Hundreds of un-credentialed EMT's working in Massachusetts

It has been reported that over 200 un-credentialed emergency medical technicians (EMT)  and other first responders have been working in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials became aware of this when tipped off by properly certified EMT's. There were complaints that many of their coworkers had not been trained, but received certification. It has been discovered that the un-credentialed EMT's received their certifications from certificate mills. The Department of Public health will be continuing their investigation and expect more EMT's without valid credentials to be discovered. So far no injuries to patients were reported, but this remains a large fear for citizens and ambulance companies alike.

References

Slack, D. (2010). Hundreds of EMT's, paramedics said to be working with fake credentials. The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/sources_hundred .html   

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