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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

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Although its name and structure changed, the rural ambulance service merged with the town fire department’s paramedic-level EMS providers approximately ten years ago. Before that the ambulance service was using AEMTs back when they were referred to as EMT-Intermediates and continues to do so now that they are called advanced EMTs.

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The 10 Best EMS Pants for EMTs and Paramedics Recommended by Veteran EMT

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These types of fabrics are generally light, flexible, and strong enough to handle the everyday job on the ambulance. Depending on the pants you choose they may be constructed from materials like cotton, polyester, nylon, and/or spandex. These pants may be designed with certain threading/twill techniques and hem patterns like ripstop.

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First Responders & First Responses

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

Working as a paramedic, medic, EMT, prehospital care provider or any other type of first responder differs vastly from any other role in those first seconds or minutes of arrival. While waiting for an ambulance, anxiety climbs along with the pain and discomfort, he has never been in this situation before.

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Stand Down Fido, We’re First Responders, Not Food

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

There are hardly any statistics around first responder dog bites, particularly in prehospital care providers, although some research has addressed the issue in other industries, with high numbers reported every time. They will already have heard it long before they heard the ambulance pull up. Or break them.