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What? There are people that are not EMTs working on a rig? That doesn't sound very safe.
We ride 4 in a rig, all have to be EMT-B minimum. All EMT's must pass dispatch training before becoming an attendant. Two of the EMT's can be attendants, one driver and a crew chief.
Isaac
is that 2 EMT's including the driver?
PA state law allows for 1 EMT and 1 driver with EVOC+Advanced First Aid to staff a BLS unit. Common practice in paid situations is to only have EMT's on the ambulance.
At the volunteer squad, we'll allow a total of 4 crewmembers... Driver, Primary EMT, and then a combination of Precepting EMT's, EMT Students, and Attendants. Sometimes they are useful... sometimes they are in the way. Some of them complete precepting and become useful members of the squad... and some seem to have no useful purpose. We haven't been able to find a real solution for that yet.
As for space - we run Type III's, and that usually gives us enough room for us, the patient, and an ALS provider if need be. If we have a medic onboard, someone off the crew will drive the medic's car to the ED as a courtesy, and I've been known to have multiple attendants ride in the medic's car, or have one ride in the front passenger seat if the back is too crowded.
Uhhhh. Yea. Lemme see that statute.That would be (2) two EMT's and (1) a driver to be DOH compliant.B)