i know that there is a thing called firefighters-paramedic
does that mean all firefighters are paramedics also? or is that only if they decided to go farther than just being a paramedic?
2007-12-08 13:53:23 · 5 answers · asked by Sofaking@ 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
Today with the expansion of the Fire services and the need for persons who can handle emergencies, many firefighters trained as medical technicians. This became the start of paramedic training. Many smaller communities also purchased their own ambulance which was staffed with paramedics. This was due to slow responses from ambulances housed in the city. Not all firefighters are paramedics but all firefighters have some training in first aid.
2007-12-08 14:04:38 · answer #1 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL firefighter are not paramedics.
as all paramedics are not firefighters.
some firefighters go for further qualifications of paramedics.
2007-12-08 22:00:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends really, where I live in Texas all the firefighters are required to pass EMT training but its not necessarily the case for all areas in the US
2007-12-08 22:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by Geoffrey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, all firefighters have been trained in basic first aid, CPR, etc. but not all are paramedics.
2007-12-08 22:01:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; but many larger Fire Departments require their Fire Fighters to be EMT-Ps because they are first responders for so many medical calls.
2007-12-08 22:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by lunamiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋