I was just wondering if anyone thinks that what is currently EMT-B should be split into two positions.
One which would be continued to be called EMT and would have a scope of practice similar to:
CPR
AED
Oxygen
BVM
Pulse Oximetry
Glucometry
Oral Glucose Administration
Epi-Pen
Albuterol
Asprin
Atropine auto injector (Organophosphate poisoining and WMD)
Assisted Nitro
OPA
NPA
Clotting Sponges
1 attempt to reduce a fx if distal pulse is missing
Plus all of the splinting, backboarding, bandaging, etc
Nasal Narcan
CPAP
Expanded Nitro protocol (Systolic of 100)
Epi-pen for asthmatics not responsive to albuterol with med-control
Venturi masks
Automatic Transport vents
ETCO2 readings (numbers, not waveform)
King/rescue airways
Tourniquets
Activated Charcoal
Ice/Heat Packs
The new position that would be created would be called AMT (Ambulance Medical Technician, note the lack of the word "emergency") or something like that, and would be devoted more towards IFT/Dialysis Txp work.
It just seams unusual to me that one title, EMT, covers everything from people working/volunteering in completely 911 systems who rarely if ever do IFT and deal with the long term care population, and also people who deal exclusively with such population, and as others have said "never used the backboard since EMT school".
I have seen what this can lead to. One day we had two EMTs sign up for an extreme sports event standby detail, both were new EMTs and had done exclusively IFT work prior. As you can probably guess, one of the participants suffered a major trauma. Let's just say I've seen pre-teens display more poise and calm under pressure.
One which would be continued to be called EMT and would have a scope of practice similar to:
CPR
AED
Oxygen
BVM
Pulse Oximetry
Glucometry
Oral Glucose Administration
Epi-Pen
Albuterol
Asprin
Atropine auto injector (Organophosphate poisoining and WMD)
Assisted Nitro
OPA
NPA
Clotting Sponges
1 attempt to reduce a fx if distal pulse is missing
Plus all of the splinting, backboarding, bandaging, etc
Nasal Narcan
CPAP
Expanded Nitro protocol (Systolic of 100)
Epi-pen for asthmatics not responsive to albuterol with med-control
Venturi masks
Automatic Transport vents
ETCO2 readings (numbers, not waveform)
King/rescue airways
Tourniquets
Activated Charcoal
Ice/Heat Packs
The new position that would be created would be called AMT (Ambulance Medical Technician, note the lack of the word "emergency") or something like that, and would be devoted more towards IFT/Dialysis Txp work.
It just seams unusual to me that one title, EMT, covers everything from people working/volunteering in completely 911 systems who rarely if ever do IFT and deal with the long term care population, and also people who deal exclusively with such population, and as others have said "never used the backboard since EMT school".
I have seen what this can lead to. One day we had two EMTs sign up for an extreme sports event standby detail, both were new EMTs and had done exclusively IFT work prior. As you can probably guess, one of the participants suffered a major trauma. Let's just say I've seen pre-teens display more poise and calm under pressure.