الزامات صدور گواهینامه EMS برای پرستاران پرواز

Introduction Emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic (EMTP) certification requirements for flight nurses (FNs) providing on-scene patient care vary. We surveyed those requirements and evaluated the relationships between flight team composition or program location and FN EMS certification. Methods Telephone survey of all 184 rotor-wing programs responding with a nurse to scenes Results The overall EMS training requirement for FNs was: none—57.6%, EMT—21.7%, EMTP—14.7%, local credential (not EMT or EMTP)—6.0%. Second team members were EMTP, RN, physician, or respiratory therapist (RRT). Overall, team configuration related significantly to FN EMS certification (P = .01). FN/EMTP and FN/RRT teams were individually significant (P < .01), with FN/EMTP teams tending not to require certification and all FN/RRT teams tending toward a certification requirement. Neither FN/FN nor FN/physician pairings related significantly with FN EMS certification requirements. Regional patterns emerged to both crew configuration and FN EMS certification requirements. Conclusion Most flight programs do not require FN EMT/EMTP certification. Team configuration and geography are related to those requirements.

Emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic (EMTP) certification requirements for flight nurses (FNs) providing on-scene patient care vary. We surveyed those requirements and evaluated the relationships between flight team composition or program location and FN EMS certification.

Most flight programs do not require FN EMT/EMTP certification. Team configuration and geography are related to those requirements.