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Emergency Medical Technician is a legally defined title in the Republic of Ireland based on the standard set down by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). Emergency Medical Technician is the entry-level standard of practitioner for employment within the ambulance service. Currently, EMTs are authorised to work on non-emergency ambulances only as the standard for emergency (999) calls is a minimum of a two-paramedic crew. EMTs are a vital part of the voluntary and auxiliary services where a practitioner must be on board any ambulance in the process of transporting a patient to hospital.
| PHECC Responder Levels | ||
| Responder Title | Abbr | Level of Care |
| CARDIAC FIRST RESPONDER | CFR | Trained in BLS with emphasis on CPR and the Automated External Defibrillator |
| OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AIDER | OFA | Trained as CFR with additional training in management of bleeding, fractures etc. particularly in the workplace |
| EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER | EFR | Extensive first aid and BLS training with introduction to Oxygen therapy and assisting practitioners with care |
| PHECC Practitioner Levels | ||
| Practitioner Title | Abbr | Level of Care |
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN | EMT | Entry-level EMS Healthcare professional. Trained in BLS, Anatomy/Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, ECG Monitoring and Spinal Immobilization |
| PARAMEDIC | P | Emergency Ambulance Practitioner. Trained in advanced Pharmacology, advanced Airway management etc. |
| ADVANCED PARAMEDIC | AP | Trained to Paramedic level plus IV & IO access, a wide range of Medications, tracheal intubation, Manual Defib etc. |
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