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Monday, October 28, 2013

Emergency Medical Technician

                         Emergency Medical Technician
Duties and Responsibilities:
One of the responsibilities and duties are they have to assessing the medical needs of the sick or injured person. This must be done fast and efficiently, especially in serious life or death situations when the minute lost can mean the diffrent between saving someone or not. The EMT must remain composed enough to draw upon his or her training and experience. Sometimes making an assessment is relatively easy. An example would be when a child has fallen and broken their arm. The EMT stabilizes the broken bone, checks for shock or any other injury and transports the child to the hospital so the bone can be checked on the x-rayed and set.
         Average Year Salary:
           $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirments:
  The educational requirements are that they get a clinical/ field ride-along, as a student you must complete 24 hours of observation under the supervision of a preceptor at an affilitated ambulance company or hospital. They may be completed starting mid-point throught the course if you have completed all of our courses, of medical requirements. This clinical/ field ride-along must be completed within 30 days from the last day of didactic.

  • Course Description
  • Student Elgibility
  • Medical Requirements
  • Required Materials
  • Completion Requirements
  • Recommended Preparation
  • College Credit
  • Financial Assistance/Veterans (GI Bill)
  • Licensing & Background Checks
  • Certification & Recertification

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