MEDICAL UNIT PERSONNEL - Functions and Capabilities
MEDL |
IMS |
EMT | |
JOB DUTY |
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Incident medical provider |
Emergency medical provider |
GOOD FOR |
Good to provide administrative oversight of medical unit |
Good for comprehensive incident medical support including emergency medical |
Good for emergency medical support only |
ABLE TO |
Administer a Medical Unit. May have some skills for emergency and non-emergency medical. |
Treat emergency and non-emergency injuries/illness. Able to do some diagnosis. Able to make determination as to whether to transport. |
Treat emergency injuries and illness. Must treat AND TRANSPORT to a medical facility. Can not diagnose. Can not dispense medications (no training and illegal). |
EMT STATUS |
EMT currency requirement |
Current EMT |
Current EMT |
TRAINING |
Had, at some time, EMT training (currently 110 hours) for emergency medical. No training in non-emergency medical. No continuing training requirements to maintain medical skills. |
Has yearly IMS training (32 hours ) for entire range of incident medical needs. EMT skills are kept current thru on-going training (approximately 36 hours a year). |
Has training for emergency medical. Must participate in continuing education to meet EMT recertification requirements biannually (approximately 36 hours a year). |
TIME TO ARRIVE |
May take longer to arrive on scene if not local |
May take longer to arrive on scene if not local |
May be able to be on scene sooner if local |
FAMILIARITY WITH FIRE/ICS |
Familiar with fire/ICS |
Familiar with fire/ICS |
May not be familiar with fire/ICS |
RED CARD STATUS |
Red carded |
Red carded |
May not be red carded. If not red carded should not be used on the line, even for an emergency. |
FAMILIARITY WITH INCIDENT MEDIVACS |
Familiar with incident medivac procedures |
Familiar with incident medivac procedures |
May not be familiar with incident medivac procedures |
FAMILIARITY WITH INCIDENT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
Familiar with incident medical equipment |
Familiar with incident medical equipment |
Probably not familiar with some of the incident medical equipment - INCLUDING TRAUMA EQUIPMENT! |
MEDICATIONS |
May have OJT in medications, but learned from whom? What was that person's training? |
Has training in medication dispensation for the specific medications that are in the kit and is under the control of a Medical Director |
No training for medications used in the kit and illegal to dispense medications |