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Is there a maximum number of non-certified EMTs (ex: observers/First Responders) that can be on an ambulance at any given time?

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Is there a maximum number of non-certified EMTs (ex: observers/First Responders) that can be on an ambulance at any given time?

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The number is limited to service policy but may not exceed the number of seatbelts to which these individuals can be safely restrained without interfering with patient care. Under 105 CMR 170.310, such additional personnel must be currently trained in Basic Life Support cardiopulmonary resuscitation through completion of a course not less than the standards established by the Committee on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care of the American Heart Association. In addition, such personnel can only function in accordance with the policies of the ambulance service.