Should emergency medical technicians be considered for the role of the emergency care practitioner?

We enjoyed a recent discussion in this journal about the evaluation of the role of the emergency care practitioner (ECP).1,2 In the UK, 77% of ECPs are paramedics and most of the remainder are nurses,2 although studies report them as a homogeneous group. We also find differences within ECPs interesting, particularly as ECPs in London have also been recruited from emergency …