Level
1 - Attendant:
A New member in the organization with
little or no formal training in EMS
Level
2 - Attendant:
A member with either a out of state EMT certification; or
a member with 7 runs, American Heart Association CPR for
the Healthcare Provider, and AED certification.
Level
3 - Assistant Technician:
A member who is A NREMT-B and a Delaware EMT-B. A Level
3 is expected to take a leading roll in the delivery of
Patient Care, under the supervision of a Level 4. Level
3's will be given evaluations based on their performance
on each ambulance call they "tech."
Level
3fp - Field Promotable Assistant Technician:
Once a Level 3 has gained experience and demonstrated general
proficiency as an EMT, they can be made a Field Promotable
by a majority vote of all active Technicians and Drivers
(Level 4's and Level 5's.) As an FP, the member can be temporarily
promoted to act as a technician for an individual call,
under special conditions. For a Field Promotable to be promoted
for a particular call, the following circumstances must
be present:
A.
There must be no other Technicians (4's) or Driver's
(5's) available to act as Technician for the call, within
3 minutes dispatch of the alpha pager.
B.
The UDECU driver (5) must give their approval for the
FP to "tech" the call.
The
Driver must be a UDECU driver, UDPD officers may not promote
an FP. If no UDECU driver is available a Field Promotable
may NOT go on a call and act as a Technician.
A
Driver's Permission must be given for each individual
call.
C.
The FP must also agree to act as Technician on the call,
FP status does not obligate them to do so.
On
all other occasions, the FP will operate as a normal Level
3 and is expected to come ride often and receive evaluations.
Level
4 - Technician:
A member who has completed all the previous requirements
and has passed a Technician test administered by the current
Technicians and Drivers. In order to pass the Technician
test, a member must have 10 written evaluations from current
Technicians and at least 7 of these evaluations must have
an overall rating of 7 or higher. These are the minimums
and almost all candidates will far exceed these requirements.
The
Technician's Test examines a candidate's:
- Knowledge
of 10-Codes
- ability
to proficiently operate the UD and county EMS radios
- proficiency
using map books
- knowledge
of the location and proper use of equipment on UD-1
- previous
evaluations
- EMS
skill's through practical scenarios.
Once
the Technician Test has been administered, the member is
made a Technician with the approval of a majority of the
current Technicians and Drivers.
Level
5 - Driver/Technician:
A Level 5 is a member that has passed all previous levels
and also operates as a Driver. A UDECU Driver is the senior
member of all UDECU ambulance crews.
To
become a driver, a member that has reached Level 4 must:
- pass
the Delaware Emergency Operator's class
- pass
a Defensive Driving Class
- log
a minimum of at least 24 hours of driver-training in
UD-1
- demonstrate
extensive knowledge of locations and staging areas of
all University buildings
- demonstrate
knowledge of appropriate routes to all area hospitals
- receive
the approval of a majority of all active UDECU Driver's
(5's)
- pass
a driving test with the advisor
