@ something awful: emts can do a lot more than just put on oxygen and drive the ambulance. And paramedics do need a doctors order. They have call the doctor to get permission to do and give a lot. Also, the only thing nurses can't do that medics can is intubate and even then a lot of hospitals train their nurse to tube
@julialynne as paramedics we have standing orders which means we can do things under our protocols without calling for permission every thing we do for each patient. We are an extension of our medical director. Should we need something outside of those protocols that's when we call for orders.
Technically, something awful is right. EMT's can't do much more than give oxygen and drive; it's the Paramedics that can do all of the cool skills. Actually more than nurses can without a doc's permission.
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