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It’s protocol to NOT allow EMTs to declare someone dead. An EMT (with a few hours of community college training, mind you) are not trained for advanced resuscit
by CyanLite4 6y ago
It’s protocol to NOT allow EMTs to declare someone dead. An EMT (with a few hours of community college training, mind you) are not trained for advanced resuscitation that only doctors can perform. This absolutely will lead to excess mortality.
- GavinMcG 6y agoCan you describe how? Advanced Cardiac Life Support protocols (ACLS) are fairly standard in both pre-hospital and hospital settings. Specifically because it's critical, paramedics are trained in ACLS. EMT-Bs aren't, but the BLS ambulances they staff shouldn't generally be assigned as the only responding unit for cardiac arrests, anyway. And given that, it's not clear why you think there will "absolutely" be excess mortality.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoLA County sends FD paramedics to pretty much every 911 call