Paramedic Training FAQs
Paramedics are EMS professionals with advanced life support (ALS) capabilities who provide the highest level of care available outside of a hospital. Paramedics work under the supervision of a physician through written protocols or online guidance to extend advanced life support care to the sick and injured. Paramedics are trained in all aspects of pre-hospital emergency care.
During medical transport, a paramedic is responsible for the safety and well-being of the patient. Paramedics may work on ambulances, in industrial settings, and on aeromedical transport teams.
Key skills and tasks performed by a paramedic include (per International Medical Aid):
- Starting IV lines
- Giving intravenous fluids and medications
- Interpreting cardiac rhythms
- Using advanced airway devices
- Performing cardioversion, defibrillation and more invasive procedures
Anyone interested in enrolling in the Paramedic class must be currently nationally registered as an EMT and have completed Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) prior to entering paramedic class. If you are currently an EMT, you can enroll in Acadian Ambulance Service’s paramedic program.
In addition to basic EMT skills, students in our paramedic training course will learn how to perform the following:
- Start intravenous lines
- Administer a wide variety of medications
- Insert advanced airway devices
- Read electrocardiograms
- Use manual defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers
- Perform other advanced skills delegated by the medical control physician
