What is an EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P, EMS?
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is the collective name of all individuals who ride ambulances, provide various levels of prehospital (out-of-hospital) care to people who are sick or injured, and also to individuals who provide support services to those riding ambulances (like dispatchers and fire fighters). EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician – Basic. The EMT-Basic represents the first component of the emergency medical technician system. An EMT- B is trained to care for patients at the scene of an accident and while transporting patients by ambulance to the hospital under medical direction. The EMT-B has the emergency skills to assess a patient’s condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies. EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate. The EMT-Intermediate has more advanced training that allows the administration of intravenous fluids, the use of manual defibrillators to give lifesaving shocks to a stopped heart, and the application of advanced airway tech
