NREMT Paramedic

Category - Operations

Of the four levels of pre-hospital emergency medical training, the level of training that allows for cardiac pacing, decompressing the chest cavity, and cricothyroidotomy is the:
  1. First responder level
  2. EMT-B Basic level
  3. EMT-P Intermediate level
  4. EMT-P Paramedic level
Explanation
Answer: D - Paramedics are the only level that has the advanced training for these types of medical interventions. A deep understanding of hemodynamics and pathophysiology are key in understanding or performing these types of interventions.
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