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Does anyone have examples of agencies that recognize Critical Care Paramedics, and but they function in a primarily 911 setting? How does it work? What extra functions are they given?
My agency does not recognize anything above Paramedic, but I'd like to pitch to them to make Critical Care Paramedic another step, but I don't know what to say to make that step unique.
One obvious thing would be RSI. Currently all ambulances carry Ketamine and Etomidate, but only supervisors carry paralytics. Perhaps certified CCP-Cs could be permitted to carry paralytics too.
(The argument for all medics carrying paralytics is going to be harder to make).
My agency does not recognize anything above Paramedic, but I'd like to pitch to them to make Critical Care Paramedic another step, but I don't know what to say to make that step unique.
One obvious thing would be RSI. Currently all ambulances carry Ketamine and Etomidate, but only supervisors carry paralytics. Perhaps certified CCP-Cs could be permitted to carry paralytics too.
(The argument for all medics carrying paralytics is going to be harder to make).