to paramedicine, other medicine-related lectures, alarm review with the Medical Director and teaching EMS-related subjects. The Medic units have a minimum of one Paramedic/Firefighter and one EMT/Firefighter, The Paramedic can can start IV’s, administer more than 40 medications treating anything from nausea to a life th
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