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Role of Emt in Ems

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) provide critical out-of-hospital care and transport for patients in emergencies, utilizing basic noninvasive interventions to stabilize patients. They are categorized into various roles, including Emergency Medical Responders, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics, each with increasing levels of training and responsibility. EMTs must undergo certification, licensure, and registration processes to practice, and their responsibilities include assessing conditions, providing first aid, and transporting patients to medical facilities.

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Role of Emt in Ems

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) provide critical out-of-hospital care and transport for patients in emergencies, utilizing basic noninvasive interventions to stabilize patients. They are categorized into various roles, including Emergency Medical Responders, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics, each with increasing levels of training and responsibility. EMTs must undergo certification, licensure, and registration processes to practice, and their responsibilities include assessing conditions, providing first aid, and transporting patients to medical facilities.

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ROLE OF EMT IN EMS

INTRODUCTION
• Emergency Medical Technicians provide out
of hospital emergency medical care and
transportation for critical and emergent
patients who access the emergency medical
services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic
knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and
safely transport patients ranging from non-
emergency and routine medical transports to
life threatening emergencies.
• EMTs are trained to provide basic, noninvasive
interventions to help save lives and reduce
harm at emergency sites, including assessing a
person's condition, determining treatment,
providing emergency first aid, giving life
support, and transporting patients to the
hospital
• Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical
link between the scene of an emergency and
the health care system
CATOGORIES OF EMT
• Emergency medical responders (EMRs) are
trained in skills to provide immediate
lifesaving care for critical patients. Typically,
responders can provide on-scene
interventions but do not act as the primary
caregiver. These EMRs may be members of a
volunteer fire department, part of law
enforcement, medical reserve corp volunteers
or members of an industry response team.
• Emergency medical technicians (EMTs)
conduct basic, noninvasive interventions to
help save lives and reduce harm at emergency
sites. They can do everything a responder
does, plus they have the skills needed to
transport patients safely.
• Advanced emergency medical technicians do
everything emergency medical responders
and EMTs do and can also conduct limited
advanced and pharmacological interventions.
• Paramedics are the most skilled emergency
responders, trained in and capable to do
invasive and pharmacological interventions.
CERTIFICATE, LICENSURE,& REGISTRATION

• A Certification examination is used to ensure


health care provider have at-least same basic
level of knowledge and skill.Onece passed the
required examination,in state then
institution/organization will provide
certificate.
• Credentialing is a local process that allows a
paramedic to practice in a specific EMS
agency.
Credentialing processes are typically guided by
the local medical director.
• Registration means that records of your
education, state or local licensure and
rectification will be held by a recognize board
of registration.
Registration is the act of enrolling one’s namei n
a register or book of record.
• Licensure is granted by govt. authority & it will
allow a person to engage in a
profession/activity ,otherwise it would be
unlawful.
THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG
EDUCATION,CERTIFICATION,
LICENSURE ,CREDENTIATING
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Respond to EMS
• Assess a person’s condition in an emergency
• Document what happened to them
• Determine treatment they need
• Provide emergency first aid
• Psychological Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Emergency childbirth
• Give life support if needed
• Bring people to the emergency department to
receive medical care
• Give the medical staff at the emergency
department a detailed report on the person
• Transport patients from one medical facility to
another
SCOPE OF PRACTICES
• Private Ground Ambulance Services
• Hospitals
• Trauma Care centres
• First Aid Clinic
• Rescue Services
• Air Ambulance
• Train Ambulance

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