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by **jaird5708** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:04 pm

EMT and Paramedic --

whats the difference?

by **AntiMorpheus** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:00 pm

There is no difference... paramedic is a level of EMT, the final level.

by **IceJBreaker** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:26 pm

There is a big difference. An EMT is trained for Basic Life Support while a Paramedic is trained for Advance Life Support.

A paramedic has a much larger scope of practice. For example, paramedics can establish an IV, give medication, intubate, read EKG strips, and a lot more.

A Paramedic training course will be a lot longer than an EMT training course. Being an EMT first is a requirement for many Paramedic programs.

by **blooteeth** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:37 pm

A paramedic is a EMT-P so they are EMT's.

by **will381796** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:18 pm

A paramedic is a type of EMT. Your basic EMT is an EMT-B. This usually requires something like 6 months of in-class training to get your certificate and then taking a licensing exam. A paramedic is an EMT-P and this is the final stage in the EMT job levels and requires more education. There is a big difference in what an EMT-B and what an EMT-P are capable of doing.

by **CaribMD** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:46 pm

LOL I love these debates

I happen to be an old EMT

EMT is a one semester course and then you take the test no degree

EMT B can start IV's

EMT C is cardiac no degree

EMT P is paramedic but you need a College degree

AA and even a BS in some states,

I hope this clears things up.

by **AntiMorpheus** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:57 pm

IceJBreaker wrote:There is a big difference. An EMT is trained for Basic Life Support while a Paramedic is trained for Advance Life Support.

A paramedic has a much larger scope of practice. For example, paramedics can establish an IV, give medication, intubate, read EKG strips, and a lot more.

A Paramedic training course will be a lot longer than an EMT training course. Being an EMT first is a requirement for many Paramedic programs.

If you are a paramedic, you are an EMT. There's no difference.

I never said if you're an EMT, you're a paramedic.

by **IceJBreaker** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:33 pm

lol i knew what you meant, but i just think jaird5708 was asking what the difference is between an EMT-B and a Paramedic. Where i am from, we usually refer to our EMT-B's as EMT's and our paramedics as paramedics.

CaribMD, Not all EMT-B's can start IV's It depends on the state/local protocols. LOL i kinda feel weird correcting you because your input is always great. LOL im not trying to start anything here.

by **Cash McCallister** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:21 am

IceJBreaker wrote:CaribMD, Not all EMT-B's can start IV's It depends on the state/local protocols. LOL I bet you were just a driver! LOL pwn3d.

Are you going to let him talk to you like that Carib?

by **hotdog** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:18 pm

IceJBreaker wrote:CaribMD, Not all EMT-B's can start IV's It depends on the state/local protocols. LOL i kinda feel weird correcting you because your input is always great. LOL im not trying to start anything here.

Thanks for editing... let's not use these types of flaming language on here.

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