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To: fatboy
An EMT cannot do any kind of advanced airway. Only an EMT-P can do that

Thanks for the clarification. I looked it up and cleared up one of my misconceptions. I think the public has the idea that all EMT's are paramedics. If she was just an EMT without the paramedic qualification, there is indeed very little she could have done for the woman, within the bounds of her competence. She could have done things she was unqualified to do, but that would have exposed her to legal and professional liability if the woman had died as a result of her aid.

26 posted on 06/26/2013 3:52:09 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei
I know that EMTs are NOT paramedics, but for God's sake, put down the coffee and call another ambulance if you can't handle the situation.

BTW, I hope the perp got plenty of overtime while on coffee break.

That's the most important aspect of the story.

So long as her union position and pension are safe, why make such a fuss over a trivial matter like this?

30 posted on 06/26/2013 4:14:09 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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