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To be an ambulance driver do you need to know everything a paramedic does?
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No & bad term: Only a few ems/fire agencies have persons who are "just" ambulance drivers. Most are emt basics (about 120-140 hours of training), emt-intermediates (800-1200 hours of training), or paramedics (1400++++ hours of training). You can learn emt through some ems agencies, or at most community colleges. Talk w/a local rescue squad member for more information.
Answered 4/4/2013
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