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Oldham County EMS staff are all highly qualified, trained professionals. EMS Levels First Responder - defined as the first medically-trained person to arrive on the scene. The First Responder is required to attend a state-approved, 40-hour training course and the primary roles and responsibilities are to evaluate, stabilize, and treat patients in the emergency situation. This initial care is typically followed by care from emergency medical technicians, nurses, and physicians. The availability of First Responders provides the patient with quicker access to emergency medical services. An EMT-FR is required to be re-certified semi-annually through the Kentucky Board of EMS.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic - required to attend a state-approved training course which includes a minimum of 1,100 total hours of training and includes 540 hours of didactic, 320 hours of clinical observation, and 240 hours of pre-hospital, advanced life support observation. The training focuses on a more comprehensive physical assessment of a patient, a knowledge of the human body, and the means to regulate certain life-threatening conditions. The EMT-P is trained to provide advanced cardiac life support to patients prior to their arrival at an emergency department. The EMT-P's main objective is to provide quality, pre-hospital care to a patient in the least amount of time and to transport that patient to a definitive care facility for further examination and evaluation. An EMT-P is required to be licensed semi-annually through the Kentucky Board of EMS. The skills are practiced under a licensed physician by following specific protocols established by the physician.
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