Three levels of paramedic at 118 Emergency Ambulance Service
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Three years | One year | One year |
| On the job and classroom | Rotate between 118 and hospital departments | On the job and classroom |
| Anatomy and physiology | Intensive therapy unit | Prehospital trauma life support |
| Basic life support skills | Coronary care unit | Prehospital cardiac life support |
| Cannulation | Paediatric and neonatal ICU | Prehospital neurology |
| Administration of drugs | Burns unit | Paediatric and neonatal emergency transport |
| Basic life support | Haemodialysis unit | Urban and rural emergencies (including psychiatry and toxicology) |
| Ambulance driving | Emergency department | Major incidents |
| Medical first responder | Operating theatres | Search and rescue techniques |
| Basic trauma life support | Survival skills | |
| Basic cardiac life support | ||
| Basic paediatric life support | ||
| Basic neurology |