List of EMS provider credentials

An EMS provider's post-nominal (listed after the name) credentials usually follow his or her name in this order:

Highest earned academic degree in or related to medicine, (e.g. "MD")
Highest licensure or certification (e.g. "NRP")
Further certifications (e.g. "CCEMT-P")

Generally, credentials are listed from most to least prestigious. A degree, once earned, cannot be taken away. Sometimes, licensure and certifications must be periodically renewed by examination or the completion of a prescribed number of continuing education units (CEUs).

EMS providers may also hold non-EMS credentials, including academic degrees. These are usually omitted unless they are related to the provider's job. For instance, a paramedic might not list an MBA, but a supervisor might choose to do so.

The provider's credentials are separated from the person's name (and from each other) with commas. There are usually no periods within the credentials (e.g. "EMT" not "E.M.T." or "PMD" not "Paramedic").

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2009)

A

AAS - Associate of Applied Science
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACLS-EP - Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Experienced Providers
ACLS-I - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
ACP - Advanced Care Paramedic (Canada)
ACP - Advanced Clinical Practitioner (United Kingdom)
ACP-F - Advanced Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada)
AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician^[1]
AEMT-I- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate
AEMT-CC - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care
AMLS - Advanced Medical Life Support
AMLS-I - Advanced Medical Life Support Instructor
ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support
AWLS - Advanced Wilderness Life Support
AEMSI - Assistant EMS Instructor

B

B.EMS - Bachelor in Emergency Medical Services^[2]^[3]
B.S EMS - Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services
BLS - Basic Life Support
BLS-I - Basic Life Support Instructor
B.S EHS- Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health Services
B.S EHS Ed.- Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health Services Education (may also have an S. for Specialist^[4])
BSP - Bachelor of Science in Paramedicine ^[5]
BTLS - Basic Trauma Life Support (ITLS)

C

CADS - Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist ^[6]
CCP - Critical Care Paramedic (Canada)
CCP-C Certified Critical Care Paramedic ^[7]
CCP-F - Critical Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada)
CEMSO - Chief Emergency Medical Service Officer
CFR - Certified First Responder
CIC - Certified Instructor Coordinator
CLI - Certified Lab Instructor
C-NPT - Certified Neonatal & Pediatric Transport
CP-C - Certified Community Paramedic ^[8]
CEP - Certified Emergency Paramedic
C-EM - Certified Event Medic ^[9]
CEP-I - Continuing Education Program Instructor

E

EMA - Emergency Medical Attendant
EMA-D - Emergency Medical Attendant - Defibrillator
EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatcher
EMPACT - Emergency Medical Patient: Assessment Care and Treatment^{[citation needed]}
EMR - Emergency Medical Responder^{[citation needed]}
EMSI - Emergency Medical Services Instructor^{[citation needed]}
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
EMT IC - Emergency Medical Technician - Instructor Coordinator
AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic - Paramedic
Paramedic IC - Paramedic Instructor Coordinator
EMT-AD - Emergency Medical Technician - Automatic Defibrillator^{[citation needed]}
EMT-CC - Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care^{[citation needed]}
EMT-CT - Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac Tech^{[citation needed]}
EMT-M - Emergency Medical Technician - MAST (Military Anti-Shock Trousers)
EMT-T - Emergency Medical Technician - Tactical^[10]
EMT-ST - Emergency Medical Technician - Shock Trauma^{[citation needed]}
ERT - Emergency Room Technician
ENLS-Emergency Neurological Life Support

F

FP-C - Certified Flight Paramedic (IBSC)
FF-EMT - Firefighter Emergency Medical Technician
FF-AEMT - Firefighter Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
FF-Paramedic - Firefighter Paramedic
FF-P - Firefighter Paramedic
FF-NRP - Firefighter, Nationally Registered Paramedic
FTO - Field Training Officer

G

GEMS - Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services
GEMS-I - Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services Instructor

I

IC - Instructor/Coordinator
ITLS Basic - Basic International Trauma Life Support Basic (previously BTLS)
ITLS Advanced - Advanced International Trauma Life Support
ITLS Access - Access International Trauma Life Support
ITLS Military - Military International Trauma Life Support
ITLS Pediatric - Pediatric International Trauma Life Support

L

LP - Licensed Paramedic^[11]

M

MICP - Mobile Intensive Care Unit Paramedic
MPH - Master’s in Public Health

N

NCEE - Nationally Credentialed EMS Educator ^[12]
ENP - Emergency Nurse Practitioner
NICP - Neonatal Intensive Care Paramedic
NREMR - National Registry Emergency Medical Responder
NRAEMT - National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced
NREMT- National Registry Emergency Medical Technician
NRP - Nationally Registered Paramedic^[13]
NQEMT - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Emergency Medical Technician
NQEMT-P - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Paramedic
NQEMT-AP - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Advanced Paramedic

P

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
PALS-I - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
PA-C - Physician Assistant
PCP - Primary Care Paramedic (Canada)
PEPP - Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals
PHRN - Prehospital Registered Nurse
PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support
PNCCT - Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport
PMD - Paramedic

R

RP - Registered Paramedic
RN - Registered Nurse
RT(R) - Registered Radiologic Technologist
RRA - Registered Radiologist Assistant (Midlevel Provider)
RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
RRT-NPS - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
RRT-ACCS - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Adult Critical Care Specialist

S

SARTECH - Search and Rescue Technician
SEI - Senior EMS Instructor^{[citation needed]}

T

TCCC - Tactical Combat Casualty Care
TP-C - Certified Tactical Paramedic
TR-C - Certified Tactical Responder

W

WEMT - Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
WFR - Wilderness First Responder
WP-C - Certified Wilderness Paramedic

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