I always wanted to know. I know it's a different kind of training for both. Though I have no interest in either, since I get squeamish around blood. (Wasn't sure to post it here or at Health-Other.)
2006-08-29 05:12:16 · 9 answers · asked by Kristen H 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Technicaly nothing really. EMT is split into 4 levels of training. The levels are (from least trained to most trained) First Responder (FR), EMT Basic (EMT-B), EMT Intermediate (EMT-I), and EMT Paramedic (EMT-P). In the real world, when someone is refered to as an EMT they are talking about EMT-B or maybe and EMT-I. The others are just called paramedics and First responders.
FR: Often is a firefighter. Provides basic first aid and oxygen therapy. Not allowed to administer any medications.
EMT-B: Works on an ambulance or is a firefighter. They have more advanced training than a first responder, and can administer 4 medications (charcoal, nitroglycerine, EpiPen, aspirin).
EMT-I: Same as EMT-B but can give an IV, however they may not give medications via IV. They may administer fluids via IV. Basic knowledge of cardiology and in some places can administer cardiac arrest drugs via IV and defibrilate using a manual defibrilator.
EMT-P: EMT-B/I with the ability to do many more skills (including IVs, intubation, medication administration, "tracheotomy" surgery, difribulation) and give many medications without consulting a doctor.
EMTs, and paramedics are both certified to provide patient care while at a scene and in the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital. If a patient is not in need of advanced care, the EMT can take care of the patient in the back of the ambulance while a paramedic drives, but if the patient needs advanced treatment the EMT will drive while the medic treats the patient.
Everyone holding a certification or license of EMT-I or EMT-P needs to first be certified at the EMT-B level before training. Once a person has been certified at a higher level all other certifications don't matter. Someone can take an EMT class and a week after geting certified take a paramedic class. That is basicly what I did.
2006-08-29 20:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
an emt is a basic level provider. I've been one for 15 years. a paramedic is more advanced and can do a lot more. emts cannot do ivs or give drugs. now it depends as to who is on the ambulance. most will have one of each.
2016-03-27 00:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Florida, we don't recognize EMT-P's or EMT-I's. You are an EMT or a Paramedic. There are one of each on the ambulance. The paramedic makes the calls on an ALS (advanced life support) call. And an EMT can handle all the BLS (basic life support) calls. The only difference is pushing meds which the EMT can't do. They can however, start IV's, check glucose levels, shock,.......etc, as long as they are under supervision of the paramedic. Which is all the time..........so to simplify everything.........can't give drugs.
2006-08-31 21:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not "different" training as much as it is "more" training. An EMT-P (aka "Paramedic") has to have been an EMT-B (aka "EMT") usually for about 6 months to a year before being accepted into Paramedic level school.
EMT-B: 130 hours of DOT curriculum training. The only drugs they can administer is Oxygen and Oral Glucose (they can assist with patient prescribed drugs like Epinephrine, Nitroglycerin, and an asthma inhaler). The core of their training is keeping the patient alive (mostly non-drug interventions) long enough to get them to the hospital.
EMT-I: (EMT-B plus about 150 hours additional training) Same as EMT-B but can administer 6 different drugs plus start IV's.
EMT-P: (EMT-B or EMT-I plus about 400 hours of classroom experience and 500 hours of clinical) They can administer 24 drugs plus they have more advanced life saving training (like endotracial tubes to open an airway).
2006-08-29 17:10:23 · answer #4 · answered by SportsGirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EMT-B (B is for Basic) is training that takes about 6 months. Paramedic takes 2 years of training. A paramedic is allowed to give some medicine, can do endotracheal intubation and IVs. An EMT-B can only do limited procedures such as CPR, general first aid, C-spine precautions and give oxygen.
2006-08-29 05:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by Kevrob_98 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A EMT is a emergency medical transporter someone who basically is in training for a paramedic and drives the ambulance, a paramedic is someone who is in the back and trying to save a person and doing all the medical help and of course they get paid more.
2006-08-29 06:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by Jazmin 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In Illinois, at least there are three different classifications of EMT.
EMT-A (amublance) they can operate equipment in the amublance, administer frist aid, and transport the patient to the hospital
EMT-I (intermediate) same as EMT-A plus they can administer IV's and the like if a doctor tells them to via radio
EMT-P (paramedic) they can do just about anything in the field, as long as a doctor supervises them via radio (not surgery, obviously, but pretty much anything else)
That's all oversimplified, but there ya go.
2006-08-29 05:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an emt cant do as much as a paramedic like administer drugs and emts in my area mainly work with the fire department and paramedics work on the ambulances i may be wrong about my answer too but thats how it works here
2006-08-29 05:18:53 · answer #8 · answered by shopgirl27 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a paramedic can do more than an EMT and gets paid alot more.
2006-08-29 05:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋