{"id":21042,"date":"2021-12-14T10:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stem.it\/?p=21042"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:40:21","slug":"rescue-driver-directive-in-the-emt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stem.it\/en\/rules-and-regulations\/rescue-driver-directive-in-the-emt\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of the rescue driver in EMT: the situation in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The role of the rescue driver<\/strong> in Italy in the Emergency Medical Team (EMT<\/a>) is characterized by the lack of regulations that makes it different from the rest of Europe. Where the educaton path and the professional status are harmonized. In Italy there is not a national contract but at the same time the skills and requisites are not harmonized over the country. However some recent regulations drafts<\/strong> underline the need for a clear definition of the professional role of the rescue driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rescue driver in Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are 21 regulatory systems <\/strong>for the rescue driver, as many as the regional health services, plus the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each region standardizes and regulates the EMT regulations differently<\/strong> the rescue services depending on the national emergency system. With a major and minor decision power given to the volunteer, the private or public sector, based on traditions and civil engagement.
Such diversification if somehow an added value for Italy but it creates uncertainty and malfunctions that risk to affect the end user.
If the role of the doctor and nurse are regulated by a national employment contract<\/strong>, valid across Italy, the rescue driver\u2019s role is regulated differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment contracts and tasks for the EMT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rescue drivers works in two different employment scenarios<\/strong>: the public sector and the private sector. Both scenarios does not have yet any reference contract defining competences and tasks. Two regions, Veneto and Valle d\u2019Aosta<\/strong>, have regulated the specific role of the rescue driver, but this does not apply to the rest of Italy. Recently in the Province of Vicenza, in Veneto, an emergency service provider has appointed nurses as drivers for the medical car<\/strong>, rising a lot critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The education of the rescue driver<\/strong> varies in content and duration, inevitably resulting in a disparity in patient\u2019s treatment. Infact they may get a different quality treatment depending on the Italian region.
In several situations, basic rescue is provided by ambulances without specialized medical staff on board (medical, rescue). Thus it is fundamental that the rescue driver has a first response education <\/strong>and know where and how to intervene in case of need. For instance in the proper use of anti-trauma devices<\/strong> in case of muscle-skeletal injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulatory initiatives of rescue drivers from the EMT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The issue of a regulatory gap is getting critical and the reference associations all urging for intervention for years: <\/p>\n\n\n\n