Commenter:
Matt Tatum, Henry County Department of Public Safety
Definitions
The new national scope has specific definitions for the terms, credentialed, licensed, and certified. VA should adopt those definitions word for word with the adoption of the scope.
“Basic Life Support”- (page 4) The term is applicable across the entire EMS sector which would include the air medical environment therefore does not need “air medical environment” designation.
“Critical Care”- (page 7) The term is applicable across the entire EMS sector which would include the air medical environment therefore does not need “air medical environment” designation.
“Medic”-(page 12) This designation should be reserved for those providers who are certified to provide complete pre-hospital care from basic comfort measures to advanced cardiac monitoring and/or intervention and certain pre-hospital surgical procedures. The Advanced EMT, as outlined in the National Scope of Practice Standards, will not be certified for advanced cardiac monitoring and or care.
“Pre-hospital scene”- (page 15) The term is applicable across the entire EMS sector which would include the air medical environment therefore does not need “air medical environment” designation.
“Specialty Care Mission”- (page 20) The term is applicable across the entire EMS sector which would include the air medical environment therefore does not need “air medical environment” designation.
“Specialty Care Provider”- (page 20) The term is applicable across the entire EMS sector which would include the air medical environment therefore does not need “air medical environment” designation.
