First Responders - First Responder Qualification

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A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorist attack. First responders typically include paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, rescuers, and other trained members of organisations connected with this type of work. In some areas, Emergency department personnel are also required to respond to disasters and critical situations making them first responders. For more information, see Wikipedia:First_responder.

The list of First Responders currently recognized by this project include:

EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians / Paramedics)

This includes all emergency clinicians that are trained to respond to emergency situations, such as

• Emergency Medical Responders,
• Primary Care Paramedics,
• Advanced Care Paramedics or
• Critical Care Paramedics.

Firefighters

This includes both professional and volunteer firefighter positions.

Law Enforcement Officers (Police Officer, Peace Officer)

This includes all jobs where the primary duty is the enforcement of laws. Terms may vary from country to country.

Rescuers

This includes all jobs where the primary duty involves rescuing someone from harm or danger. These types of jobs often consist of highly trained individuals who are trained in specialty areas, such as:

• technical rescue,
• diving, or
• extrication.