The EMT-Basic is the minimal licensure level required to work on an ambulance in the field of Emergency Medical Services. The Basic EMT provides lifesaving interventions and care to patients with both medical and traumatic emergencies. The EMT is responsible for initial care of life threats such as bleeding control, and opening the patients’ airway, and ventilating the patient who cannot breathe for themselves. The EMT also has a basic knowledge of and can administer a few select lifesaving drugs. The EMT bridges the gap between patients in the field and access to medical care by stabilizing the patient and continuing care during transport to an appropriate facility. EMT-Basic is often desired for those Fire and Law Enforcement providers who cross train within the Public Safety Sector. As an EMT-Basic student you will learn how to function as part of an EMS system with the appropriate medical oversight. EMT’s perform emergency care both at the scene and during transport to a medical facility utilizing a basic knowledge of life saving interventions and the required equipment carried on an ambulance. The Skills of an EMT include airway management with supraglottic devices, suction and ventilation techniques, administration of lifesaving drugs in situations like anaphylaxis, cardiac events, or in drug overdose, they perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (AHA BLS Provider), fracture splinting and bleeding control including tourniquet application and wound packing. EMT’s also learn IV set up, hazardous materials awareness and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED). Naturally the EMT would need to realize when these interventions are appropriate so the foundation of this care is their ability to perform a patient assessment and formulate a field impression.