EMS

Connecticut EMTs and Paramedics are expected to receive a little known benefit when the Connecticut Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) adopts the National Registry’s standards for ongoing education in 2020. The Mark King Initiative, a program provided through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), offers EMS professionals who have previously held a […]

What’s the difference between Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)? We are asked this question frequently.  While the titles are similar, EMTs undergo roughly double the training hours as their EMR counterparts. EMR (formerly known as Medical Response Technician (MRT) or First Responder certification) was established to provide basic first aid treatment