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MGHS
– EMS Staff
For specific
information about training and certification requirements,
contact the Office of Emergency Medical Services at 906-225-3432.
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Dan
Wolf |
Director
of EMS |
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Nicole
Couveau |
EMS
Secretary |
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EMS Levels
First
Responder - defined as the first medically-trained person
to arrive on the scene. The First Responder is required to attend
a state-approved, 40-hour training course and the primary roles
and responsibilities are to evaluate, stabilize, and treat patients
in the emergency situation. This initial care is typically followed
by care from emergency medical technicians, nurses, and physicians.
The availability of First Responders provides the patient with quicker
access to emergency medical services.
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic - required to
attend a state-approved, 110-hour training course. The EMT-B training
focuses on care of life-threatening conditions, care of non-life
threatening situations, and other issues related to the care of
the sick or injured. The EMT-B is responsible for continuing the
initial care provided by the First Responder and transporting the
patient to the hospital in the ambulance.
Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate - required
to attend a state-approved, 36-54 hour course in addition to the
EMT-B training program. The main responsibility of the EMT-I in
an emergency is patient care. The EMT-I curriculum offers expanded
information in order for the EMT to provide a more comprehensive
physical exam for the patient. An EMT-I is required to be licensed
annually through the Michigan Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
An EMT-I practices skills learned under a licensed physician by
following the physician's established protocols.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic - required
to attend a state-approved training course which includes a minimum
of 1,100 total hours of training and includes 540 hours of didactic,
320 hours of clinical observation, and 240 hours of pre-hospital,
advanced life support observation. The training focuses on a more
comprehensive physical assessment of a patient, a knowledge of the
human body, and the means to regulate certain life-threatening conditions.
The EMT-P is trained to provide advanced cardiac life support to
patients prior to their arrival at an emergency department. The
EMT-P’s main objective is to provide quality, pre-hospital
care to a patient in the least amount of time and to transport that
patient to a definitive care facility for further examination and
evaluation. An EMT-P is required to be licensed annually through
the Michigan Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners. The skills
are practiced under a licensed physician by following specific protocols
established by the physician.
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