Levels of pre-hospital care workers in different countries
In the UK edit
- First Responder (Community First Responder, Neighbourhood First Responder) (BLS)
- Emergency Care Assistant - ECA / ECSW (BLS)
- Emergency Medical Technician - (BLS)
- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - (ALS)
- Paramedic - (ALS)
- Emergency Care Practitioner - (ALS)
- BASICS Doctor (Either work from their own vehicles or on the Air Ambulances) - (ALS)
In the USA edit
- First Responder (BLS)
- Emergency medical technician - Basic (BLS)
- Emergency medical technician - Intermediate (ALS)
- Emergency medical technician - Paramedic (ALS)
In Canada edit
In The Netherlands edit
- Ambulance driver
- Ambulance nurse
- Mobile Medical Team consisting of surgeon/anesthesiologist and IC/trauma nurse transported by a helicopter or ground-bound vehicle driven by an ambulance driver; only used in conjunction with a regular ambulance; seven teams throughout the country, four of which have a helicopter
In Germany edit
- Rettungshelfer
- Rettungssanitäter
- Rettungsassistent
- Notarzt
In Denmark edit
- Ambulanceassistent
- Ambulancebehandler
- Paramediciner
- (Ambulancelæge) Anesthesiologist with an ambulancebehandler or paramediciner as driver/assistant; only used in conjunction with a regular ambulance.
In Spain edit
- Técnico en Emergencias Sanitarias - TES (EMT Basic-BLS)
- Enfermero de Emergencias (Emergency Nurse - ALS)
- Médico de Emergencias (Emergency Physician - ALS)