We arrive, and make our Sick/Not sick call based on our protocols, MOI, NOI etc. This way, BLS providers get very good at handling "not sick" patients, and ALS only handle "sick" patients.
I do not think this is an accurate assessment.
I don't think Basics have any idea what is sick or not sick unless it is so obvious anyone could figure it out or they had a specific experience in that particular presentation before.
I think triage based on things like MOI are extremely unreliable and cause more than a reasonable level of over-triage compared to what can be attained with current ALS providers.
Over-triage means wasted resources based on "just in case."
Consider what constitutes an emergency patient?
a. a patient who has an acute life threatening condition requiring immediate intervention.
b. a patient who if doesn't receive prompt intervention will deteriorate to a.
Undoubtably Basics have the ability to make a difference in a.
But b. is becomming more common in western society.