<p>If you have the training and have completed all necessary and required licensing exams, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be allowed to use your skills. I mean, the job of EMTs is to stabilize a patient so that those with more knowledge and training can do their job, which is getting to fix the problem. Even the Advanced Cardiac Life Support protocols are straight forward and in a properly trained and tested individual should have a high degree of effectiveness. </p>
<p>Do I think a 17 year old should be put out on their own to handle a case? No. Obviously, they should be paired with other more experienced individuals, who are capable of teaching key points while in the field.</p>