Levels of pre-hospital care workers in different countries

In the UK

• 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

• First Responder (BLS)
• Emergency medical technician - Basic (BLS)
• Emergency medical technician - Intermediate (ALS)
• Emergency medical technician - Paramedic (ALS)

In Canada

• First aid
• Emergency medical responder (EMR)
• Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)
• Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)
• Critical Care Paramedic (CCP)

In The Netherlands

• 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

• Rettungshelfer
• Rettungssanitäter
• Rettungsassistent
• Notarzt

In Denmark

• Ambulanceassistent
• Ambulancebehandler
• Paramediciner
• (Ambulancelæge) Anesthesiologist with an ambulancebehandler or paramediciner as driver/assistant; only used in conjunction with a regular ambulance.

In Spain

• Técnico en Emergencias Sanitarias - TES (EMT Basic-BLS)
• Enfermero de Emergencias (Emergency Nurse - ALS)
• Médico de Emergencias (Emergency Physician - ALS)