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Although there are national guidelines, the standards for paramedics vary by region and province. This paper discusses the differences in certification standards for British Columbia and Ontario and finds that the two programs are dissimilar in that a paramedic can start working after completing a brief 80-hour training course in British Columbia, whereas all Ontario paramedics must be ALS certified. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JVparamed.rtf
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Columbia and Ontario and finds that the two programs are dissimilar in that a paramedic can start working after completing a brief 80-hour training course in British Columbia, whereas all
Ontario paramedics must be ALS certified. The student may want to state that there are varying levels of certification within the two
provinces not covered here because of the different licenses available. British Columbia offers five separate licenses; Ontario offers four. Since
the names of the licenses are incompatible, the comparisons may suffer some in the translation. However, this paper will focus on the general categories specified in the British Columbian
school (EMA-I, EMA-II, and EMA-III), and make comparisons to the Ontario school based on training programs offered for each of its license. As
a starting point, the following table, provided by the Western Emergency Medical Services Institute (WEMSI), lists the differences in hours required to complete certification for each level, by province, for
1999: Province Title Hours of Training BLS/ALS British Columbia: training provided through the Paramedic Training Institute of the Justice Institute EMA-I Paramedic 80 BLS EMA-II Paramedic 240 Intermediate1
EMA-III Paramedic 1000 ALS Ontario EMA-12 1090 BLS EMA-P Varies, 8/4003 and 4 ALS 1. Includes application of MAST pants, intravenous therapy, diabetic protocols, administration of Narcan,
Epinephrine, Ventolin. 2. Training provided by the College of Applied Arts and Technology 3. Defibrilation and symptom relief drug therapy require 8 hours of training each, while full service air
ambulance paramedics require up to 400 hours of training. Skills and training needs are tailored to the needs and abilities of the environment the paramedic works in. 4.
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