Emergency Medical Technician's

 
EMT-Basic
Education: CEU: 60 hrs in 4 years.

The Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) is a basic level provider of Emergency Medical Services and perform under supervision of a higher level EMT or a doctor or nurse. EMT-B's provides the following:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• External Defibrillation
• Oxygen administration
• Glucometry
• Airway management
• Spinal immobilization
• Traction splinting
• Bleeding control
• Treatment of shock
• Bandaging wounds
• Assist patients to administer prescribed nitroglycerin, metered dose inhalers and epinephrine auto injectors
• And other health needs of an emergency nature until such time as a more qualified person can take over

EMT-Basic's within the United States may differ in their skills and education requirements from each district.

Paramedic 
Education: CEU:  100 hrs in 4 years.

The Paramedic (EMT-P) include all the EMT-B and the following:

• Cardiac monitoring/defibrillation
• Intravenous therapy
• Intraosseous Infusion
• Endotracheal intubation
• Oxygen administration
• Advanced Life Support
  • Asthma and respiratory crisis intervention
  • Treatment of anaphylaxis/severe allergic reactions
  • Drug therapy for diabetic shock and seizures
  • Pharmalogical stabilization of cardiogenic shock
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Intraosseous infusion
• Airway management
  • Visualization the airway by use of the laryngoscope
  • Endotracheal intubation
  • Esophageal intubation laryngeal mask airway or a combitube
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• Pulse oximetry and CO2 & ETCO2 monitoring
• Needle decompression
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Cardiac monitoring and interpretation of 12 lead ECG
  • Defibrillation
  • Synchronized cardioversion
  • Cardiac pacing
• Pediatric care, such as Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP)
• Administration of medications that include: Adenosine, Atropine, Dextrose 50%, Diazepam, Diphenhydramine, Epinephrine, Fentanyl, Glucagon, Morphine Sulfate, Lidocaine, Naloxone, Sodium Bicarbonate, Toradol and Zofran are generally used

Critical Care Paramedic
Education: :  Paramedic CEU's with an additional 12 hours per year of education to maintain advance certifications.

The Critical Care Paramedic (CCEMT-P) skills include the paramedic level and advance certification for the following: 

• Central venous access
• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
• Ventilator management
• Chest tube management
• Nasal gastric tube and oral gastric tube
• PCA Pumps
• IV chemical sedation and analgesia
• Trauma care, such as Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
  • Rapid trauma assessment on the patient’s physiological condition to prevent secondary injury
  • Trauma assessments about the patient, patient with disabilities, breathing and airway management, circulation, shock or hemorrhage conditions
  • Pediatric and geriatric trauma