EMTs
Roadside rescue workers
EMTs are emergency medical technicians—first responders trained to provide basic medical care and transport patients to hospitals.
They staff ambulances, assess injuries, stabilize patients, and perform CPR.
EMTs receive less training than paramedics and cannot administer most medications or perform advanced procedures.
The EMTs arrived within minutes of the 911 call.
Crisis response number
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- dispatchSend with speed
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
scene · accident · trauma · crisis · call · code · mass casualty · incident
Emergency medical transport
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- transportMoving things between places
- dispatchSend with speed
lights · gurney · radio · emergency vehicle · medevac · helicopter · rig · bus
Emergency medical technicians
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- shiftsMoves or work periods
burnout · partners · field medicine · continuing education · scope of practice · medical director · licensure · basic life support
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
bandaging · splinting · immobilization · chest compressions · tourniquet · AED · epinephrine · Narcan
Severity-based prioritization
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- patient assessmentSystematic health status review
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- pulseArterial blood throb
respiration · pupil response · chief complaint · medical history
911
Crisis response number
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- dispatchSend with speed
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
first responders · scene · accident · trauma · crisis · call · code · mass casualty · incident · arrival
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- transportMoving things between places
dispatch · lights · gurney · radio · emergency vehicle · medevac · helicopter · rig · bus · unit
paramedics
Emergency medical technicians
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
shifts · burnout · partners · field medicine · continuing education · scope of practice · medical director · licensure · basic life support · advanced life support
CPR
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
oxygen therapy · bandaging · splinting · immobilization · chest compressions · tourniquet · AED · epinephrine · Narcan · wound care
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- patient assessmentSystematic health status review
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
pulse · respiration · pupil response · chief complaint · medical history
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, ER, paramedic, trauma center
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- government workerscivil servants, federal workers, civil servant, bureaucrat, federal employees
EMTssurgeons
Doctors performing operations
neurosurgeons · cardiac surgeons · hospital staff · attending physicians · specialists
EMTssurgeons
Doctors performing operations
neurosurgeons · cardiologists · specialists · physicians · laypeople
EMTsperpetrators
Those who commit wrongs
assailants · attackers · victims · patients · drunk drivers
- EMT trainingEmergency medical technician preparation
- EMT certificationCredential for ambulance personnel