What's the difference between an emergency medical responder and a primary care paramedic? What are advanced care paramedics and critical care paramedics? Find out more about the levels of care provided by BCEHS paramedics.
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Emergency Medical Responder: Licensed to administer basic life-saving emergency medical care.
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Primary Care Paramedic: Licensed to administer more advanced patient care than EMRs, the majority of BC paramedics are PCPs, and they handle the majority of 911 calls.
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Community Paramedic: Licensed at the PCP-IV level or higher to provide non-emergency and scheduled care to patients as part of an integrated healthcare team.
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Advanced Care Paramedic: Specialize in advanced care of medical and trauma patients with a focus on advanced cardiac resuscitation.
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Critical Care Paramedic: Highest level of specialized care with a focus on acute interfacility transport, air medical response, and infant, child and perinatal care.
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Paramedic Specialist: Advanced Care and Critical Care paramedics who provide on-scene technical support for high-risk situations, mass and complex patient events as well as telephone support to paramedics and patients.
