Emergency Medical Technicians and

care for injured or ill people in emergencies and transport them to and from health care institutions.1 The survival of trauma victims and ill persons frequently depends on the quick mobilization and efficient care of EMTs and Paramedics.2 Typically, a 911 operator dispatches EMTs and Paramedics to an emergency, such as an automobile accident, heart attack, drowning, childbirth, or gunshot wound. Along with police and fire department personnel, these emergency service workers determine the nature and extent of individuals ’ medical and trauma-related emergencies and provide basic lifesaving care, such as opening and maintaining airways, controlling bleeding, immobilizing fractures, an