Emergency medical services training levels

US levels of EMS personnel training

Current Name	Former Name	Training Requirements	Authorized Skills
Emergency Medical Responder	First Responder	~60	Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA and BVM) AED use Epi-pen
Emergency Medical Technician	EMT - Basic	~150-200	Basic first aid and airway management (including OPA/NPA and BVM) Assist pts in taking home meds Limited medication administration (ASA, oral glucose, etc per medical director) Oxygen administration Monitoring vitals
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician	EMT - Intermediate	~300-450	Begin IVs/IOs Limited IV medication administration Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG Airway management (including Supraglottic airway but NOT endotracheal tube)
Paramedic	EMT - Paramedic	1000-2000	Begin IVs IV medication administration Cardiac monitoring and 12-lead EKG Manual defibrillation and cardioversion Transcutaneous pacing Advanced Airway including endotracheal tube Needle cricothyrotomy Needle Chest Decompression Chest tube monitoring

See Also

• Military emergency medicine